Live Earth

[Chrizzle]

This Saturday at 5.30pm on BBC1, acts like Black Eyed Peas, Snow Patrol, Madonna, Razorlight, Metallica, Chilli Peppers and more are doing Live Earth, to raise awareness for climate change.

I think it looks really bad tbh, so much lack of advertisement.

[Bells]

There seriously is a lack of advertisement - I heard about it just, after you mentioning it! Sounds like a good line-up though, and for a good cause. Maybe it'll be a surprise... e.g. people tune in, and it turns out fantastic! (Well, you never know!) I'll probably tune in, now you've mentioned it.

[MarkWaldorf]

Really? I only just heard about this now!

[Matt]

I forgot it was happening :laugh2:

[Lauren]

I heard about this months ago when the Spice Girls re-uniting was first on the cards and this was meant to be their first live gig together. I take it they aren't doing it anymore... if they were I'd imagine stronger advertisement.

[Matt]

OMG! Hang on, that's next weekend?!?!

I forgot all about it!

[Dan_]

I heard about that a few days ago on radio 1.

Wembley Stadium (United Kingdom)

* Beastie Boys
* Black Eyed Peas
* Bloc Party
* Brian Wilson (rumoured)
* Corinne Bailey Rae
* Damien Rice
* David Gray
* Duran Duran
* Foo Fighters
* Genesis
* James Blunt
* John Legend
* Kasabian
* Keane
* Madonna
* Metallica
* Paolo Nutini
* Pussycat Dolls
* Razorlight
* Red Hot Chili Peppers
* Snow Patrol
* Spinal Tap (with Ricky Gervais)
* Terra Naomi

Presenters:

* Chris Moyles
* Russell Brand
* Cameron Diaz
* Chris Rock

Giant's Stadium-New York:
* AFI
* Akon
* Alicia Keys
* Bon Jovi
* Dave Matthews Band
* Fall Out Boy
* John Mayer
* Kanye West
* Keith Urban
* Kelly Clarkson
* KT Tunstall
* Ludacris
* Marianne Faithfull
* Melissa Etheridge
* Roger Waters
* Smashing Pumpkins
* Taking Back Sunday
* The Police

[Chrizzle]

Pussycat Dolls???? Awesome! Thats great news, I hope they sing something new.

And looking forward to BEP and Snow Patrol to

[Sam]

Theres seven limited covers of the radio times this week dedicated to Live Earth

[SiMoN!]

oh i didnt no it was this saterday
the only 1 i will be looking out for is Kelly Clarkson this rest dont intrest me much

[blackgloves]

It starts at 1.00pm on BBC Two until 5pm

and then BBC One pick up at 5.30pm - 10.30pm, news break, then 10.30pm - 4am

[Matt]

Wow. What a long concert.

[Callum]

This looks really good, ecspecially with acts like BEP, Madonna and PCD!
Hope PussyCat Dolls perform Tainted love :)

[Matt]

It's tomorrow now...

...looking forward to it?

[MarkWaldorf]

PCD aren't singing anything new, Chris.

[Chrizzle]

Originally posted by MarkChap?!
PCD aren't singing anything new, Chris.

Cack.

[Fanboy_Luke]

I hope they show the American leg, I want to see the new Pumpkins line-up. Certainly a better line-up than that Diana nonsense last week.

The whole concept of the gigs is a joke to be honest. I'm probably not the first person to point out the hypocracy of private jetting pop stars around to "raise awareness" about the deterioration of the o-zone layer (and let's be honest everyone has recognised this problem except for Dubya)

[ThisIsMarie]

Sounds really good IMO, long so will cover loads of acts. :thumbs: :thumbs2:

I can kind of remember something about live earth but it didn't even occur to me what it was when i read about it couple of days ago. It really hasn't been advertised well. :sad:




Btw it on from 12:30pm - 4.05am :shocked::shocked::shocked: lol

[Matt]

OMG!

So I can tune in any time then!

[MarkWaldorf]

Very long concert then!

[Dan_]

Must be to do with the time difference between the different countries.

[Shaun]

Liked Genesis, Snow Patrol are doing OK, Razorlight were a bit disappointing. Looking forward to others :bigsmile:

[Lauren]

I think it's really boring... none of the acts seem into it, the crowd don't seem into it... Alan Carr was reading from an auto-cue (travesty :shocked:).

Edit: Ok... the audience seemed a bit more into it when Snow Patrol started playing.

[Jonfonn!]

am only watching for Rihanna, black eyed peas, timberland (i dont think hes doing it anymore) and pussycat dolls lol

[Matt]

Originally posted by Lauren
Alan Carr was reading from an auto-cue

:shocked:

[Lauren]

LOL he just stopped mid-way and said "Come on, move the auto-cue down love" and he wasn't looking around at the audience, was just looking straight down.
Having said that, Kasabian were the first good act I've seen there today.

[MarkWaldorf]

Don't blame him, they're bloody hard to follow.

(And no, this isn't when I tell you I'm an international TV presenter. =D)

[Fanboy_Luke]

Having seen Muse at Wembley a couple of weeks ago I must say that the sound quality is very poor. Kasabian sounded shite compared to at Glasto. Didn't think much of Tom's shirt either!

[Lauren]

Originally posted by MarkChap?!
Don't blame him, they're bl***y hard to follow.

I'm not blaming him for not following the auto-cue.. I'm saying he's funnier when he's coming up with it himself :tongue:

[MarkWaldorf]

Originally posted by Lauren
Originally posted by MarkChap?!
Don't blame him, they're bl***y hard to follow.

I'm not blaming him for not following the auto-cue.. I'm saying he's funnier when he's coming up with it himself :tongue:

Lmao, I know. It's just I know where he's coming from. Who ever was running it needs a slap.

[Lauren]

Aww.... Bloc Party were brilliant :love:

[Callum]

Red Hot Chilli Peppers were good :) -Shame someone had to swear though. Tut tut :nono:

[Lauren]

Haha Chris Rock swore just before RHCP came on :nono: Naughty.
RHCP and Kasabian have been some of my faves so far, but Bloc Party top them (I've seen them live and met them, I'm a bit bias - but I've seen Kasabian live too).

Edit: Omg... Linkin Park at Tokyo, bloody amazing. They could've made this huge if they'd advertised more.

[blackgloves]

I'm not a huge rock fan, but i was pleased with RHCP performance. I also liked Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars.

The organisers seem to have wanted a rock type concert which is ashame. I'd prefer to see...

- Elton John
- Take That
- George Michael
- Scissor Sisters

[Callum]

Rihanna is amazing as usual :hugesmile:

[CassetteFinger]

I like rhianna but she is terrible at singing live but dosent matter as all her songs are wicked.

[blackgloves]

Yeah Umbrella is her best song to date, you cant help but sing along :hello:

[Callum]

Shakira is gooood :)

[Callum]

Where's Asia with the PussyCat Dolls?

[Lauren]

Originally posted by Callum
Shakira is gooood :)

Were we watching the same thing?

Ask Mark, I'm a big big Shakira fan, but jesus she's terrible live :laugh:

[Callum]

LOL I thought she was quite good, but jesus she's better recorded

[Lauren]

Foo Fighters :love::love:

Oooh yes, that was immense. I've seen them live, and indecently touched Dave Grohl.

[Ann]

I love this music lots :hugesmile:

[bonnie43uk]

Did you/are you watching it? .. what are your views on it .. artists ,bands, presenters.. or anything related.

..I'm currently watching the Foo Fighters rock the stadium.. awesome performance!!
..i've missed most of it, but i'm looking forward to Madonna later.

people are grumbling that the show is a waste of resources, but i think the positives far outweigh the negatives.
SAVE THE PLANET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dan_]

Foo Fighters just stole the show, ****ing brilliant and certainly got the crowd going.

[Chrizzle]

Ive been at a party ive missed it all:sad:

How were PCD?

[Emilee]

i think thisis a rubbish event, not advertised and has no real outcome!!

Madonna is closingthe showand she apparently creates 10x the amount of Co2 than the average british person.

Not a good luck. its a sh*t and pointless event!

[bonnie43uk]

Originally posted by Chrizzle
Ive been at a party ive missed it all:sad:

How were PCD?

SURPRISINGLY EXCELLENT:thumbs:

[Callum]

Ommmm Madonna swore! :dance2:

[Lauren]

Chris, PCD were brilliant!

Omg, Madonna swore, my ears, my ears!

[Callum]

Yea PCD were wicked! :)

[Lauren]

Originally posted by Emilee
i think thisis a rubbish event, not advertised and has no real outcome!!

Madonna is closingthe showand she apparently creates 10x the amount of Co2 than the average british person.

Not a good luck. its a sh*t and pointless event!

With support from the U.S. Green Building Council, creators of the LEED Green Building Rating System, Live Earth will implement new Green Event Guidelines. All Live Earth venues will be designed and constructed by a team of sustainability engineers who will address the environmental and energy management challenges of each concert site, as well as the operations of sponsors, partners and other Live Earth affiliates. Each venue will not only be designed to maintain a minimum environmental impact, but will showcase the latest state-of-the-art energy efficiency, on-site power generation, and sustainable facilities management practices.

[Dan_]

She always seems to swear at these major events, rather odd lol.

[Callum]

Lol, I know what you mean Dan. Naughty Madonna :nono:

[Dan_]

Naughty Madonna indeed :nono:.Who an earth are these guys on stage with her now? more like people you'd get on Eurovision!

[Will™]

just watch the end to live earth now

its been good

[Callum]

Hehe, gotta give it to her though, she is a great entertainer :dazzler:

[Dan_]

Yeah, she does put on a good show and with so many different types of songs,there is something for almost everyone to like.

I'm looking forward to seeing some of the concert from the USA.Taking Back Sunday, Bon Jovi,Kelly Clarkson and Akon are some of the acts I'm eager to see.The concert in Rio also has a good line-up.

[Callum]

Wowa, I thought Madonnas's performance of Hung Up was extrodinary!
:bouncy:

[Callum]

Yeah USA Concert looks good, can't wait to see Kelly Clarkson, Akon, Fall Out Boy and many more..

[Tom4784]

That was SO good! I hope they release a concert dvd like Live 8 or something. Madonna was amazing! She had so much energy! Madonna was my favourite but the acts were phenonimal i thought.

[Shaun]

Dammit, I missed Madonna!

It's refreshing to see so many Madonna enthusiasts though, so I'll catch up on youtube or something.

[Matt08]

I came back from Germany yesterday and on the way back on the plane we went over London and I could see the moving lights etc. in the stadium. They must have been practicing for tonight.

[Callum]

I'm still watching the other acts - Rihanna was good and KT Tunstall was amazing imo, I've totaly fallen in love with her music! :love: :bigsmile:

[spitfire]

Do you think they should of turned half the lights off so they could of saved energy?Millions switching on there tv's,1000's recording with there dvd's or video's.All those flash bulbs,all those mobile phone batteries being used
What a hypocritacal show!
T'is a bit like Mcdonalds sponsoring the original live aid!!

[philmyer92]

Originally posted by spitfire
Do you think they should of turned half the lights off so they could of saved energy?Millions switching on there tv's,1000's recording with there dvd's or video's.All those flash bulbs,all those mobile phone batteries being used
What a hypocritacal show!
T'is a bit like Mcdonalds sponsoring the original live aid!!
you say millions switchig on there tvs but very few would have just turned them on to see live earth.

[easypeasy]

bon jovi were great, "would you please stand up for your national anthem" he said, as the intro to "wanted dead or alive" kicked in. over here the foo fighters owned the day.

[ThisIsMarie]

It was really good!!! :cheer2:
Loads of variety, liked most of the people that I don't usually aswell. :thumbs:

End brought it down though :sad:. Foo Fighters were really annoying! I don't love Madonna too much but she obviously massive and good but what a cheesy, crappy performance. All those children :rolleyes: and the Gypsies :conf:, WTF!

[Ruth]

Foo Fighters were the best band there - terrific performance as always.

[Dr43%er]

"Didn't think much of Tom's shirt either!"

SirLukeofStamp, I will be sure to tell him the next time I see him. Opps, I think I may have dropped that name in. :whistle:

[~Kizwiz~]

Ok.... I have a few things to say about this event.... yes its a very important cause and its raised some major issues that need to be addressed before its too late BUT the carbon footprint this has left must be astronomic.

How did all the preformers get there..... with their dancers.... hair people...makeup and entourage????

I am sure that most used gas gussling aeroplanes and big people carriers to transport them to the venue. How many people around the world traveled to this event? How much was there carbon footprint?

How many of the performers traveled by private jet???? Not very eco friendly

[philmyer92]

Originally posted by kizwiz
Ok.... I have a few things to say about this event.... yes its a very important cause and its raised some major issues that need to be addressed before its too late BUT the carbon footprint this has left must be astronomic.

How did all the preformers get there..... with their dancers.... hair people...makeup and entourage????

I am sure that most used gas gussling aeroplanes and big people carriers to transport them to the venue. How many people around the world traveled to this event? How much was there carbon footprint?

How many of the performers traveled by private jet???? Not very eco friendly

yer but think about it they have tried so many things to make people listen about global warming and how to change and it has NOT worked!!! So if over 10,000 events 9 of which are massive concert if that doesnt help well nothing will and then it will be to late. so before you critisis them having just think why thay have had to have concerts. and in answer to your question the concerts were extremley evirmentaly friendly from lighting the stage to how artists travel to and from the concerts we were told not to come be car unless 100% nesscery loads of buses were put on for the event by doing this its acted as a example for how all concerts can be. and the money rasied was huge.

[Mark]

Between all the performers, they traveled 220,000 miles/kilometers on planes, I can't remember which - even so it's still ridiculous

- Mark

[philmyer92]

Originally posted by Mark
Between all the performers, they traveled 220,000 miles/kilometers on planes, I can't remember which - even so it's still ridiculous

- Mark
not really because they all used public planes not private jets. everyone seems to think that every celeb has a private jet when they dont.