November 21, 2008 - Roger Waters and Will.I.Am are among the artists scheduled to join Bon Jovi and actor Amitabh Bachchan Dec. 7 for Live Earth India, which will be broadcast on various TV outlets in India, Hong Kong and South East Asia. The concert, which will feature an appearance by former US Vice President Al Gore, also will be shown online at MSN.
July 9, 2007 - Once you put the energy-sucking and pollution-producing metropolis of New York City behind and start heading south, one of the next behemoths of conspicuous consumption, the Meadowlands sports complex, rises from the swamps of Jersey. The cold and uninviting concrete of Giants Stadium seems like the least 'green' location possible for a concert dedicated to saving the planet from environmental destruction, but the venue ended up substituting for what was originally planned as a Washington, DC, ground-zero destination for Live Earth US.
July 6, 2007 - As the monumental Live Earth concert gets ready to rock the world tomorrow (7/7), last-minute changes are the order of today, including the addition of a Washington, DC, show headlined by superstar country couple Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood.
June 29, 2007 - Pop-rock outfit Matchbox Twenty is in the studio working on some new material that will turn up on the group's forthcoming hits compilation, "Exile on Mainstream," which is due out Oct. 2, according to Atlantic Records.
June 28, 2007 - Veteran theatrical rockers KISS have announced an Aug. 14 release date for "KISSOLOGY 2: 1978-1992," its follow-up to last year's successful "KISSOLOGY 1: 1974-1977" DVD box set.
June 28, 2007 - The massive Live Earth concert that will take place around the world July 7 won't just send a message about the climate crisis; it will ask music fans to take action--very specific action.
June 22, 2007 - The Dave Matthews Band, concerned that the US government is not providing adequate medical care for injured troops, is asking fans to add their names to a petition that the group plans to send to the Secretary of Defense and members of Congress.
June 15, 2007 - Kelly Clarkson's North American arena tour has been canceled due to poor tickets sales. Concert promotions giant Live Nation said the singer and her team are re-evaluating the show's size and scope.
May 8, 2007 - Organizers have nailed down the lineup for the Australian version of the 24-hour Live Earth concerts, which will span all seven continents July 7 in an effort to bring attention to the climate crisis.
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