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1979 12 30 Fort_Lauderdale_News_Sun__Dec_30__1979_

Newsmakers

The ‘ Who perform benef it

Sull rocting ‘ alter 15 years. The Who came
home to London to play a manly concert to raise
money for Cambodian refugees.

The Brnltsh rock group. whuse mumc has 91}
dured the 603 and 705. played for more than 2‘:
hours Friday to a lull house at London's premier
pop hall. the Hammenmlth Odeon.

Some 3000 fans who pend eight pounds 1818) 30!
m sea The Who and two support acts- All the bands
gave: their servu-es free 0! charge.

"Thus IS about kids In boats on the mean With no
one wnllmg to take them m. I hope us enjoying
ourselves is gmng to do a lot of good." lead
gultarnsl Pete Townshtnd told the audience during
a break m the music

Friday's convert wan» one u! a serum of tour
hemg played thn.» wvek by Brmsh stars. who are
working m mnjunrnun With the [?mtcd Nauons In
a bid to tame money for the people of Cambodia.

The group made no n-tvrvnw m the tragedy at

(Imcmnau. Ohm, earner this month. when 11 tans
wvre knllcd m a prc-com-ert stampede-