Tens of thousands of people poured into venues in Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hamburg to hear Linkin Park, Rihanna, Shakira, Crowded House, Kumi Koda and others, while former US Vice-President Al Gore appealed for action on climate change.
Genesis, Razorlight and Snow Patrol kicked off the event at London’s Wembley Stadium, leading a star-studded cast there, including Madonna, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Spinal Tap, who will play before an expected 70,000 crowd. Live Earth hopes to reach up to 2 billion people through radio, television and the Internet.—Reuters