The concert took place in the town of George, South-Africa. Annie was on stage 1 hour but only 3 songs were webcast by Tiscali : Little Bird, No more 'I love you's', Pavement Cracks.

The complete set list, broadcasted by South African TV channel SABC2 is : Little Bird, No More I Love You's, Pavement Cracks, Cold, Waiting In Vain, Walking on Broken Glass, Missionary Man, I Need a Man, Sweet Dreams, Why.

Annie also made a very powerful speech, 5 minutes length and done an 'angry' backstage interview after her performence.

More infos and pictures here

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Nelson Mandela Foundation

On March 18th, Annie visit patients at St Mary's Hospice - a hospice for suffers of HIV and AIDS.

Annie Lennox in George for Mandela bash
March 16, 2005, 15:45

Musician Annie Lennox has arrived at George airport. She is the first of many international superstars expected to perform at the 46664 Aids Concert at Fancourt on Saturday. Lennox's arrival attracted much attention from the local community. She was whisked off by bodyguards of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. Other stars are expected to flood the airport terminals tomorrow.
Meanwhile, 3 500 tickets for the concert will be handed out to disadvantaged communities throughout the country. International and local superstars, led by Nelson Mandela, the former president, and Will Smith, who will be the host of the event, will hand out some of the tickets to impoverished communities. The 3500 tickets were big bought by big businesses and the South African Police Service (SAPS).
On the other hand construction workers are on site at Fancourt putting the final touches on the transformed open air arena. Twenty four tons of equipment and 1 000 lights was used to create what international tourists are describing as the event of the year.

Community reaps benefits
The community of George is reaping the benefits of the upcoming concert. Local business and the disadvantaged in the area are benefitting from tourists streaming into the area. The municipality says Aids awareness in the town will be heightened as a result of the concert.
George has a population of 160 000 people of which only 16% have been tested for HIV. The municipality says despite of awareness drives, Aids remains taboo in many homes. They hope the local and international artists performing and undertaking trips to schools and orphanages will change the mindset of locals.


Text from SABC-News : http://www.sabcnews.com/entertainment/music/0,2172,100141,00.html

Annie Lennox Speech

Prior to her awesome 10 songs set on Saturday evening, Annie Lennox stepped up to podium at the beginning of the live broadcast to deliver an impassioned and pronounced speech on the HIV/AIDS crisis and its effective on African women in particular.

"We have come here tonight to bring your attention to an unacceptable situation. What I have to say is going to alarm you …and you need to be alarmed in order to wake up to the fact that the AIDS crisis has reached unprecedented epidemic proportions. Among men, women and children, here and in other parts of Africa, AIDS is effectively causing mass genocide. Let me give you some facts…

In Africa, more people are wiped out by AIDS every year, than in the entire Asian tsunami disaster. There are probably 25,000 people here in the stadium tonight…look around and take it in…now double that number…every day, more than two stadiums like this become infected with HIV. Its horrific…think about it. And for every ten that are infected…six are women.

In this society women are powerless and vulnerable to the whims of men who refuse to practice safe sex and use condoms. How can we implement awareness and change the notion that it’s acceptable for women to be exposed or forced in to having unprotected sex? This needs to change. Women’s rights have to be asserted and implemented. I am here to add my voice to the countless numbers of women who are forced into silence on this issue. Women need to insist on protecting themselves. Sex without condoms can serve a death sentence…

Between 12-14 million people in this country are probably carrying the HIV virus without knowing it. Every one of us needs to be aware of their own HIV status. You should know whether you are carrying the virus or not…

Free tests are available to everyone. Go get tested. Then you can prevent the spread of the disease. Please take it very seriously, when we tell you that right now the battle against AIDS is being lost. It is becoming worse…not better. Not nearly enough resources have been put into effectively dealing with the situation. In fact…we are at war, but the nation is asleep. A silent serial killer stalks the land. It murders millions of men, women and children as we ignorantly and passively stand by and watch. This is completely unacceptable. We absolutely must respond. We cannot allow this to happen. We need to take urgent and effective action right now. 46664 invites and challenges the powers that be…

The governments, leaders, corporations and businesses, the media, the educators, universities and schools, men and women and children of this rainbow nation to join with us in the struggle. To continue to ignore it means only one thing…utter catastrophe."

Thank you for listening."

Text from : http://46664.tiscali.com/