"I wish that heaven/ Had visiting hours/ So I just could show up/ And bring good news/ That she's getting older/ And I wish that you'd met her/ The things that she'll learn from me/ I got them all from you," sang Sheeran as he strummed an acoustic guitar alone on the stage.
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In a recorded message, Bruce Springsteen said Mr Gudinski was one of the last of a dying breed of concert promoters.
He said Mr Gudinski was known for his bad jokes, his generosity of spirit and his kindness.
"He loved his job and music the way I love mine. He was a music man," he said.
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The Project's Carrie Bickmore remembered Michael Gudinski as a 'generous man' who was instrumental in helping to launch her foundation.
Carrie, who created Carrie's Beanies 4 Brain Cancer Foundation, recalled how she had a nervous meeting with him when wanting to start the project.
'I remember sitting there with a baby on my lap pitching to Michael how I wanted to launch my foundation with a huge concert featuring Ed Sheeran,' Carrie said.
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