Harvey Goldsmith

Harvey Goldsmith
Born (1946-03-04) 4 March 1946 (age 78)
Edgware, Middlesex,
England, UK
CitizenshipUK
OccupationPromoter of performing arts
Years active1966–present
Employer(s)Harvey Goldsmith
Entertainments Ltd
Harvey Goldsmith
Productions Ltd
Artiste Management
Productions Ltd
Known forPerforming arts promotions, Live Aid, Live 8
TitleHarvey Goldsmith CBE
WebsiteHarveygoldsmith.com

Harvey Goldsmith CBE (born 4 March 1946 in Edgware, Middlesex) is an English performing arts promoter. He is best known as a promoter of rock concerts, charity concerts, television broadcasts for the Prince's Trust and the Teenage Cancer Trust shows at the Royal Albert Hall.

In 1985, Goldsmith promoted the Live Aid concert held at Wembley Stadium in London.[1] During early 2007, he appeared on the Channel 4 programme Get Your Act Together with Harvey Goldsmith. In October the same year, he promoted a reunion concert for surviving members of Led Zeppelin in memory of Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, which was held at London's O2 Arena.

Goldsmith managed artists such as Streetwalkers[2] and Jeff Beck.[3] He has also promoted major concerts by some of the world's major music artists including: Yes, Genesis, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Queen, the Eagles, Elton John, U2, Madonna, Andrea Bocelli, Muse, Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, the Who, Bruce Springsteen, Santana, Luciano Pavarotti, Sheryl Crow, Shania Twain, Bee Gees, Jools Holland, Oasis, Paul Weller, Rod Stewart, Diana Ross, Saxon, Shirley Bassey, Coldplay, Nigel Kennedy, Eric Clapton, Richard Ashcroft, Ash, Madness, Aswad, David Gray, Scissor Sisters, Van Morrison, Sting, Billy Connolly.[3]

  1. ^ "How Bob Geldof's 1985 Live Aid concert changed celebrity fundraising forever". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  2. ^ Stark, David & Dexter, Jeff (29 June 1974). Hard Rock Calling: Forty years of hard rock in Hyde Park. songlink.com.
  3. ^ a b "Harvey Goldsmith talks about his life, career and becoming manager for Jeff Beck". Desert Island Discs. 5 July 2009. BBC.