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United We Stand What More Can I Give; A Concert for Washington D.C. and America

Business Wire, Oct 20, 2001

Entertainment Editors/Music Writers

WASHINGTON--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Oct. 20, 2001

Music's Mega-Stars to Light Up D.C. Stage October 21 to Celebrate the

Spirit of the People of Washington D.C. and the United States

"United We Stand What More Can I Give," the benefit concert produced by Clear Channel Entertainment, will kick off tomorrow at 1:00 PM from Washington D.C's RFK Stadium in front of a sold-out audience of over 46,000 people.

Proceeds will benefit the American Red Cross Liberty Relief Fund, the Salvation Army Relief Fund, the Pentagon Relief Fund and Rewards For Justice.

The eight-hour music and entertainment festival will feature performances by many of the world's leading entertainers, including Michael Jackson, Rod Stewart, Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, Aerosmith, Bette Midler, P. Diddy, Mariah Carey, Destiny's Child and many more. The concert will open with the National Anthem performed by the Backstreet Boys.

Clear Channel will feed the broadcast live and commercial-free to hundreds of radio stations across the United States and Canada and online at http://broadcast.yahoo.com/music. Exclusive photos taken backstage of the show's celebrity presenters and musicians will be uploaded in real-time to www.CC.com, the official Web site of the event.

Over 600 family members of victims and relief workers from the Pentagon attack and American Airlines Flight 77 will be among the attendees. In addition, *NSYNC is transporting 600 family members of victims of the World Trade Center attack from the New York City area to Washington D.C. for the show.

Show time is 1:00 pm; doors will open at 11:00 am.

About Clear Channel Entertainment (formerly SFX)

Clear Channel Entertainment, the world's leading producer and marketer of live entertainment events, is a subsidiary of Clear Channel Worldwide (NYSE: CCU), a global leader in the out-of-home advertising industry. Clear Channel Entertainment currently owns, operates and/or exclusively books 135 live entertainment venues, including 44 amphitheaters in the U.S. and 28 venues in Europe.

Each year, more than 62 million people attend approximately 26,000 events promoted and/or produced by the company including: Live music events; Broadway, West End and touring theatrical shows; family entertainment shows; and specialized sports and motor sports shows.

In addition, Clear Channel Entertainment owns leading, independently operated talent management businesses, which specialize in the representation of athletes and broadcasters. Clear Channel Entertainment is headquartered in New York City.

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