Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast was a one-hour, commercial-free benefit concert television special that aired simulcast worldwide on September 9, 2005 at 8 p.m. ET/CT live (with a 30-second tape delay) from New York City and Los Angeles and tape delayed in the Mountain Time Zone and Pacific Time Zones. The special raised money for the relief efforts from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. It was broadcast in over 100 different countries. All proceeds went to the American Red Cross or The Salvation Army.
Randy Newman, "Louisiana 1927"
U2 with Mary J. Blige, "One" (recorded earlier that day in Toronto)
Alicia Keys with Shirley Caesar, Alvin Slaughter, and Bishop Daniels, "Father I Stretch My Hand To Thee"
Neil Young, "When God Made Me"
Foo Fighters, "Born on the Bayou"
Mariah Carey, "Fly Like a Bird"
Paul Simon, "Take Me to the Mardi Gras"
unknown New Orleans jazz band, coda
Dixie Chicks with Mike Campbell and Robert Randolph, "I Hope"
Kelly Clarkson, "Shelter"
Sheryl Crow, "The Water Is Wide"
Rod Stewart with Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town, "People Get Ready"
Kanye West, "Jesus Walks"
Garth Brooks with Trisha Yearwood and Paul Shaffer, "Who'll Stop the Rain"
Dr. John, "Walkin' to New Orleans"
Spoken appearances were made by Bruce Willis, Julia Roberts, Don Cheadle, Jennifer Aniston, Jack Black, Cameron Diaz, Ellen DeGeneres, Morgan Freeman, Jack Nicholson, Chris Rock, Ray Romano, and Sela Ward.
Phones were answered by Ben Affleck, Jason Alexander, Jennifer Aniston, Sean Astin, Angela Bassett, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Don Cheadle, Michael Chiklis, Ellen DeGeneres, Benicio del Toro, Danny DeVito, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Garner, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Randy Jackson, Allison Janney, Christine Lahti, Reba McEntire, Mandy Moore, Jack Nicholson, Jeremy Piven, Emily Procter, Dennis Quaid, Julia Roberts, The Rock, Ray Romano, Doug Savant, Jimmy Smits, Mary Steenburgen, Nia Vardalos, Sela Ward, Bruce Willis, Alfre Woodard, and James Woods.
The program was released on DVD by 20th Century Fox on December 6, 2005.
This program is not to be confused with A Concert for Hurricane Relief, which NBC aired by itself the previous Friday night, September 2. It was on that show that Kanye West commented on President George W. Bush's handling of the disaster.
