Harvey Goldsmith is best known as a promoter of rock concerts, charity concerts, television broadcasts for the Prince's Trust and the Teenage Cancer Trust shows at the Royal Albert Hall.
28 Facts About Harvey Goldsmith
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In 1985, Goldsmith promoted the Live Aid concert held at Wembley Stadium in London.
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Harvey Goldsmith joined The Prince's Trust in 1982 and produced the first Prince's Trust Rock Gala.
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Harvey Goldsmith then became a member of The Prince's Trust Board and Vice Chairman of Prince's Trust Trading Ltd.
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In 1992 Harvey Goldsmith organised The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert to increase AIDS awareness and this was a live TV success.
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Harvey Goldsmith arranged a programme of 1,500 musical events nationwide, in many musical styles.
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Harvey Goldsmith persuaded Pavarotti to return and perform again in UK at Leeds Castle in Kent during 1993.
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In 1994 and on behalf of The Prince of Wales and President Havel of the Czech Republic, Harvey Goldsmith was appointed Executive Producer of The Prague Heritage Fund Gala Classical Concert.
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In 2005 Harvey Goldsmith managed the show simultaneously in London, Birmingham and Manchester.
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Between 1996 and 1998 Harvey Goldsmith oversaw spectacular productions of the Lord of the Dance musical, which featured Michael Flatley in the leading role.
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In October 2002 Harvey Goldsmith promoted Bruce Springsteen at Wembley Arena and tickets for this show sold out in forty minutes, making it one of his most successful promotions.
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In November 2006 Harvey Goldsmith produced the UK Arena dates of Springsteen's sell-out tour with the Seeger Sessions band.
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In January 2006 Harvey Goldsmith was awarded the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres from the French Minister of Culture.
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Harvey Goldsmith presented the dance spectacular The Merchants of Bollywood.
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Harvey Goldsmith was honoured with the 15th Music Industry Trust's Award in October 2006, one of the highest accolades to be awarded in the music industry.
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In May and June 2008 Harvey Goldsmith brought Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band back to the UK.
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In October 2008 Harvey Goldsmith produced Salute Petra, the official tribute concert to the life of Luciano Pavarotti, held in Petra, Jordan under the patronage of Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein.
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In December 2008 Harvey Goldsmith took over the management of Jeff Beck after meeting him at the Classic Rock Awards.
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Harvey Goldsmith is chairman of the foundation of The British Music Experience which opened at the O2 Arena in March 2009.
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In September 2009 Harvey Goldsmith produced the Tower Festival in the Tower of London which ran for ten days.
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Harvey Goldsmith then promoted The Last Night of the Poms starring Dame Edna and Sir Les Patterson, which went on tour around the UKreviving the show from twenty eight years before.
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Harvey Goldsmith reassembled legendary rock band Faces to perform a handful of UKdates.
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Harvey Goldsmith promoted a concert at the beginning of 2011 for the charity Killing Cancer with a lineup of artists including Richard Ashcroft, Bryan Adams, Jeff Beck, Debbie Harry and the Who.
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In February 2011 Harvey Goldsmith produced City Rocks, which was in support of the Lord Mayor's Appeal, attended by the Lord Mayor of London, Alderman Michael Bear and the Lady Mayoress, Barbara Bear.
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In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the institution's music education, Harvey Goldsmith was awarded an honorary fellowship from Ravensbourne.
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Harvey Goldsmith chaired the judges panel for the Editorial Intelligence Awards in October 2011 and became a board member.
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In December 2011, Harvey Goldsmith was named 100 Club's most influential person in the events business.
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In 2017, Harvey Goldsmith staged a world tour for film music composer Hans Zimmer.