SA Live Earth line-up revealed
2007-06-11 17:05
Johannesburg - Live Earth has announced the artist line-up and ticketing information for Live Earth South Africa, which will be staged at The Cradle of Humankind, Maropeng, just outside of Johannesburg.
The 24-hour Live Earth concert series will begin in Sydney, Australia on 7 July 2007 and continue across all 7 continents with events in Tokyo, Japan; Shanghai, China; Johannesburg, South Africa; London, United Kingdom; Hamburg, Germany; Istanbul, Turkey; and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, before concluding in New York, United States.
Live Earth South Africa will feature the following acts live on stage:
Angelique Kidjo
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Baaba Maal
Danny K
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Joss Stone
The Parlotones
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The Soweto Gospel Choir
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Vusi Mahlasela
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Tickets cost R250 and can be purchased through Computicket from Monday June 11 2007 at 09:00.
Naomi Campbell to speak from stage
Live Earth, whose planners include former US vice president Al Gore, 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.
It 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.
"Live Earth is taking place across all seven continents because the climate crisis affects us all - and all of us must be a part of the solution," Gore said.
Live Earth also announced that supermodel, actress; singer and author Naomi Campbell will be speaking from the stage at Live Earth Johannesburg.
"I'm proud to be a part of Live Earth and I'm especially proud that we are joining forces here in South Africa," said Campbell. "Nowhere is the issue of global warming more critical than in Africa. Live Earth Johannesburg will not only unify Africans on this issue, it will connect the crisis here with the rest of the world."
Green concert
The Live Earth production team will implement new "green event" guidelines that will address the major areas of impact of live events, including recycling, food and beverages, packaging, transportation, energy, water usage, and the event site itself.
From power generation at the concerts to garbage generated by concert goers, Live Earth will seek to "design out" waste and become the model for future live entertainment events.
Live Earth Johannesburg will be streamed live on 7 July 2007 at http://liveearth.za.msn.com.