Rock stars shine at Sandy benefit gig

US: Rock's elder statesmen, including the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney, were lined up Wednesday for a New York benefit concert to help victims of superstorm Sandy. The "12-12-12" concert at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan was to be broadcast live across 37 US television networks, Internet sites and on radio. With international audiences, viewership will reach two billion people, organizers say.

The impressive line-up also featured The Who, Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Chris Martin, Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters, Sean Combs and Kanye West.

The music stars were being joined by movie and TV performers including Leonardo DiCaprio, Chris Rock, Susan Sarandon, Whoopi Goldberg, and political humourist Jon Stewart, as well as Chelsea Clinton -- the only child of former president Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

AFP