NetAid
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NetAid is an anti-poverty organization. It started as a joint venture between the United Nations Development Programme and Cisco Systems but became independent in 2001.
[edit] Launch concerts
The organization is best known for the largely unsuccessful concert event that took place on October 9, 1999, hoping to harness the power of the Internet to raise money and awareness for the Jubilee 2000 campaign. Concerts took place at Wembley Stadium in London, Giants Stadium in New Jersey and the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
The concert was considered a flop by many observers, failing to capture the public imagination. The website received only 2.4 million of an anticipated 1 billion hits.
Wyclef Jean released a charity single featuring Bono entitled "New Day" coinciding with NetAid. The song also has an accompanying music video that premiered on MTV's Total Request Live (USA) on September 21, 1999, although the video never charted, according to AbsoluteTRL.net.
The Wembley show was at capacity; the U.S. show suffered from very poor ticket sales.
Performers at Wembley Stadium included (close to order in which they played but not exactly): Eurythmics (who played first), The Corrs, Catatonia, Bush, Bryan Adams, George Michael, David Bowie, Stereophonics, and Robbie Williams (played last).
Performers at Giants Stadium included (in no particular order): Sheryl Crow, Jimmy Page, Busta Rhymes, Counting Crows, Bono, Puff Daddy, The Black Crowes, Sting and Zucchero.
Performers in Geneva included: Bryan Ferry, Des'ree and Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
