Live Earth

Live Earth was a global concert series, which took place on 7 July 2007 a ​​total of 24 hours after the model of Live Aid and Live 8 on all seven continents. They thus became the largest ever charity music event in history. Was launched the project by former U.S. Vice President and environmental activist Al Gore and by music producer Kevin Wall, who wanted to do with global warming and climate change, which was founded by Wall Alliance Save Our Selves (SOS ) carefully. SOS acted as an umbrella organization of the event and wanted to set up with the proceeds of an endowment for climate protection. In addition, the concert series was to bring people around the world to reduce emissions of climate- damaging carbon dioxide by 2050 by 90 percent. The Emmy Award winner Wall functioned as early as 2005 at the Live 8 events, with his company Control Room as a producer.

The Venues

In most large concerts, the audience had to pay an entrance fee. Only at the Copacabana and in Washington, D.C. there was free admission. Concerts in Kyoto, where in 1997, named after the city climate protection protocol was signed, and in the Antarctic were not publicly available.

Wembley Stadium

Tō -ji Temple

National Museum of the American Indian

Giants Stadium

Copacabana

Furthermore, an event in Istanbul ( Turkey) was planned, however, was canceled in June due to lack of interest and sponsors.

Under the motto Friends of Live Earth on July 7, there were also over 10,000 smaller satellite events in approximately 130 countries; from the concert to the public Public Viewing. For Live Earth set for 22 hours a worldwide popular and commercial-free TV signal.

Media, tickets and sponsors

Al Gore during the presentation of the project on 15 February 2007 in Los Angeles, that you expect for the concerts with a total of around one million visitors, and would reach about two billion viewers and listeners in 120 countries across the different media. In April, the advance sale of tickets began. On 12 May 2007 Al Gore declared that the free concert at the Brazilian Copacabana, measured by the number of spectators, the biggest event of the day will be. But here he expected at least a million visitors, making the first estimate of global attendances would double to about two million to. The local organizers expected around 700,000 spectators, but had early July, a short-term cancellation of the concert fear. A judge in Rio de Janeiro, the event was first prohibited because of safety and environmental concerns, but this ban was lifted shortly thereafter, after consultation with the police again. The official number of audience was given after the end of the concert, with around 400,000.

The media group MSN acted as main sponsor and spread the concerts via a live stream on the Internet. Other sponsors were the U.S. company PepsiCo, eBay and Philips. The electronics group agreed a long-term partnership with the Action Alliance. Smart took the shuttle service and sponsored the concert in Germany, while Chevrolet unveiled the official English "Live Earth" website on msn.com. Critics criticized in particular the strong link between the environmental awareness with commercial interests.

On 17 May 2007 Madonna released the first official Live Earth song " Hey You " as a download. She sang the title on July 7 in London's Wembley Stadium. For each of the first million downloads - in the first week for free - MSN promised to donate 25 cents to the Alliance for Climate Protection. Critics complained that the stars themselves consume too much energy. Thus, amounts to the monthly bill for the current to Al Gore's property 1,300 U.S. dollars, which he refers, however, completely from renewable energy sources.

Live Earth in Germany

On May 24, ticket sales for the concert in Hamburg launched. The ticket prices 47-57 euros included, according to the sales agency a CO2 tax of 0.30 euros. With this delivery tree plantations in the southern hemisphere to be financed as compensation for the damage caused by the concert CO2 emissions.

The ProSieben and N24 were broadcasting the concert live on television. While the news channel reported around the clock from the event, ProSieben started the transfer at 17:30 clock and 20:15 clock showed Al Gore's documentary An Inconvenient Truth, as well as a special edition of the science magazine Galileo on climate change. The rights for the radio transmission were at the ARD regional broadcasters.

Shakira opened the concert in Hamburg, which is why the clock planned for 15:00 start of the event time to 14:00 clock was moved forward. Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) was about 23:00 clock the last race of the day. Was presented to the organization of the tabloid Bild. A few days before the event, only about half of the 45,000 tickets had been sold; in rainy weather about 29,000 paying visitors were registered on July 7. Therefore, the event ended with a loss of 950,000 euros, which must be met by the public company " Hamburg Marketing".

Live Earth in Antarctica

Thus, the concert series actually, as announced by the organizers, could take place "on all seven continents," still had to be organized a concert in Antarctica. This was also originally announced, but could not be implemented as planned. Al Gore had suggested without knowledge of the regional flight conditions, to let fly an internationally known star or a band for an appearance on the Antarctic Peninsula. Offs and landings are but because of the Antarctic winter in July there not possible. It would be contrary to the official Live Earth Information not have been the first rock concert in the history of the 7th continent: in the McMurdo Station, the music festival " Icestock " takes place annually since the 1990s. Found at the suggestion of the British Antarctic Survey instead a very small scale concerts of the house band Nunatak in the British Rothera Station with the songs " How many people" and "Would you do it all again? " Instead, which is recorded as video and on 7 July. were sent multiple times worldwide. The formation consists of five already present scientists of the station whose music style is called " indie-rock -folk fusion ". The maximum number of audience was already known before the concert: As the winter occupation of the station consists of only 22 people, it could be less than 17 musicians.

Participating artists

Over 150 of the world's most famous artists were invited to perform without a fee. The overview shows - each in alphabetical order - only the musicians and bands of the official " Live Earth " concerts on.

Concerts

Moderators:

  • Angela Bishop
  • Tim " Rosso " Ross
  • Adam Spencer
  • Jimmy Barnes
  • Hamish and Andy
  • Richard Wilkins
  • Ian Thorpe
  • James Mathieson
  • Michael Chugg
  • Peter Garrett

Shanghai

Kyoto

Moderators:

  • Katarina Witt
  • Nova Meier Henrich
  • Holger Ponik
  • Andreas Kuhlage
  • Elton
  • Tim Mälzer
  • Oli.P
  • Guelcan Kamps
  • Michael Mittermeier Meier
  • Simon Gosejohann
  • Eberhard Brandes ( CEO WWF Germany )
  • Charlotte Engelhardt

Moderators:

Moderators:

Artist:

Moderators:

Washington

Artist:

  • Blues nation
  • Garth Brooks
  • Iyanka Cooray featuring Hasula Prematilake
  • Kim Richey
  • Native Roots
  • Yarina
  • Trisha Yearwood

Moderators:

  • Tim Johnson
  • Henrietta man
  • Katsi Cook
  • Al Gore
  • Daniel Wildcat

Moderators:

  • Guta Stressar
  • Edgar

Video messages

Between the performances of various bands and speakers video messages (so-called " Public Service Anouncements ," short PSA ) of various celebrities have been shown again and again. Such messages were recorded for example by Will Ferrell, Naomi Campbell, Jessica Biel, Ken Watanabe, Josh Lucas, Robert Patrick, Julia Louis -Dreyfus, Cameron Diaz, Anna Friel, Jennifer Garner, Pierce Brosnan, Emily Blunt, Holly Hunter, Penelope Cruz, Chris Rock and Jason Biggs.

Charity (practice) Climate change mitigation Oceania Australia Chiba, Chiba Africa East Rutherford, New Jersey Copacabana (Rio de Janeiro) Rothera Research Station Adelaide Island Nunatak (Band) Jack Johnson (musician) Paul Kelly (Australian musician) Sarah Brightman Evonne Hsu Anthony Brandon Wong Revolverheld Genesis (Band) David Gray (musician) Keane (band) The Pussycat Dolls Spinal Tap (band) Zola (musician) AFI (Band) Abigail Breslin James Hansen Pharrell Williams Julia Louis-Dreyfus Penélope Cruz The Climate Reality Project 350.org Climate justice Reuters Queen (Band) Taylor Hawkins Chad Smith Bass guitar Mike Rutherford John Taylor (bass guitarist)
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