Promoter Michael Dorf raised $45,000 from live-streaming The Music of David Bowie, which included performances by Blondie, Pixies, The Flaming Lips and Michael Stipe.
Last week's David Bowie tribute concerts in New York were live-streamed by 32,000 people worldwide.
The two The Music of David Bowie gigs, at Carnegie Hall on Thursday 31 March and Radio City Music Hall the following night, could be streamed live over Skype for a recommended minimum donation of US$20 or £15 to the events' charity partners.
The concerts were the 12th in Knitting Factory founder Michael Dorf's Music of series, which raises funds for music education programmes for underprivileged children.
Speaking to IQ, Dorf revealed that donations from those 32,000 viewers raised a total of US$45,000 – an impressive sum, even if it does work out to just over $1.40 per stream (seven per cent of the recommended $20).
Posted on: 07/04/2016Categories: News from IQ Magazine
