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:

BEASTIE BOYS
BLACK EYED PEAS
BLOC PARTY
CORINNE BAILEY RAE
DAMIEN RICE
DAVID GRAY
DURAN DURAN
FOO FIGHTERS
GENESIS
JAMES BLUNT
JOHN LEGEND
KASABIAN
KEANE
MADONNA
METALLICA
PAOLO NUTINI
PUSSYCAT DOLLS
RAZORLIGHT
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
SNOW PATROL
SPINAL TAP
TERRA NAOMI

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 GroupI 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 / press@liveearth.org


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