Metallica, Kasabian, Pussycat Dolls and Terra Naomi join the London
Leg of 7/7/07 Concerts to Combat Global Warming
LONDON (June 19, 2007) -- Metallica, Kasabian, Pussycat
Dolls, and Terra Naomi are the final acts to be added to the Live Earth London
line-up performing at Wembley Stadium as part of the 24-hour, 7-continent Live
Earth concert series on 7/7/07.
With an already astounding line up that includes some of the best music acts
from around the world, this monumental event will bring together more than 2
billion people to combat the climate crisis.
With the full line-up for Live Earth London now revealed, hosts and guest
presenters will be announced shortly. The full Wembley line-up is:
BEASTIE BOYS BLACK EYED PEAS BLOC PARTY CORINNE BAILEY
RAE DAMIEN RICE DAVID GRAY DURAN DURAN FOO
FIGHTERS GENESIS JAMES BLUNT JOHN LEGEND
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KASABIAN KEANE MADONNA METALLICA PAOLO NUTINI PUSSYCAT
DOLLS RAZORLIGHT RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS SNOW PATROL SPINAL
TAP TERRA NAOMI
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An exclusive download of Metallica's Live Earth performance is going to be
available for a minimal fee immediately after the event finishes. All money
raised will benefit four climate charities hand-selected by the band: Sierra
Club, The Apollo Alliance, WWF and Rainforest Action Network.
Lars Ulrich of Metallica... "I love my sons. I want them to "inherit the
Earth" FOR REAL! We keep waiting for future generations to solve the problems;
to invent cleaner technology; to pay the costs...that's the same as passing the
buck. I want the buck to stop here, now. I want lawmakers and laws to impose
change. Nothing else will keep this world safe for my sons."
Kasabian, whose latest album 'Empire' went in at number one in the UK album
chart, are joined by Grammy nominated pop sensations the Pussycat Dolls, and
Terra Naomi, who wrote the song 'Say It's Possible' after watching Al
Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth." As part of a virtual tour from her Los
Angeles apartment, she recorded herself on a video camera and posted it on
YouTube; it soon found itself on the site's front page. Within two days, it had
amassed over 200,000 views - a figure that now stands at over 2 million.
A small number of tickets have been released this week and successful
applications will be contacted by SMS with instructions on how to purchase their
tickets.
Live Earth was founded by Kevin Wall, CEO of Control Room, the company
producing the concerts globally. Live Earth will bring together more than 100 of
the world's top music acts to inspire an audience of over two billion people to
trigger a mass movement to combat global warming. Live Earth seeks to inspire
its global audience to make meaningful and lasting changes in their lives and
spur action by corporations and governments to turn the tide on global warming.
"The amazing support for Live Earth just keeps on growing," says Live Earth
Founder and Executive Producer Kevin Wall. "The talent involved in the Live
Earth shows around the world is phenomenal, and it is great to have such
influential people involved in what is such an important cause."
The 24-hour Live Earth concert series will begin in Sydney, Australia on July 7, 2007 and continue across
all 7 continents with events in Tokyo, Japan; Shanghai, China; Istanbul, Turkey; Johannesburg, South Africa; London, United Kingdom; Hamburg, Germany; and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, before concluding in New York, United States.
Live Earth marks the beginning of a multi-year campaign carried out by The
Climate Group, Stop Climate Chaos, the Alliance for Climate Protection, and other
international NGOs to move individuals, corporations and governments to take
action to solve global warming. Former Vice President of the United States Al
Gore is the Chair of the Alliance for Climate Protection and a Partner of Live
Earth.
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 localised 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.
Live Earth is partnering with companies who share the commitment to helping
people live a more energy efficient lifestyle. smart is the world's only automaker
serving as an Official Partner. Unlike any other vehicle, the new smart fortwo
combines a modern, individual lifestyle with environmental protection by setting
the standard in urban mobility and offering the lowest CO2 emission of any
vehicle on the market. Philips, as the world's leading lighting supplier, joins
Live Earth as an Official Partner. Philips was the first to introduce the energy
saving light bulb in 1980 and has put environmental product improvement at the
heart of its business with its EcoDesign program since 1994, increasing its
green product range year by year.
Control Room has produced and distributed more than 60 concerts since its
founding in 2005 featuring Beyonce, Madonna, Green Day and the Rolling Stones,
among others.
For further information on Live Earth London, contact:
Press: LD Communications, London 44 (0)207 439 7222 TV/Radio: 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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