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Kylie Minogue, Coldplay, Kings of Leon and Taylor Swift were among the music stars who took part in two charity concerts on Saturday night for victims of Australia’s deadly wildfires.

Tens of thousands braved heavy rain and lightning to attend the Sound Relief concerts in Sydney and Melbourne, which organizers hope will raise about $5 million Australian ($4.18 million Cdn). Last month’s wildfires in southern Victoria state left at least 210 people dead and destroyed thousands of homes.

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Michael Jackson’s comeback is off to a strong start, with the King of Pop’s 50 London concerts selling out hours after tickets became available on Friday.

Billboard reports that tickets were selling at an average rate of 40,000 per hour, with some fans having flown in from around the world to buy tickets in person at the O2 Arena box office. Others had been waiting in line since Wednesday.

A total of 750,000 tickets have now been sold, including 360,000 advance tickets that went on sale earlier this week.

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