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| Author | Comment | Jon
Feb-15-2007, 22:24 GMT
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USA - United Staates America
 | A series of concerts "bigger than Live Aid" is being planned for July, in a bid to put the subject of climate change before an audience of a global audience of 2bn.
The event, scheduled for July 7, will feature co-ordinated film, music and television events in seven cities including London, Washington DC, Shanghai, Rio de Janeiro, Cape Town and Kyoto, with major broadcasters and media owners aiming to extend the reach of public awareness of global warming.
It is understood that former US vice-president Al Gore, whose movie An Inconvenient Truth brought climate change to cinema audiences last year, will announce the event tomorrow in London.
They are promising a line-up of artists to "dwarf" that of the Live8 and Live Aid concerts, thought to be branded under the name "SOS".
One person close to the event said yesterday: "The talent involved is just exponentially bigger because the issue itself is bigger.â?
I wonder if Paul might be involved in any of these? | | | | nancy
Feb-16-2007, 02:20 GMT
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| 7/7/07
Concerts on all 7 continents:
Shanghai
Sydney
Johannesburg
London
Brazil
Japan
United States
Antarctica
100+ artists
Current and legendary artists across all genres performing multiple hits.
Announced today (15.02.2007):
Pharrell
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Foo Fighters
Snoop Dogg
Lenny Kravitz
Bon Jovi
Paolo Nutini
Sheryl Crow
AFI
Melissa Etheridge
John Mayer
Damien Rice
Corrine Bailey Rae
Duran Duran
Snow Patrol
John Legend
Black Eyed Peas
Akon
Enrique Iglesias
Fall Out Boy
Mana
Keane
Kelly Clarkson
Korn
Faith Hill w/ Tim McGraw
Bloc Party | | | | nancy
Feb-16-2007, 02:21 GMT
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USA - United Staates America
| I wonder if there is any chance that Paul will be added later? | | | | Dave C
Feb-16-2007, 09:43 GMT
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United Kingdom
 | I would hope so. He`s a liberal supporter of such causes. He went down to New Orleans didn`t he, even though his presence and support wasn`t mentioned on the news? These constant weather disasters are, in part, due to global warming. He`s already demonstrated his interest and care, so let`s hope he is part of the SOS event. | | | | Bodo
Feb-16-2007, 12:12 GMT
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Austria
 | I don´t think that these big concerts can do anything against global warming.
It´s like this Live 8 thing 2 years ago - did it help anything - IMO no (fundraising a few million $ will not change anything, not for the poor people on other continents, and by far not the climate change)
But for the music fans it is a big party, they hope their star will appear too, and they can salve their consciences beeing a part of it.
A few hundred stars will all fly with their own private jet to the concerts, pollute the air, and then will sing against global warming - what an act.... AND, the Antarctic should be leaven alone, there shouldn´t be any concert, fans and new reporters, camera teams a.s.o. This is the laste continet mankind didn´t destroy till today. But it is sooo cool to have a concert on the 7th continent, isn´t it?
Marketing, thats all. Next concert against global warming will be on the moon then...too hot in the antarctic
BTW Dave - Pauls appearance in New Orleans and Bilouxi got really BIG response on the news, even abroad here in Europe they mentioned that he brought his mobile clinics to the area. I think he prefers events where he really CAN help, doing something that has an effect.
IMO singin against global warmin is like praying against war - it´s in other peoples hand what will happen. | | | | Dave C
Feb-16-2007, 14:30 GMT
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| None of the news coverage I saw even mentioned Paul`s efforts. BUT that was why I posed it as a question and not a statement.
As far as the concert goes, its not just the money, but the awareness. The politicians don`t seem to want to do anything so its up to somebody else to try something, and if its singers staging a concert so be it.
Its better than apathy.
The ironic thing of course, is all of the energy which will be consumed in staging this massive event! Broadcast media; transport; feeding the stage equipment.
| | | | Mimi
Feb-16-2007, 18:35 GMT
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Austria
| Bodo, I thought the same when they mentioned, that there will be a concert in the antarctica. I would like to know what enviorment activists think about the idea, to bring tons of euqipment in that area. | | | | |
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