Children in Need Rocks Manchester
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| Genre | Music concert |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Location(s) | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England |
| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 122 minutes |
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| Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
| Original release | 17 November 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall |
| Followed by | Children in Need Rocks 2013 |
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| Genre | Pop, R&B, Rock music |
| Dates | 17 November 2011 |
| Location(s) | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England |
| Years active | 2011 |
| Founded by | Gary Barlow |
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Children in Need Rocks Manchester was a charity music concert held at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England, on 17 November 2011. The concert was organised by Take That singer-songwriter and The X Factor judge Gary Barlow as one of a series of events to raise money for Children in Need 2011. It became the second Children in Need Rocks concert organised by Barlow, after the Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall in 2009.
The concert was broadcast on BBC One, BBC One HD and BBC Radio 1 on Thursday 17 November 2011, the day before the official appeal telethon. Short films of projects being funded by the charity were shown at various points throughout the show, often featuring one of the celebrities meeting a child or group of children.
The event was hosted by BBC Radio 1 presenters Chris Moyles and Fearne Cotton, along with former Doctor Who actor David Tennant. The acts performing at the concert included Canadian Michael Bublé, Jessie J, Coldplay, James Morrison, Barlow's fellow The X Factor judges, Tulisa Contostavlos and Kelly Rowland, Barlow himself and Lady Gaga. The house band was led by Mike Stevens. Barlow revealed on The Chris Moyles Show when announcing the concert that he had personally contacted the acts he wanted to perform.
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