A sold-out tribute concert at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena drew more than 120 performers to celebrate Australian music icon John Farnham, with Céline Dion performing live from Paris and Hugh Jackman and Chris Martin appearing via video link. Farnham, 77, was absent from the event — billed as a celebration for a "living legend" — after his family revealed he now requires continuous oxygen support, uses a wheelchair, and needs around-the-clock nursing care following his 2022 battle with oral cancer, which ended his ability to sing publicly. The concert, which was livestreamed to cinemas across Australia in what organisers claimed was a record-breaking event, raised funds for Head and Neck Cancer Australia, and closed with a rendition of Farnham's signature anthem "You're the Voice" sung partly in the Indigenous Gamilaraay language.