Live Earth Concert
Linkin Park performs at Sydney Cricket Ground for Live Earth, a global climate change awareness event.
On July 7, 2007, Linkin Park performed at the Sydney Cricket Ground as part of Live Earth, a one-off benefit concert series developed to combat climate change. The concerts brought together more than 150 musical acts in twelve locations around the world, broadcast globally via television, radio, and the Internet. Linkin Park's set in Sydney contributed to an event that aimed to raise awareness of global warming and launch the Live Earth Call to Action, a seven-point pledge for environmental action.
- Event
- Live Earth Concert Series
- Date
- July 2007
- Location
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Australia
- Cause
- Climate Change Awareness
- Broadcast Scope
- Global Simulcast
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Lore & Background
The Live Earth concerts were announced on February 15, 2007, by Al Gore, Kevin Wall, and other celebrities. The umbrella organization was Save Our Selves, founded by Kevin Wall, with partners including former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and the Alliance for Climate Protection. The event was claimed to be carbon neutral, with organizers purchasing carbon credits to offset flights. During the concerts, audiences were asked to support a seven-point pledge, including demands for international treaties to cut global warming pollution and personal actions to become carbon neutral. The Sydney Cricket Ground was one of twelve locations worldwide hosting the event on July 7, 2007.
In Their Own Story
The Sydney Cricket Ground hosted Linkin Park as part of the Live Earth concert series on July 7, 2007. The event was broadcast to over 130 countries by more than 500 media partners, including television, radio, Internet, and wireless channels. Live Earth set a new record for online entertainment with over 15 million video streams during the live concert alone. The concerts followed in the tradition of benefit events like Live Aid (1985) and Live 8 (2005), using multiple pop and rock musicians to promote awareness of a single cause. Unlike Live 8, which was free, Live Earth charged admission but was made broadly available via television and the Internet.
Reader's Guide
Linkin Park's performance at Live Earth in Sydney was part of a global effort to raise awareness about climate change. The event's organizers intended to present concerts on all seven continents, though the South African concert was moved to the Coca-Cola Dome due to poor ticket sales. The Washington D.C. venue was secured only hours before the concert began, with Al Gore making a surprise announcement that it would take place at the Museum of the American Indian. Live Earth's supporters included climate change activists in New Zealand's Climaction Coalition, who praised the concert organizers. The event also produced 60 short films directed by leading filmmakers, and profits from The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook were donated to the Alliance for Climate Protection.
Did You Know?
- Live Earth was a one-off event developed to combat climate change, with the first series of benefit concerts held on July 7, 2007.
- The logo for Live Earth was the Morse code distress signal.
- The 2007 event set a new record for online entertainment with over 15 million video streams during the live concert alone.
- Live Earth charged admission, unlike the similar Live 8 concerts which were free.
- The event was claimed to be carbon neutral, with organizers purchasing carbon credits to offset the environmental impact of flights.
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