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Benefit for the Capital Concert a resounding success
Show broadcast on KRTVN 1, M7 finally taken off air for repairs
Luxon Ananto
March 31, 4892


Show Organizer Idris Olofuote and fellow MC Goldie at the Benefit for the Capital

Earthquake philanthropy was on full display at last night's "Benefit for the Capital" Concert from the Global Music Hall of Fame. Idris Olofuote, a Kaliburg MC who organized the concert reported astounding success. "We made more money than God, Last night!" the MC reported. "I am proud to report that thanks to the generosity of the people of Kalistan and the whole mutha f--kin world! we brought in more than 75 Million Rubles in pledged donations! It is literally more money than we know what to do with."

An estimated audience of 13 million Kalistanis alone, and an uncounted number of foreign viewers on KRTVN's satellite and Internet feeds watched the program and emptied their pockets for the relief of the victims of the earthquake. Olofuote reported that the money was to be donated to both public and private relief agencies currently working with earthquake reconstruction and temporary resettlement.


Hola Unicorn! opens the "Benefit for the Capital" with their song "Peeps"

"For like 2 minutes, I was one of the richest dudes in all of Kalistan!" Olofuote joked. "It's all now committed out, now. We gave most of it to the National Service Program, to bring the Homeless work programs fully under their umbrella. The rest went to the Friends Relief Committees in Ananto, who will work with District Governments I found the Brethren to be the group that held the lowest overhead on their charity and relief efforts: they have excellent connections with local groups to get people temporary housing and income maintenance for displaced families."

The Olofuote added, "And you know, the show was about the money, but the show was dope as F--K!"

The show, MCd by Olofuote featured full sets from 8 major bands. Sets were from Hutoris in Residence The Gang, Indie rockers Brown Paper Bag, hip hop crew Dopeset, Kalistani Pop Icon La Sol, the Gaduri band Hola Unicorn!, Kaliburg Prog Metal Hourglass, The RF Funk quintet Dave and the Drugs and Olofuote and MC Goldie. The music lasted almost ten hours, starting at around 3 Pm and going until after midnight, with Olofuote and Goldie closing the show. The show itself, most recently site of the International Music Festival FOMAT XI, was sold out within three minutes of tickets going on sale, all money going into Earthquake relief.


Tonya X, whose song "Bouncin" recently played more than 9000 times on M7 solicits Donation at the Benefit

It also featured guest appearances from a constellation of Kalistani personalities, some of them very famous but many of them either locally known or entirely unknown. Among the more well known people making appeals for donations was Tonya X, who's song "Bouncin" recently broadcasted a total of 9257 times overall since the earthquake on the malfunctioning M7 TV station before the station was finally disconnected from its power source late on the 28th, appeared before the crowd, who greeted her with laughs, and a mix of sarcastic cheering and a chorus of jeers.

The opening bassline of "Bouncin" began playing and Tonya X raised the mic to her mouth and said a single "Bouncin" and then the music cut off and the crowd, realizing the joke, roared a thunderous applause. "I am happy to report that M7 is off air now," she said, "and the reign of Bouncin is over!" The crowd showed their good spirit, with another thunderous applause, and Tonya X bowed before making one of the most successful pitches for donations of the night. "Donate money, or I'll ask them to reconnect M7!" The crowd joined a unanimous laugh, Tonya X acknowledged the mirth, smiled, waved and walked off stage to another round of tremendous applause.


The time period when Hutori's The Gang played drew the largest amount of Donations, and closed at around 10 pm

The Clerk of the Kalistani Yearly Meeting Rachel Yardley spoke before the crowd as well, asking everyone to maintain a minute of silence and reflect on the ones lost in the earthquake. A final total of the dead was settled at 7204 in Kaliburg. The Clerk maintained the minute of silence for more than two minutes and broke the silence with "And now, "Friends, please, if you are led to do so, please donate to the relief effort, and I want to thank Mr. Olofuote for letting me speak to you." The appeal was particularly poignant for a nation which is still predominantly Brethrenist.

Olofuote appeared several times during the show to hype the effort to raise money and announce when new bands were about to appear. Since his announcement of the Concert, he has become the best known public face of the relief effort in Kalistan, playing a number of shows and donating all the profits from his streaming and performing. "I mean, this country gave my family so much, and the Premier, she meant the world to my mother. I am sad that she died, so maybe we can continue her work through doing what we love and do best, you know?" Since the earth quake, Olofuote's tireless work for relief has propelled him to the Top five in record sales and made him a household name among Kalistan's Youth.

Now that the Benefit for the Capital is in the books, relief efforts continue across the Republic, as foreign assistance will now begin flooding into Kaliburg and the overwhelming work of clearing several square miles of debris shifts into High gear.