Live Earth: the performers

Wembley Stadium, London Madonna, Razorlight, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Foo Fighters, Corinne Bailey Rae, Damien Rice, Beastie…

Wembley Stadium, LondonMadonna, Razorlight, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Foo Fighters, Corinne Bailey Rae, Damien Rice, Beastie Boys, Bloc Party, Duran Duran, Snow Patrol, Black Eyed Peas, David Gray, Genesis, James Blunt, Keane, Paolo Nutini and John Legend.

 Giants Stadium, New Jersey

The Police, Bon Jovi, Roger Waters, Smashing Pumpkins, AFI, Dave Matthews Band, Fall Out Boy, Akon, KT Tunstall, Alicia Keyes, Sheryl Crowe, Ludacris, Melissa Etheridge, Rihanna, Kanye West, John Mayer and Kelly Clarkson.

Concerts will also be held at the following locations:Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro; Tokyo Dome, Japan; The Cradle of Human Kind, Maropeng, Johannesburg; Shanghai, China and Aussie Stadium, Moore Park, Sydney.

See www.liveearth.org for details

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