Madonna and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are among acts expected to perform at the Live Earth concert in London on July 7th to raise awareness about climate change, organisers said today.
Built on the model Bob Geldof used for the anti-poverty Live 8 concerts in 2005, Live Earth will be held in Johannesburg, London, Rio de Janeiro, Shanghai, Sydney and Tokyo.
A US venue has yet to be finalised as environmental campaigner Al Gore faces Republican opposition to holding one of the seven gigs in Washington.
"By attracting an audience of billions, we hope Live Earth will launch a global campaign giving a critical mass of people around the world the tools they need to help solve the climate crisis," Mr Gore said in a statement.
Mr Gore, whose climate change documentary An Inconvenient Truthwon an Oscar this year, is spearheading efforts to recruit the world of pop music to his cause.
Also due to appear at Wembley Stadium in London are Beastie Boys, Black Eyed Peas, Corinne Bailey Rae, Duran Duran, Genesis, James Blunt and Snow Patrol.
Registration for tickets to the London concert opens from April 13th to 16th on the Web site www.livenation.co.uk/liveearth.