Live Earth: A briefing
The latest in a long list of concerts for causes, Live Earth will stage a multimedia assault on the world's attention span July 7, urging action against human-induced climate change.
from the July 5, 2007 edition
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Sites & performers
Sydney – The Australia show kicks off the seven-continent, 24-hour event headlined by entertainers Wolfmother and Jack Johnson.
Tokyo – Following the concert, which features some of the top musical talent in Asia, a special music event will be held at the To-Ji Buddhist temple in Kyoto.
Shanghai – China's event will be held on the steps of the Oriental Pearl Tower. It's topped by the 12 Girls Band, a dozen young women who play compositions on traditional Chinese instruments. The group's members were selected from more than 4,000 applicants.
Hamburg – Two-time Olympic gold medalist figure skater Katarina Witt will speak at Germany's event, while rapper Snoop Dogg and singer Chris Cornell of Audioslave will perform.
London – Madonna, the Beastie Boys, and Duran Duran will be joined by the likes of Spinal Tap, the mock-rock group immortalized in the 1984 film, "This Is Spinal Tap."
Johannesburg – South Africa's concert was originally to be held at Maropeng's Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, 40 minutes from Johannesburg, but was changed to the more accessible Coca-Cola Dome. Supermodel Naomi Campbell will speak.
Rio De Janeiro – More than 1 million people are expected to attend this free concert on the famous Copacabana Beach, where Lenny Kravitz, Pharrell Williams, and Macy Gray will perform along with Brazilian artists.
New York – The US is capping the global event with performances by The Police, Smashing Pumpkins, Roger Waters, and Kanye West. The venue is actually across the Hudson River at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
Antarctica – The indie rock band Nunatak, made up of five scientists stationed in Antarctica, will perform for a live audience of only 17 people, although the performance will be broadcast on TV, radio, and the Internet. (Read more about this concert in the Friday, July 6, Monitor.)
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