Madonna headlines Live Earth concert

by Victoria Revay | April 10, 2007 at 07:33 am
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I'm so excited! 

Organizers have finally announced the performers for the U.S. leg of the Live Earth concerts, that will take place on July 7th -- on 7 different continents, 24/7. They will start in Sydney, Australia and continue across the globe, concluding with the U.S. show.  The concert will be held at Giants Stadium in New Jersey.  Tickets go on sale on April 16th.

Here are the performers:

AFI

AKON

ALICIA KEYS

BON JOVI

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND

FALL OUT BOY

JOHN MAYER

KANYE WEST
\nKELLY CLARKSON\u003cbr\>\nKT TUNSTALL\u003cbr\>\nLUDACRIS\u003cbr\>\nMELISSA ETHERIDGE\u003cbr\>\nRIHANNA\u003cbr\>\nROGER WATERS\u003cbr\>\nSMASHING PUMPKINS\u003cbr\>\nTHE POLICE\u003cbr\>\n \u003cbr\>\n\u003cbr\>\nTickets go on sale at 10 a.m. EDT on Monday, April 16 and will be available at \u003ca href\u003d\"http://livenation.com/liveearth\" target\u003d\"_blank\" onclick\u003d\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\"\>livenation.com/liveearth\u003c/a\> or by calling Ticketmaster at (212) 307-7171. All ticket information is available at \u003ca href\u003d\"http://LiveEarth.MSN.com\" target\u003d\"_blank\" onclick\u003d\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\"\>LiveEarth.MSN.com\u003c/a\>. All proceeds will go to The Alliance for Climate Protection and other international NGOs.\u003cbr\>\n\u003cbr\>\nLive 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.\u003cbr\>\n\u003cbr\>\nEarlier today, Wall announced that the following artists will perform at the London leg of Live Earth at Wembley Stadium:\u003cbr\>\n\u003cbr\>\n \u003cbr\>\nBEASTIE BOYS\u003cbr\>\nBLACK EYED PEAS\u003cbr\>\nBLOC PARTY\u003cbr\>\nCORINNE BAILEY RAE\u003cbr\>\nDAMIEN RICE\u003cbr\>\nDAVID GRAY \u003cbr\>\nDURAN DURAN\u003cbr\>\nFOO FIGHTERS\u003cbr\>\nGENESIS\u003cbr\>\nJAMES BLUNT\u003cbr\>\nJOHN LEGEND\u003cbr\>\nKEANE\u003cbr\>\nMADONNA \u003cbr\>\nPAOLO NUTINI\u003cbr\>\nRAZORLIGHT\u003cbr\>\nRED HOT CHILI PEPPERS\u003cbr\>\nSNOW PATROL \u003cbr\>\n \u003cbr\>\n\u003cbr\>\nExclusive 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 \u003ca href\u003d\"http://LiveEarth.MSN.com\" target\u003d\"_blank\" onclick\u003d\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\"\>LiveEarth.MSN.com\u003c/a\>. 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.\u003cbr\>\n\u003cbr\>\nWall 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. ",1]
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KELLY CLARKSON

KT TUNSTALL

LUDACRIS

MELISSA ETHERIDGE

RIHANNA

ROGER WATERS

SMASHING PUMPKINS

THE POLICE

Artists performing at London's Wembley Stadium are:

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 PATROL 

 

"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."

 


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blueandgold

MADONNA!!!  Can't wait!  #1 fan here :o)

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MichaelSlash

AFI are the best !!!!!

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