BEIJING, April 11 (Xinhuanet) --
Madonna is expected to perform at the London leg of the worldwide
Live Earth concerts, organizers said on Tuesday.
Live Earth will be held in Johannesburg, London, New Jersey, Rio de
Janeiro, Shanghai, Sydney and Tokyo to raise climate change
awareness.
Wembley Stadium will serve as the site for London's Live Earth
concert, which will also feature arists including Red Hot Chili
Peppers, Beastie Boys, Black Eyed Peas, Foo Fighters and Duran
Duran.
Headliners for the U.S. concert at Giants Stadium in East
Rutherford, N.J., include Bon Jovi, the Dave Matthews Band, Kanye
West, Rihanna, John Mayer, Smashing Pumpkins and Fall Out
Boy.
"This monster lineup will ensure Live Earth meets our goal of
bringing together people from around the world to combat the
climate crisis," Live Earth founder and executive producer Kevin
Wall said Tuesday. "Musicians who have answered our call span
multiple genres and generations."
The concerts mark the start of a new campaign called Save Our
Selves, the Campaign for a Climate in Crisis.
Organizers are hoping to attract an audience of up to two billion
people.
