Sydney to host massive earth concert.
Apr 11, 2007 14:30:33 GMT 10
Post by Mysterri on Apr 11, 2007 14:30:33 GMT 10
I'm hoping that Damien will be one of the performers on the Sydney leg of this tour.
www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/04/11/1175971150058.html
Sydney has been announced as one of seven cities to host a huge concert to help combat global warming later this year.
Acts for the Sydney leg of the concerts are as yet uncomfirmed but Madonna, Genesis and the Red Hot Chili Peppers will be among those performing at the London leg of Al Gore's anti-global warming concerts in July.
The Live Earth series will be held in seven major cities on July 7 - New York, London, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai, Johannesburg and Rio de Janeiro. Organisers have also promised an event in Antarctica.
The concerts will be broadcast by more than 120 networks around the world, and streamed live online.
The Sydney line-up is expected to be announced later this month. ninemsn will broadcast the concert live.
Update:
The John Butler Trio and Wolfmother have already revealed they'll perform.
And there are rumours that Silverchair will be on the bill, and that Midnight Oil, with its singer-turned-politician frontman Peter Garrett, will play some role in the event.
Update:
An all-star lineup led by the Police, Bon Jovi and Ludacris has been named for the New York leg of the round-the-world Live Earth concerts on July 7 to help fight global warming.
The global concert will begin in Sydney at Aussie Stadium and continue across all seven continents, concluding with the US show.
More than 100 acts will take part around the world in the 24-hour event and organisers hope to reach more than 2 billion people on television, radio and the internet.
Other Live Earth gigs will take place at Tokyo Stadium, the steps of the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai, Johannesburg's Cradle of Human Kind and Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach.
Organisers hope the concerts will do for climate change awareness what the 1985 Live Aid concerts did for raising awareness of starvation in Ethiopia.
"We hope the energy created by Live Earth will jump-start a massive public education effort," Live Earth co-chairman and former US vice-president Al Gore said in the statement announcing the participants on Tuesday.
"Live Earth will help us reach a tipping point that's needed to move corporations and governments to take decisive action to solve the climate crisis.
"By attracting an audience of billions, we hope Live Earth will launch a global campaign giving a critical mass of people around the world the tools they need to help solve the climate crisis.
"But ultimately, corporations and governments must become global leaders taking decisive action to stop global warming.''
Bands for New Jersey leg
More than a dozen top musical acts, including Kelly Clarkson, the Smashing Pumpkins, Kanye West and Akon, were announced for the US leg at Giants Stadium in New Jersey, outside New York City.
Other acts are AFI, Alicia Keys, Dave Matthews Band, Fall Out Boys, John Mayer, K.T. Tunstall, Melissa Etheridge and Roger Waters.
Bands for London leg
For the London leg, Madonna, Genesis and the Red Hot Chili Peppers will take the stage at the 90,000-seater new Wembley Stadium on July 7.
Duran Duran, the Foo Fighters, the Black Eyed Peas, Keane, Snow Patrol, Bloc Party, Razorlight, Corinne Bailey Rae, Damien Rice, David Gray, James Blunt, John Legend, Paolo Nutini and the Beastie Boys will also perform in London.
The campaign, Save Our Selves - The Campaign for a Climate in Crisis, hopes to trigger a broad movement to address what Gore calls a global climate crisis.
Live Earth founder and executive producer Kevin Wall said: "Capping Live Earth with a blockbuster show like this will ensure we meet our challenge of building a mass audience to combat global warming.
"Live Earth will be a monumental event both in terms of entertainment and in turning the tide against global warming."
www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/04/11/1175971150058.html
Sydney has been announced as one of seven cities to host a huge concert to help combat global warming later this year.
Acts for the Sydney leg of the concerts are as yet uncomfirmed but Madonna, Genesis and the Red Hot Chili Peppers will be among those performing at the London leg of Al Gore's anti-global warming concerts in July.
The Live Earth series will be held in seven major cities on July 7 - New York, London, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai, Johannesburg and Rio de Janeiro. Organisers have also promised an event in Antarctica.
The concerts will be broadcast by more than 120 networks around the world, and streamed live online.
The Sydney line-up is expected to be announced later this month. ninemsn will broadcast the concert live.
Update:
The John Butler Trio and Wolfmother have already revealed they'll perform.
And there are rumours that Silverchair will be on the bill, and that Midnight Oil, with its singer-turned-politician frontman Peter Garrett, will play some role in the event.
Update:
An all-star lineup led by the Police, Bon Jovi and Ludacris has been named for the New York leg of the round-the-world Live Earth concerts on July 7 to help fight global warming.
The global concert will begin in Sydney at Aussie Stadium and continue across all seven continents, concluding with the US show.
More than 100 acts will take part around the world in the 24-hour event and organisers hope to reach more than 2 billion people on television, radio and the internet.
Other Live Earth gigs will take place at Tokyo Stadium, the steps of the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai, Johannesburg's Cradle of Human Kind and Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach.
Organisers hope the concerts will do for climate change awareness what the 1985 Live Aid concerts did for raising awareness of starvation in Ethiopia.
"We hope the energy created by Live Earth will jump-start a massive public education effort," Live Earth co-chairman and former US vice-president Al Gore said in the statement announcing the participants on Tuesday.
"Live Earth will help us reach a tipping point that's needed to move corporations and governments to take decisive action to solve the climate crisis.
"By attracting an audience of billions, we hope Live Earth will launch a global campaign giving a critical mass of people around the world the tools they need to help solve the climate crisis.
"But ultimately, corporations and governments must become global leaders taking decisive action to stop global warming.''
Bands for New Jersey leg
More than a dozen top musical acts, including Kelly Clarkson, the Smashing Pumpkins, Kanye West and Akon, were announced for the US leg at Giants Stadium in New Jersey, outside New York City.
Other acts are AFI, Alicia Keys, Dave Matthews Band, Fall Out Boys, John Mayer, K.T. Tunstall, Melissa Etheridge and Roger Waters.
Bands for London leg
For the London leg, Madonna, Genesis and the Red Hot Chili Peppers will take the stage at the 90,000-seater new Wembley Stadium on July 7.
Duran Duran, the Foo Fighters, the Black Eyed Peas, Keane, Snow Patrol, Bloc Party, Razorlight, Corinne Bailey Rae, Damien Rice, David Gray, James Blunt, John Legend, Paolo Nutini and the Beastie Boys will also perform in London.
The campaign, Save Our Selves - The Campaign for a Climate in Crisis, hopes to trigger a broad movement to address what Gore calls a global climate crisis.
Live Earth founder and executive producer Kevin Wall said: "Capping Live Earth with a blockbuster show like this will ensure we meet our challenge of building a mass audience to combat global warming.
"Live Earth will be a monumental event both in terms of entertainment and in turning the tide against global warming."
FANTASTIC NEWS
!!!! All the very best for this award Damien!