Benefit Concert Raises More Than $1M For Minot

First Published: September 6, 2011 10:02 PM EDT Credit: Getty Premium

MINOT, N.D. -- Josh Duhamel and Fergie are seen backstage with FiFi New Celebrity Fragrance of the Year Award at the 2011 FiFi Awards at The Tent at Lincoln Center in New York City on May 25, 2011 Caption Josh Duhamel and Fergie are seen backstage with FiFi New Celebrity Fragrance of the Year Award at the 2011 FiFi Awards at The Tent at Lincoln Center in New York City on May 25, 2011 Preliminary figures show a concert featuring The Black Eyed Peas as the headliner raised at least $1.3 million to help with flood recovery efforts in the North Dakota town of Minot.

Minot Area Community Foundation president Ken Kitzman said in a news release that Saturday night’s initial count of 15,800 people in attendance at the benefit concert breaks a previous record set for a KISS concert in 2010.

Kitzman said concert officials are still adding up donations, but at least $1.3 million has been raised so far.

Hollywood actor and Minot native Josh Duhamel spoke at the concert, which also featured Minneapolis-based rockers Charlz Newman. Duhamel is married to Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie.

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