As expected, previously reported plans for a Live 8 style event to promote action on climate change have been confirmed by former US vice president Al Gore and Live 8 producer Kevin Wall. The pair have announced that 'Save Our Selves' (see what they did there), a 24-hour global concert featuring more than a hundred acts is set to take place on 7 Jul, and is expected to attract audiences of two billion worldwide via live, online and broadcast media. Red Hot Chili Peppers, Snoop Dogg, Pharrell, Enrique Iglesias and Black Eyed Peas have already been confirmed.
Gore, whose documentary on global warming 'An Inconvenient Truth' is up for an Oscar this year, said in a statment: "In order to solve the climate crisis, we have to reach billions of people. We are launching SOS and Live Earth to begin a process of communication that will mobilize people all over the world to take action".
Wall added "Our climate crisis affects everyone, everywhere, and that's who SOS is aimed at. Only a global response can conquer our climate crisis. SOS asks all people to Save Our Selves because only we can."
Their statement added that the event will be organised using "a new Green Event Standard that will become the model for carbon-neutral concerts and other live events in the future".
Elsewhere, Muse have revealed that they have been asked to play at the event, but they don't know if they can. Drummer Dom Howard told 6Music: "We've been asked. I think it will happen in seven continents around the world, all on 7 July. There's an issue... we need to work out if we can make it or not, that's basically what it depends on".