Live Earth Germany loses over $1 million
The German leg of Live Earth lost 950,000 euros, which Hamburg city will cover, while the BBC has apologised for cutting away from Metallica's set.…
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Live Earth US TV ratings also disappoint
Live Earth's three-hour US broadcast on NBC averaged 2.7 million viewers, putting it last of the four major networks, behind ABC's repeat screening.…
Live Earth draws far smaller UK TV audience than Concert For Diana
Live Earth averaged 3.1 million UK TV viewers, well below the Concert For Diana, but the event drew 10 million online streams, according to MSN.…
Lots of Live Earth nonsense
Media opinion on the Live Earth concerts is mixed, with critics questioning the hypocrisy of wealthy artists, while Madonna faces scrutiny over her lifestyle.…
Live Earth Brazil goes ahead despite security concerns
Live Earth's Rio de Janeiro concert will go ahead despite a prosecutor's call for cancellation over police stretched by the Pan American Games.…
McCartney for Live Earth?
Paul McCartney has reportedly been asked to appear at the London Live Earth event, though he is still deciding, and 5,000 extra Wembley tickets are on sale.…
Istanbul leg of Live Earth cancelled
The Istanbul leg of Live Earth has been cancelled due to a lack of local sponsorship, with screens to show coverage from other cities instead.…
Live Earth London adds
Metallica, Kasabian, Pussycat Dolls and Terra Naomi have been added to the Wembley leg of Live Earth on 7 July, joining a long list of acts.…
Live Earth stunt vetoed by National Grid
The National Grid has vetoed a plan to switch off lights across the UK during Al Gore's Live Earth gig at Wembley, citing the risk of disrupting power supplies.…
Neil Tennant on Live Earth
Neil Tennant has said he is uneasy about the Live Earth concerts and criticised Bono for increasing his celebrity through activism.…
Cornell and Snoop play Live Earth
Chris Cornell and Snoop Dogg have been confirmed for the Hamburg leg of the Live Earth concerts on 7 July.…
Daltrey agrees with Geldof on Live Earth, kind of
Roger Daltrey has criticised the Live Earth events in line with Bob Geldof, although he is not convinced Live 8 achieved anything, saying it produced platitudes and no action.…