Pop diva Chang Hui-mei, better known as A-mei, is organizing a benefit concert — titled “Love is King. It Makes Us All Equal” — next Monday to support a draft bill for marriage equality. She has invited singers Jolin Tsai, Jam Hsiao, Show Luo, Elva Hsiao, Rainie Yang, Hebe Tien, A-Lin and Little S, as well as the band Sodagreen to join her in speaking up for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.
Each of the singers will perform two to three songs on the night, and some plan to sing a duet together. All the incomes will be donated to the Taiwan Alliance to Promote Civil Partnership Rights, which promotes marriage equality.
The 10,000 tickets were instantly sold out within one minute, showing that the lineup of 10 stars is highly attractive, while it is also a clear voice of support for equal rights.
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But some scalpers are demanding NT$30,000 (US$935.5) for tickets originally priced at NT$2,000. Issac Chen, one of the concert organizers, urges netizens not to purchase scalper tickets, which he says would be trampling over the compassion of the artists.
(Liberty Times, translated by Eddy Chang)
「阿妹」張惠妹為挺婚姻平權法案，而發起的「愛最大～其實我們都一樣」公益演唱會，將在下週一登場，邀請蔡依林、蕭敬騰、羅志祥、蕭亞軒、楊丞琳、田馥甄、A-Lin、小S、蘇打綠十星開唱，一起為同志發聲。
當晚每位歌手將演唱二至三首歌，也有人計畫要一起合唱。所有收入將全數捐給「台灣伴侶權益推動聯盟」，推動婚姻平權。
開賣後一萬張票在一分鐘內秒殺，足見十星的魅力，也代表這麼多人想要平權的聲音。
但因黃牛炒作，原本兩千元的票喊價至三萬元。演唱會的主導人之一陳鎮川呼籲網友不要購買這些黃牛票，讓他們糟蹋了藝人的愛心。（自由時報綜合報導）
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