Harvey Goldsmith CBE
Doctor of Arts

Harvey Goldsmith is an international music impresario. He was awarded an honorary doctorate in recognition of his contribution to the musical, cultural and humanitarian spheres. This has been demonstrated most notably through charity concerts including Live Aid, his television broadcasts for the Prince’s Trust and, more recently, his work with the Teenage Cancer Trust shows at the Royal Albert Hall.

As a student at Brighton, he took a leading role in organising a range of student entertainment as well as larger events for the Brighton Metropole which started his career. Since then, Harvey has produced, managed and promoted shows with most of the world’s major artists including, among many others, Madonna, The Rolling Stones, Queen, The Who, Oasis, Pink Floyd, Coldplay, Andrea Bocelli, The Black Eyed Peas, Jools Holland, Paul Weller, Luciano Pavarotti, Rod Stewart, Elton John, Van Morrison, Iron Maiden, Sting, Eric Clapton and the Scissor Sisters.

He joined The Prince’s Trust in 1982 and produced the first Prince’s Trust Rock Gala. In 1985, Harvey organised Live Aid with Bob Geldof which became a £140m fundraising venture, with over 60 countries showing the 17-hour event live on television. Following the success of Live Aid Goldsmith became involved with concerts in aid of human rights. In 1992 Harvey organised A Tribute to Freddie Mercury to increase Aids awareness and in 1994 he started to work with Cirque du Soleil. The award recognises how he has brought a range of genres of music and entertainment to the masses. In 2007 Harvey was awarded the CBE in the Queen’s birthday honours list, for his work in the entertainment industry.