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LONDON (10 April 2007) -- Seventeen of the headliners who will play Wembley Stadium in London as part of the 24-hour,
7-continent Live Earth concerts on 7/7/07 were unveiled today by Live Earth
founder and executive producer Kevin Wall.
"This monster lineup will ensure Live Earth meets our goal of bringing
together people from around the world to combat the climate crisis," Wall said.
"Live Earth will not only span all 7 continents, but the musicians who have
answered our call span multiple genres and generations."
"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," said Live Earth co-chair vice president
Al Gore. "But ultimately, corporations and governments must become global
leaders taking decisive action to stop global warming."
Live on stage in London will be:
Additional performers will be announced at a future date.
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 to move
individuals, corporations and governments to take action. Live Earth is joining
with The Climate Group, I Count and The Alliance for Climate Protection on this effort.
Exclusive 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 BBC in
the UK and on more than 120 networks around the world.
Wall also announced that smart car and Stonyfield Farm 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.
In anticipation of overwhelming demand for tickets and to ensure that
everyone gets a fair opportunity to participate in Live Earth, and minimize
ticket misuse, the event organizers will be allocating ticket sales by ballot.
Registration for the opportunity to purchase two tickets per person will be done
online. Ticket applicants will also be given information on how they can help
combat the global climate crisis.
TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT
For ticket information, please visit LiveEarth.MSN.com. All proceeds will benefit the
Alliance for Climate Protection, The Climate Group, I Count and other international NGOs.
The lineup and venue for the United States leg of Live Earth will be
announced later today. Wall also announced 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.
For further information on Live Earth London, contact:
Press: Bernard Doherty, LD Communications, London 44 (0)207 439
7222 TV/Radio: Maria Barham, LD Communications, London 44 (0)207 439
7222 Media Enquiries: info@ldcommunications.co.uk Live Earth
International Concerts: Toby Burnham, Freud Communications / +44 207 291 6383 /
+44 7990 555 290 / toby@freud.com Live Earth HQ: Yusef K. Robb, 323-384-1789
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