The music industry has raised $200,000 at a concert for The Angels frontman Doc Neeson. Source: AAP
THE Australian rock community has a history of helping the less fortunate - from families made homeless by bushfires to victims of the Boxing Day tsunami - so when the afflicted is one of their own they rally in style.
Diagnosed with a brain tumour in January, The Angels frontman Bernard "Doc" Neeson is now $200,000 better equipped to fund his ongoing cancer treatment thanks to a benefit concert held at Sydney's Enmore Theatre on Monday night.
Neeson defied doctors' orders to sing a couple of songs at the Rock For Doc bash, a moment made more poignant by the death from cancer of Angels bass player Chris Bailey earlier this month.
The packed-out gig, at Neeson's request a celebration of music rather than just about him, turned out to be a who's who of Australian rock and roll including members of Cold Chisel, Dragon, Mi-Sex, Noiseworks and Rose Tattoo.
Politician Peter Garrett gave a rare vocal performance with his Midnight Oil band mates, but even their contribution was upstaged by David Hasselhoff, who started singing The Angels' anthem Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again? before dragging Neeson on stage to finish the song.
"I think the fact that you play with people when you are starting out and you see them doing it rough, you do end up with a bond," Garrett said.
James Morley, The Angels' bass player since their 1990 album Beyond Salvation, said Neeson was humbled by the coming together of friends.
"Doc was blown away by the response and was telling everybody that Australia is one of the only places in the world where people will band together and do this kind of thing," Morley said.
"Everybody wanted to do it," Angry Anderson said backstage. "It is about Doc's friends celebrating his life."
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