VH1 to Re-Air Concert for NYC on Anniversary of 9/11

-- The original benefit concert for the Robin Hood Foundation, which targets poverty in New York, will air Sunday, September 11, 2011 from 400pm to 1000pm eastern time.

Recorded a few weeks after 9/11, the original concert raised more than 30 million dollars for the Robin Hood 9/11 Relief Fund, which distributed 100% of the money to charities that, in turn, assisted victims and their families. VH1's "The Concert for New York City: Ten Years Later;" will air in its entirety without commercial interruption. The re-broadcast will be hosted by actor/director/filmmaker Edward Burns, who was also a participant in the original concert presentation.

Original celebrity attendees/participants included: Bill & Hillary Clinton, Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, Billy Joel, Adam Sandler, Jay-Z, Marc Anthony, Meg Ryan, Susan Sarandon, David Spade, Julia Stiles, Denis Leary, Paul McCartney, The Who, Bon Jovi, James Taylor, John Mellencamp, Macy Gray, Goo Goo Dolls, Melissa Etheridge, India.Arie, Jim Carrey, Jerry Seinfeld, Gwyneth Paltrow, John Cusack, Mayor Rudy Giuliani and numerous professional athletes from New York sports teams.

"The Concert For New York City: Ten Years Later" will also feature the short films that were a part of the original telecast directed by some of Hollywood's top filmmakers and entertainers. Directors of the films included Woody Allen, Edward Burns, Spike Lee, Martin Scorsese, Jerry Seinfeld, and Kevin Smith.

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