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Episode 9: Harvey Goldsmith

Harvey Goldsmith

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Matt Everitt talks to impresario, promoter and Live Aid/Live 8 co-founder Harvey Goldsmith

Matt Everitt talks to impresario Harvey Goldsmith, one of the biggest promoters around, who recalls his career from the beginning with Marc Bolan through to Live Aid and Pavarotti.

Matt takes Harvey Goldsmith back to his early exposure to music with his parents right through to the present day. There is no band this man hasn't worked with from Marc Bolan to the artist that graced the stages of at Live Aid and Live 8. 
In this weeks The first Time, Harvey revels in the hey day of music when he had the pick of the best acts around. He describes how he just saw music as "entertainment" and the need to give the audience a show and variety. So a Harvey Goldsmith production is never going to be low key and in doing so he established Wembley Stadium as a top music venue. He talks about his relationship with The Who, the aura of Led Zeppelin and of course becoming Jeff Beck's manager.
Harvey has become synonymous with Live Aid and Live8, but he's also been behind many other major rock fundraising galas.
Harvey reveals has also promoted other acts than rock, including Pavarotti and Cirque de Soleil.

has produced and promoted shows with most of the world's major Artists including The Rolling Stones, The Who, Bruce Springsteen, The Eagles, Sheryl Crow, Shania Twain, Bee Gees, Jools Holland and Sting to name but a few.

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