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2 Billion Attending Live Earth..!
June 19, 2007
Live Earth is a series of concert events taking place within a 24 hour window, on 07.07.07, to raise awareness of global warming. It will span 7 continents (although I only count 6..) and will have 150+ of the top artists around the world.
Live Earth is fucking huge. It's monumental. So it's no surprise big corporations have already stamped there affiliations pretty early. Folks like Chevy, Pepsi, Zune, Stonyfield Farm, Smart Car, and Philips to name a few... But mostly MSN, the biggest (and most capable) financial backer, actually gets the credit of "presenting" the event.
The hot spots for Live Earth are as follows:
- To be announced - Shanghai, (China) Asia
- Aussie Stadium - Sydney, Australia
- Cradle of Human Kind - Johannesburg, (South Africa) Africa
- HSH Nordbank Arena - Hamburg, (Germany) Europe
- Wembley Stadium - London, Europe
- CopaCabana Beach - Rio De Janeiro, (Brazil) South America
- Tokyo Dome - Tokyo, (Japan) Asia
- Giants Stadium - NYC, (United States) North America
Which is a grand total of 6 continents, although the website claims again and again it's 7. I don't get it.
The US lineup boasts an eclectic group of some of the top artists. So far its been confirmed that 15 artists will perform live:
- Kanye West
- Melissa Ethridge
- A Fire Inside
- Dave Matthews Band
- Kelly Clarkson
- Fall Out Boy
- Akon
- Roger Waters
- KT Tunstall
- Smashing pumpkins
- Alicia Keys
- John Mayer
- Ludacris
- The Police
- Bon Jovi
The US will also be the concluding venue for the event. And if you can't make it to New York AND get a ticket, which is you, MSN has made it possible to view it streaming off of one of the 39 localized web portals. Not only that but if you still watch TV it will be broadcasted on NBC, along with 120 networks worldwide.
"We hope the energy created by Live Earth will jump start a massive public education effort," co-chair vice president Al Gore says. "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."
We can only hope.
— josh
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