[July 08, 2007] Sirius Broadcasts Live Earth Concerts From Around the Globe Tweet (Wireless News Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Sirius Satellite Radio is broadcasting all 8 Live Earth: The Concerts for a Climate in Crisis including live backstage interviews from New York and live commentary of the London concert. The event is taking place on Saturday July 7 over 24 hours and encompass 7 continents, 8 cities, and over 150 music artists including performances from The Police, Bon Jovi, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Black Eyed Peas, Metallica, John Mayer, Smashing Pumpkins, Roger Waters, Beastie Boys, Genesis, Kanye West, Duran Duran, Madonna and many others. Sirius will also dedicate a channel to broadcasting the best of Live Earth, highlighting the most memorable moments from all 8 concerts. Sirius also launched Green 119, a four-day broadcast channel starting July 4, dedicated to informing the audience about the realities of the climate crisis with environmental tips and myths, celebrity interviews, political commentary, listener comments and the Live Earth concert calendar. Other eco-conscious programming on Sirius will include the Stop Global Warming Concert recorded on Earth Day 2007. The concert features performances by Sheryl Crow, Carole King and a speech by Laurie David the producer of An Inconvenient Truth. Live Earth, a project of the SOS Campaign, is designed to motivate people to take action to combat the current climate crisis. The event was organized by Kevin Wall, CEO of Control Room, the company producing the Live Earth concerts globally, and former Vice President Al Gore, chair of the Alliance for Climate Protection. Live Earth kicks off in Sydney, Australia and makes its way around the globe to Tokyo, Japan; Shanghai, China; Johannesburg, South Africa; London, United Kingdom; Hamburg, Germany; and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, finishing in Giant Stadium, New Jersey. Each city will feature local artists. Other programming details, Sirius noted: Stop Global Warming Concert from Earth Day 2007 with performances by Sheryl Crow and Carole King on The Spectrum channel 18, July 6 at 8 pm ET and July 14 at 10 am ET. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) ((Distributed on behalf of 10Meters via M2 Communications Ltd - http://www.m2.com)) ((10Meters - http://www.10meters.com)) Copyright 2007 Wireless News [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]