Headlining acts for the London leg of Al Gore's global Live 8 style Live Earth concerts have been announced, and the likes of Madonna, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Genesis and James Blunt are at the top of the bill. Other artists set to appear at the gig at Wembley on 7 July include Razorlight, Snow Patrol, The Beastie Boys, Foo Fighters, David Gray, Damien Rice, John Legend, Black Eyed Peas, Bloc Party, Keane, Corinne Bailey Rae, Paolo Nutini and Duran Duran.
As previously reported, the event is being organised by ex-presidential candidate turned environmental campaigner Al Gore and Live 8 producer Kevin Wall with the hope that the programme will highlight the problem of climate change. Tickets priced at £55 are set to be allocated by ballot and will be limited to two per applicant. As with the recent Glastonbury ticket sale, music fans must register in advance for the chance to purchase their tickets. Registration begins via http://media.livenation.co.uk/liveearth this Friday at midday, and successful applicants will be informed on Wednesday 18 April that they're to be given the chance to buy tickets, from which time they'll have until Friday 20 April to complete the transaction.
Concerts are, of course, planned for elsewhere in the globe, with gigs set to go ahead in Johannesburg, Rio de Janeiro, Shanghai, Sydney and Tokyo. Details of the US leg are yet to be finalised, probably because Gore is facing Republican opposition to holding it in Washington.