Harvey Goldsmith

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Harvey Goldsmith CBE (b. 4 March 1946 in Edgware, London, England [1]) was the co–organiser, together with Bob Geldof, of The Live 8 concert in Hyde Park, London that took place on 2 July 2005.

Harvey Goldsmith is probably the United Kingdom's best known rock promoter and has been instrumental in developing the live touring industry in Europe. From acts as diverse as Pavarotti, Queen, Lord of the Dance, The Who, Van Morrison, Madonna, Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd, and the Earls Court spectacular presentations of Carmen and Aida, Harvey has promoted some of the most prominent performers and shows in live music.

He started out as a pharmacy student in Brighton, where he founded Club 66, a successful weekly student live music function, and organised larger events at the Brighton Metropole.

Harvey soon realised that live music was his true calling. His career has spanned four decades and highlights include promoting London's Live Aid concert at Wembley in 1985 and more recently Live 8 in London's Hyde Park. Harvey has also presented numerous charity concerts and television specials for the Prince's Trust and more recently his Teenage Cancer shows at the Royal Albert Hall, presented with Roger Daltrey, have become an annual fixture in the London social calendar.

In 1996 Harvey Goldsmith was honoured with a CBE in the Queen's birthday Honours List for his work in the entertainments industry.

Goldsmith is currently in the Channel 4 show Get Your Act Together with Harvey Goldsmith in which ailing performers are offered help to hit the big time again.

In September 2007 Goldsmith announced a reunion concert involving the surviving members of Led Zeppelin in memory of Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegün.