ChildLine Concert

ChildLine Concert
Logo for the 2008 event.
Genre	Pop
Location(s)	Dublin, Ireland
Years active	1997 - present
Website
Official website

The ChildLine Concert (known in recent years for sponsorship reasons as the Cheerios ChildLine Concert) is an annual pop music charity event which has taken place in Ireland since 1997. As the name suggests the money raised by the concert is donated to the young person's charity, ChildLine and many of the attendants are also children. Past performers include Westlife (who have performed at the concert twelve times), Robbie Williams, Anastacia, Girls Aloud, McFly, All Saints, S Club 7, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, 5ive, Sugababes, Busted, Boyzone, JLS, The Script, Little Mix, Union J and Olly Murs.

In 2003 the concerts had raised over €1 million, in 2007 that had risen to €2.5 million, in 2010 that had risen to €3.8 million and by 2013 €4.6 million had been raised. In 2012 €440,000 was raised and in 2013 organisered hoped to match that figure by raising another €400,000.

On 16 December 2008 the event was held at the The O2 in Dublin, becoming the first ever concert to take place at the venue.

The ChildLine Concert is an annual event to raise money for ChildLine, a 24-hour phone line that is dedicated to helping children. The performers, organisers and venue all provide their services for free in order for all the money from ticket sales to go to the financial support and aid of ChildLine. The ChildLine Concert is also known as the Cheerios ChildLine Concert as it is sponsored by Cheerios. Throughout its history many acts have performed including Robbie Williams, The Script, JLS, Girls Aloud, Enrique Iglesias, S Club 7, McFly, Little Mix, and Olly Murs.