Live Earth Update

The Live Earth concert which is taking place worldwide in July will feature a bevy of celebrities performing in multiple countries. The UK part of the concert will feature the Black Eyed Peas, the Beastie Boys, Corrine Bailey Rae and John Legend while in America the stage will be shared by Kanye West, Ludacris and Akon as well as Rihanna, John Mayer and Alicia Keys. The concert is to improve world awareness of global warming and the harm it does to our environment. "We hope the energy created by Live Earth will jump start a massive public education effort," explained Live Earth Vice President Al Gore via a statement. "Live Earth will help us reach a tipping point that's needed to move corporations and governments to take decisive action to solve the climate crisis." The first concert of this kind was staged back in 1985 and organized by former Boomtown Rats front man Bob Geldof who staged the concert to help those who suffered from famine throughout third world countries. Tickets for the concerts go on sale on Monday April 16th.