Live Earth Concerts

Since Al Gore and An Inconvenient Truth won for the Oscar and all...I thought I would write a little bit about global warming and things that people are doing to raise awareness and money. One of the things I love best about An Inconvenient Truth is that it doesn't just leave you with the message and stats of the money...and nothing else. If you visit the movie's website...it also give a lot more information and some ways in which we can take action and make a difference. I *heart* Al Gore...no, seriously.

I think Global Warming is such a huge issue and something that if we don't do something about now...then soon it will be too late. I am terrified that people won't actually be called to do anything until things look as bad as possible and by then, I fear our hands will be tied. I worry about our future generations and the world that we are leaving them.

I came across this site...talking about Live Earth Concerts. It reminds me a lot of Farm Aid, which I am a huge fan of. Live Earth Concerts is hoping to raise money and awareness by having seven huge megaconcerts around the world on the same day. The concerts are scheduled for 7-7-2007. All the proceeds of the concerts will go to the Alliance for Climate Protection, which is chaired by the one and only Al Gore. But these concerts are about much more than just money....they are about education and making an impact as well. There will be information shared at the events and tips for how people can get involved. I know they do the same things at the Farm Aid concerts I have been at...the music was great, but I also learned more about local farming and the laws that effect them when I went to the shows.

The creators of Live Earth Concerts have also said that they intend for it to be much more than a one day event. They hope for the message and education that is shared on 7-7-2007 to echo for days, weeks, months, years to come, etc.

I know your next question is what countries will be holding these concerts...and luckily, I have the answer. Right now the countries slated to be hosts to Live Earth Concerts are Antartica, Australia, Brazil, China, Japan, South Africa (if I could...I would love to go to this concert...to see the country and hear the music), United Kingdom and of course, the USA.

And the next question...who's playing?? They only have 25 artists confirmed right now, but the site says that we can expect up to 75 more in the future. Here is the list of the confirmed artists right now:

Red Hot Chili Peppers
Bon Jovi
John Mayer
Fall Out Boy
Faith Hill and Tim McGraw
Foo Fighters
Snoop Dogg
Lenny Kravitz
Duran Duran
Snow Patrol
John Legend
The Black Eyed Peas
Akon
Enrique Iglesias
Mana
Keane
Kelly Clarkson
Korn
AFI
Paolo Nutini
Bloc Party
Damien Rice
Corinne Bailey Rae
Melissa Etheridge

Cool, eh? I would definitely love to see some of those people...Melissa Etheridge, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bon Jovi, Snow Patrol, Lenny, etc. I still can't believe U2 isn't on that list...given how much charity work they do, but who knows...maybe they will be soon.

Anyways...check out the site because they said they were updating information soon. If the concert in the US is on the east coast...it might be something I want to go too. I think the issue of Global Warming is so important and well, I love music too.