Members of the rock band Linkin Park have set up a charity organisation called Music for Relief, and have themselves donated US$100,000 as an initial sum to start up the charity. Any proceeds will go to the American Red Cross for the tsunami victims.
The band said: “We are fortunate to be in a position to help, but this needs to be a broader effort. If one of our fans can donate $10, then that's going to help ... We are also going to appeal to our musical peers by asking them to donate as well."
In the summer of 2004, Linkin Park played to sell-out crowds across Asia – in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, all of which were badly affected by last week’s earthquake and subsequent tsunami.
