Harvey Goldsmith CBE |
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Born |
Edgware, Middlesex, England, UK |
4 March 1946
Nationality | English |
Citizenship | UK |
Occupation | Promoter of The Performing Arts |
Years active | 1966-present |
Employer | Harvey Goldsmith Entertainments Ltd Harvey Goldsmith Productions Ltd Artiste Management Productions Ltd |
Known for | Performing Arts promotions, Live Aid, Live 8 |
Title | Harvey Goldsmith CBE |
Website | Harveygoldsmith.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 more recently the Teenage Cancer Trust shows at the Royal Albert Hall.
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 Ertegün, which was held at The O2 Arena.
Harvey Goldsmith has produced, managed and promoted shows with most of the world's major artists including; Yes, Genesis, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Queen, The Eagles, Elton John, U2, Rolf Harris, Madonna, Andrea Bocelli, Muse, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Bruce Springsteen, Santana, Luciano Pavarotti, Sheryl Crow, Shania Twain, Bee Gees, Jools Holland, Marti Pellow, Oasis, Paul Weller, Rod Stewart, Diana Ross, Saxon, Shirley Bassey, Family, Ronan Keating, Gabrielle, Richard Hawley, Coldplay, Nigel Kennedy, Eric Clapton, Richard Ashcroft, Ash, Asian Dub Foundation, Supergrass, Doves, Madness, Aswad, David Gray, Streetwalkers, The Black Eyed Peas, John Legend, Nelly Furtado, Scissor Sisters, Van Morrison, Iron Maiden, Whitesnake, Passionate Friends, Sting and many others. In 2009, Goldsmith became manager for the rock guitarist Jeff Beck.