LONDON (CelebrityAccess MediaWire) — Live Nation has announced that it will promote this summer’s highly anticipated Live Earth concerts in London and New York on 7/7/07 on behalf of Live Earth founder and Control Room CEO Kevin Wall.
The 7-continent, 24-hour Live Earth concerts were announced earlier this week. Confirmed headliners for the London event at Wembley Stadium include Genesis, Beastie Boys, Madonna, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Duran Duran, Bloc Party, David Gray, Foo Fighters, Razorlight, Paolo Nutini, Keane, Snow Patrol, Damien Rice, Black Eyed Peas, Corinne Bailey Rae, James Blunt and John Legend.
The New York concert at Giants Stadium will feature The Police, Roger Waters, Smashing Pumpkins, Bon Jovi, Dave Matthews Band, Faith Hill & Tim McGraw, Kanye West, Alicia Keys, Fall Out Boy, Kelly Clarkson, Ludacris, Melissa Etheridge, AFI, John Mayer, Rihanna, KT Tunstall and Akon.
Live Nation played a major role in the recent Live8 concerts that were staged around the globe in 2005. The company staged the events in London, Philadelphia, and Berlin.
“We are very pleased to have been entrusted to stage the concert at the new Wembley Stadium in London and are anticipating massive demand for Live Earth tickets,” said Live Nation UK Managing Director Stuart Galbraith.
“It is a testament to our global reach at Live Nation that we are able to stage concerts on two continents simultaneously on the same day. This is an extraordinary undertaking and we are proud to be involved in the production of this event in multiple cities around the world,” said Bruce Moran, President of Live Nation New York.
Tickets for the London event will be allocated by ballot beginning on Friday, April 13th in an effort to ensure that all music fans have an equal opportunity to access tickets. In the United States tickets will go on sale Monday, April 16th at 10a.m. EDT. –by CelebrityAccess Staff Writers
