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Stars playing anti-racism concert Anti-racism concert draws stars
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The Good, The Bad and The Queen, Hard-Fi and Jay Sean are headlining an anti-racism concert in east London. Thousands of fans have seen The Good, The Bad and The Queen, Hard-Fi and Jay Sean headline a free anti-racism concert in east London.
Organisers hope 100,000 people will attend the free Love Music Hate Racism Carnival in Victoria Park. The Love Music Hate Racism Carnival in Victoria Park marked 30 years since the original Rock Against Racism show, with The Clash and The Tom Robinson Band.
The show comes 30 years after the original Rock Against Racism concert in the same park, featuring The Clash, Steel Pulse and The Tom Robinson Band.
Morrissey stepped in on Friday to help fund the festival after one of its major sponsors pulled out.Morrissey stepped in on Friday to help fund the festival after one of its major sponsors pulled out.
The former Smiths singer made a personal donation and his management, promoters and booking agency have chipped in to help make up the shortfall. Thousands attended the original 1978 show, also in Victoria Park
He hailed the event's "important, anti-racist, message".He hailed the event's "important, anti-racist, message".
The former Smiths singer made a personal donation and his management, promoters and booking agency have chipped in to help make up the shortfall.
Thousands attended the original 1978 show, also in Victoria Park
'Colour blind''Colour blind'
R&B singer Jay Sean, who - like the other acts - is appearing for free, said: "Gigs like this allow us to put all that to the side and say we're gonna do something just because we believe in the cause." R&B singer Jay Sean, who - like the other acts - appeared for free, said before the show: "Gigs like this allow us to put all that to the side and say we're gonna do something just because we believe in the cause."
Babyshambles were due to play until frontman Pete Doherty was jailed earlier this month.Bassist Drew McConnell's side project, Helsinki, will feature guests like Sham 69's Jimmy Pursey, Poly Styrene of X Ray Spex, Reverend and the Makers frontman Jon McClure and The Guillemots. Babyshambles were due to play until frontman Pete Doherty was jailed earlier this month. Bassist Drew McConnell's side project, Helsinki, appeared instead.
"I've got about 15 guests joining us. It's going to be more like the last waltz than Live 8," McConnell told BBC Radio 1's Newsbeat. Organisers were hoping 100,000 people would attend the show.
"I think every survey shows that young kids are much more colour blind than older people, and that's sign of multi-racial Britain - but we should be clear, London's not one uniform city," organiser Martin Smith told BBC London."I think every survey shows that young kids are much more colour blind than older people, and that's sign of multi-racial Britain - but we should be clear, London's not one uniform city," organiser Martin Smith told BBC London.
"In outer London, places like Barking and Dagenham, we do have real problems."In outer London, places like Barking and Dagenham, we do have real problems.
"There are 350 languages spoken in the city. It's incredibly cosmopolitan compared to when I was a kid. But at the same time there's still massive pockets of racism.""There are 350 languages spoken in the city. It's incredibly cosmopolitan compared to when I was a kid. But at the same time there's still massive pockets of racism."