Stars line up for Live Earth concerts

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Snoop Dogg and Foo Fighters will head the lineup for seven 24-hour concerts this July as part of a campaign aiming to raise awareness of environmental and climate change issues.

The Live Earth concerts will take place in seven different cities on July 7, and will run for 24 hours, bringing together performers from across the world. The format is similar to that of 2005’s Live 8, where Coldplay and U2 rallied support for the Make Poverty History campaign.

At a press conference with curator and one-time US Presidential candidate Al Gore, Sydney was confirmed to host the Oceania event, while Shanghai, London, Johannesburg will also take part. Events are scheduled for Japan, Brazil and the USA, though host cities are still to be confirmed, and the message is estimated to reach two billion people through television, radio and internet.

Artists announced so far include:
Pharrell
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Foo Fighters
Snoop Dogg
Lenny Kravitz
Bon Jovi
Paolo Nutini
Sheryl Crow
AFI
Melissa Etheridge
John Mayer
Damien Rice
Corrine Bailey Rae
Duran Duran
Snow Patrol
John Legend
Black Eyed Peas
Akon
Enrique Iglesias
Fall Out Boy
Mana
Keane
Korn
Kelly Clarkson
Faith Hill & Tim McGraw
Bloc Party

Stay tuned to FasterLouder for all the latest on Live Earth 07/07/07.