LIVE EARTH CONCERTS

It has been predicted that over one million people will show up to Brazil’s Copacabana Beach for the Live Earth concert.The Brazilian leg of the 24-hour, global music extravaganza is the only free concert out of the shows planned for South Africa, Germany, England and North America.

The headlining acts for the event have been revealed. Rio de Janeiro will be welcoming Lenny Kravitz, Pharrell Williams, Macy Gray and more to help raise awareness of global warming. (more)

 It was announced on Friday (June 22) that the hip shaking Colombian sensation Shakira has joined an already star-studded lineup for the July 7, 2007 concert. (more)

The Istanbul leg of the Live Earth concerts has been cancelled due to lack of sponsorship support from local business.

According to reports, local businesses were reluctant to become involved with the show, fearing criticism from environmental groups who could accuse their factories of contributing to global warming. (read more)

Turkish acts including Sebnem Ferah and Hayko Cepkin were among those who had agreed to play the show, but now the city will feature eight giant screens to show the events happening in the other Live Earth shows around the world.

Turkey’s concert will be staged at The Seven Towers Fortress, which is an historic Byzantine site in the capital.

Mr Gore, along with the actress and Live Earth Istanbul spokeswoman Sebnem Donmez, spoke at a press conference at the Cirigan Palace to issue updates on the progress of Live Earth, which will take place on July 7th. (read more)

The 24 hour Live Earth extravaganza is nearing, and to live up to their quota of playing all seven continents, Live Earth Antarctica has been announced.

The indie rock band Nunatak will be the sole band on the freezing continent, which at this time of year can’t be accessed by sea (due to frozen water) or by air (due to the freezing and thin air).

Nunatak are made up of five scientists aged 22 to 28 who are stationed on the generally unpopulated continent and play indie rock.

They will be performing to the smallest audience out of all the Live Earth’s, with only 17 people watching them, although they will be broadcast out to potentially two billion people through TV, radio and the internet on the 7th of July. (source)

More tickets to the New York concert. They go on sale Monday, June 4, at 10 am ET. Even better news? These are the cheap seats: $55 and $85. Buy them here. (source)

TOKYO - Japan will host two live-music events as part of the 24-hour, seven-continent Live Earth concert series to combat global warming on July 7, organizers said. The Makuhari Messe venue, in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, will be the scene of a daylong “Live Earth” concert, while another show will be held the same day at the Toji Buddhist temple in the western Japanese city of Kyoto later the same day. Performers scheduled to perform at the Makuhari Messe events include female vocalists Ai, Ai Otsuka and Cocco, plus Linkin Park and Japanese band Rize, while the Kyoto show will feature Japanese hip-hop group Rip Slyme and veteran electro-pop group Yellow Magic Orchestra. (source)