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Posted in music on April 10, 2007
Al Gore's Live Earth concerts - Smashing Pumpkins, Police

"Tickets for the 7/7/07 Concert to Combat Global Warming Go On Sale 4/16". Details:
NEW YORK -- Organizers today announced sixteen of the headliners who will perform at the U.S. leg of the 7-continent, 24-hour Live Earth concerts on 7/7/07. The concert will be held at Giants Stadium in New Jersey, Live Earth Founder and Executive Producer Kevin Wall said. Tickets for the show go on sale Monday, April 16 at 10 a.m. EDT. "Capping Live Earth with a blockbuster show like this will ensure we meet our challenge of building a mass audience to combat global warming," Wall said. "Live Earth will be a monumental event both in terms of entertainment and in turning the tide against global warming."This July CitySol and I are also trying to organize our own little concert for the environment right here in NYC. Sponsors and bands still needed.The global concert on 7/7/07 will begin in Sydney and continue across all 7 continents, concluding with the U.S. show.
"We hope the energy created by Live Earth will jump start a massive public education effort," Live Earth Co-Chair Vice President Al Gore said. "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."
The U.S. show will feature live on stage:
* Kanye West
* AFI
* Kelly Clarkson
* Akon
* KT Tunstall
* Alicia Keys
* Ludacris
* Bon Jovi
* Melissa Etheridge
* Dave Matthews Band
* Rihanna
* Fall Out Boy
* Roger Waters
* Smashing Pumpkins
* John Mayer
* The Police
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. EDT on Monday, April 16 and will be available at livenation.com/liveearth or by calling Ticketmaster at (212) 307-7171. All ticket information is available at LiveEarth.MSN.com. All proceeds will go to The Alliance for Climate Protection and other international NGOs.Live Earth is a monumental music event that will bring together more than 2 billion people to combat the climate crisis. Live Earth's 24 hours of music across 7 continents will deliver a call to action and the solutions needed to answer the call. Live Earth marks the beginning of a multi-year campaign led by The Alliance for Climate Protection to move individuals, corporations and governments to take action.
Earlier today, Wall announced that the following artists will perform at the London leg of Live Earth at Wembley Stadium:
* Beastie Boys
* Black Eyed Peas
* Bloc Party
* Corinne Bailey Rae
* Damien Rice
* David Gray
* Duran Duran
* Foo Fighters
* Genesis
* James Blunt
* John Legend
* Keane
* Madonna
* Paolo Nutini
* Razorlight
* Red Hot Chili Peppers
* Snow PatrolExclusive online media partner MSN is helping Live Earth reach people in every corner of the globe. The concerts will be streamed live on 7/7/07 at LiveEarth.MSN.com. MSN's 39 localized web portals worldwide attract 465 million monthly users. The concerts will be broadcast on the NBC in the U.S. and on more than 120 networks around the world.
Wall also announced that smart car, Stonyfield Farm and Pepsi have joined Live Earth as corporate partners. In addition to working with Live Earth to create corporate efforts to combat global warming, this growing list of partners will help ensure a mass audience for Live Earth is reached. These efforts will be detailed at a later date.
Wall also announced today that Live Earth will stage concerts at Sydney's Aussie Stadium; Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach; Johannesburg's Cradle of Human Kind; Tokyo's Tokyo Dome and Shanghai (location TBD).
Live Earth is produced by Control Room, of which Kevin Wall is the CEO. Control Room has produced and distributed more than 60 concerts since its founding in 2005 featuring Beyoncé, Madonna, Green Day and the Rolling Stones, among others.
Satellite info: 4:00 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. EDT; 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. EDT; 1:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. EDT. Coordinates for all feeds: Galaxy 26 Transponder 24 (C-Band); Downlink Frequency: 4180 H; Audio Subcarriers: 6.2/6.8; Playout/Uplink facility: Ascent Media 212.599.1391.
Posted on April 10, 2007 12:40 PM
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Cover shot reminds me of Springsteen's RS cover story on the Rising album and tour. Great photo, Al!
Speaking of Springsteen, wondering if he's gonna show at the DC show?
Let's hope!
Posted by renegade | April 10, 2007 12:51 PM
is that a polar icecap in his pants or is he just glad to see us ?
Posted by RT | April 10, 2007 12:53 PM
Do we have any clue what prices will be like?
Posted by MBF | April 10, 2007 12:54 PM
bv your losing your touch a few media outlets have beaten ya
Posted by bop | April 10, 2007 12:55 PM
I thought this shit was supposed to be free!! WTF?!
By the way, that Rolling Stone cover is old.
Posted by Matt | April 10, 2007 1:15 PM
Anybody have a clue about prices? If I'm paying Police @ MSG money to see Akon, screw that.
Posted by Finchmeister | April 10, 2007 1:25 PM
That London lineup absolutely kills the US lineup.
Posted by Steve | April 10, 2007 1:36 PM
it's not gonna be cheap. live earth london is 55 pounds, or about 108 dollars.
Posted by Anonymous | April 10, 2007 1:38 PM
Yeah, the London line-up beats us again. Just like Live 8. I'd pay to see the London show... but not ours. I mean, Alicia Keys & Kelly Clarkson are guilty pleasures. And I'm semi-curious about the new "Smashing Pumpkins." I'd have checked them out for free, like the promoters originally envisioned. But I would never pay to see all them... AND shelp out to New Jersey... AND come in contact with Dave Matthews Band & their fans. Sorry, Al Gore.
Posted by Anonymous | April 10, 2007 1:43 PM
ever since the boomtown rats beat african hunger, everydamnbody's got a benefit concert jumpstarting another somethingorother... hot damnit al, whydya gotta be a biter?
Posted by goooring | April 10, 2007 1:44 PM
I'll be arriving at the stadium in my stretch hummer limo, (because that's how I roll yo). Wow, good cause, but what a truly awful US lineup (save The Police and Waters). At least the London lineup is slightly less offensive.
Posted by bumpershine | April 10, 2007 1:53 PM
Who's gonna be on the second stage? Tone Loc? Rascal Flats? William Hung? Dreadful lineup.
Posted by Anonymous | April 10, 2007 2:18 PM
Unrelated, but what is with Rolling Stone? Is it me or is every cover they have now a band that hasn't done anything for decades (besides being an influence)? Why not cover new bands instead of dwelling on the past?
Posted by Anonymous | April 10, 2007 2:50 PM
that is a p33n if i've ever seen one.
Posted by Anonymous | April 10, 2007 4:54 PM
Wow, when compared to the London lineup, I guess this goes to show where the best music lies! Good grief, who would pay what probably will be $100 to see even 30 min of Rhianna, Ludacris or even Kelly? This is Ludacris!
Posted by Anonymous | April 10, 2007 6:39 PM
Regarding the "John Lennon Remembered" part of that (old) RS cover: The Donnas, whose guitarist and bassist claim to be Beatles fans, happened to perform on the 25th anniversary of Lennon's murder, in L.A. I was told they made no mention of the anniversary!
Posted by Recovering Donnaholic | April 10, 2007 6:43 PM
good to know emos care about the earth. lets slit our wrists for mother earth!
Posted by Anonymous | April 10, 2007 11:58 PM
Spinal Tap are playing one of these as well
Posted by solace | April 11, 2007 5:55 PM
when do tickets for sydney come on sale??
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Every can get behind this project.
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The college girls love it!
Posted by Jenny B. | June 27, 2007 3:07 PM