| Date | December 26–29, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4 days |
| Venue | Hammersmith Odeon |
| Location | London, England |
| Type | Benefit concert series |
| Organised by | Paul McCartney Kurt Waldheim |
| Filmed by | Anthony Richmond |
| Participants | The Blockheads The Clash Elvis Costello Ian Dury The Pretenders Matumbi Robert Plant Queen Rockpile The Specials Wings The Who |
Concerts for the People of Kampuchea was a series of concerts featuring Wings, Queen, The Clash, The Pretenders, The Who, Elvis Costello, and many more artists which took place at the Hammersmith Odeon in London during December 1979 to raise money for the victims of war-torn Cambodia. The event was organised by Paul McCartney and Kurt Waldheim,[1] and it involved artists such as McCartney and The Who as well as punk acts like The Clash and the Pretenders. The last of the concerts was the last concert of Wings. An album and EP were released in 1981, and the best of the concerts were released as a film, Concert for Kampuchea.
Rockestra was a McCartney-led supergroup of at least 30 English rockers. The back cover of the LP states the Rockestra performers include:
John Bonham, Billy Bremner, Gary Brooker, Howie Casey, Tony Dorsey, Dave Edmunds, Steve Holley, James Honeyman-Scott, Steve Howard, Kenney Jones, John Paul Jones, Laurence Juber, Denny Laine, Ronnie Lane, Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney, Robert Plant, Thadeus Richard, Bruce Thomas, Pete Townshend