Venezuela Aid Live
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Venezuela Aid Live was a concert to benefit Venezuela in Cúcuta, Colombia, a city near the Venezuelan border, on 22 February 2019. The all-day concert, called Música por Venezuela: Ayuda y Libertad (transl. Music for Venezuela: Aid and Freedom),[2] was organized by Richard Branson and Bruno Ocampo, and featured over thirty of the best known Latin American artists[3] from nine countries. The concert's slogan was, "Let the stars shine for all".[4]
Date | 22 February 2019 (2019-02-22) |
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Venue | Tienditas Bridge |
Location | Cúcuta, Colombia |
Coordinates | 7.875924°N 72.454295°W / 7.875924; -72.454295 |
Type | Benefit concert |
Organized by | Richard Branson with Bruno Ocampo, Fernan Ocampo and Ricardo Leyva[1] |
Website | VenezuelaAidLive.com |
Venezuela Live Aid's charity page said, "Not that long ago, [Venezuela] was the wealthiest country in South America. Now it is facing the worst humanitarian crisis in the Western Hemisphere."[5] The purpose of the concert was to raise money and to pressure Nicolás Maduro[3] to "open Venezuela's border so humanitarian aid stockpiled on Venezuela's borders can finally reach those millions who need it the most".[6] Donations of US$2.5 million were raised online in the first four days after the concert.[7]
The concert was entirely funded through donations,[8] artists performed without charge,[9] and the event itself was free.[10] The concert was livestreamed on the Internet, with the aim to raise funds via website donations.[11] The only webpage authorized for donations was the official website at www.VenezuelaAidLive.com.[12]