Former Vice-President and environmentalist Al Gore has announced his plans for a “Live Earth” concert to promote awareness of the imminent dangers of global warming. A top-notch lineup of artists, including American Idol season one winner Kelly Clarkson, will perform in concerts on 7/7/2007 across the world. The concerts will be aired on television, radio, and the Web with MSNBC reporting that the concerts will be streamed live on MSN.
In addition to Clarkson, other artists already slated to perform include the Food Fighters, Lenny Kraits, Melissa Etheridge, Sheryl Crow, John Mayer, Duran, Koran, Harrell, the Black Eyed Peas, Akin, Enrique Silesians, Fall out Boy, Corrine Bailey Rae, Faith Hill, and Tim McGraw. The promoters plan to hold the concerts in Shanghai, China; Johannesburg, South Africa; Sydney, Australia; London, England; Kyoto, Japan; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and the United States. Gore also has plans to stage the first effort roc concert in Antarctica having a Live Earth performance there as well.