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06 January 2004
Angry Anderson in the Middle East

The Middle East Tour de Force series of concerts is being conducted throughout the area over the Christmas period 2003.

Throughout the series, Angry Anderson, Canberra band Kintama and elements of the Royal Australian Navy band will entertain Australian and other Coalition troops currently deployed in the Middle East area of operations.

There are currently around 850 Australian defence personnel who will be spending Christmas in the Middle East.

Australians will be celebrating Christmas in a number of locations with hot Christmas lunches, Tour de Force performances, church services and the traditional Boxing Day cricket matches.