Harvey Goldsmith CBE (born 4 March 1946 in Edgware, Middlesex) is an English performing arts promoter.
In October the same year, he promoted a reunion concert for surviving members of Led Zeppelin in memory of Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, which was held at London's O2 Arena.
[3] He has also promoted major concerts by some of the world's major music artists including: Yes, Genesis, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Queen, the Eagles, Elton John, U2, Madonna, Andrea Bocelli, Muse, Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, the Who, Bruce Springsteen, Santana, Luciano Pavarotti, Sheryl Crow, Shania Twain, Bee Gees, Jools Holland, Oasis, Paul Weller, Rod Stewart, Diana Ross, Saxon, Shirley Bassey, Coldplay, Nigel Kennedy, Eric Clapton, Richard Ashcroft, Ash, Madness, Aswad, David Gray, Scissor Sisters, Van Morrison, Sting, Billy Connolly.
Goldsmith's first big break in the world of music promotion came with founding the popular 'Garden Party' festivals at Crystal Palace Bowl, which started in 1971 and ran annually until 1980.
During 1979 Goldsmith promoted the Concerts for Kampuchea, at Hammersmith Odeon, London, featuring artists including Paul McCartney, Queen and the Who.
[5] In 1992 Goldsmith organised The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert to increase AIDS awareness and this was a live TV success.
In 1994 and on behalf of The Prince of Wales and President Havel of the Czech Republic, Goldsmith was appointed Executive Producer of The Prague Heritage Fund Gala Classical Concert.
In the Queen's Birthday Honours 1996 Goldsmith was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to entertainment.
[7] Between 1996 and 1998 Goldsmith oversaw spectacular productions of the Lord of the Dance musical, which featured Michael Flatley in the leading role.
In November 2006 Goldsmith produced the UK Arena dates of Springsteen's sell-out tour with the Seeger Sessions band.
[8] In the same year Midem (Marché International du Disque et de l'Edition Musicale) the world's largest music industry trade fair honoured The Live Aid founders and Live 8 producers Goldsmith, Bob Geldof and John Kennedy OBE with the Midem Personality of the Year Award.
He then promoted The Last Night of the Poms[10] starring Dame Edna and Sir Les Patterson, which went on tour around the U.K reviving the show from twenty eight years before.
In support of this album, entitled Emotion & Commotion Beck embarked on a tour of Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, the U.S and Europe.
Goldsmith promoted a concert at the beginning of 2011 for the charity Killing Cancer with a lineup of artists including Richard Ashcroft, Bryan Adams, Jeff Beck, Debbie Harry and the Who.
[citation needed] In August 2014, Goldsmith was one of two hundred public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to September's referendum on that issue.
Concerts featured themes from Gladiator, Interstellar, The Da Vinci Code, Pirates of the Caribbean, Sherlock Holmes, The Dark Knight Trilogy, The Lion King, Crimson Tide, Inception, Rain Man, and Driving Miss Daisy.