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'Live Earth'
The Live Earth logo representing the "S.O.S." message.
The Live Earth Sydney.
Sydney Concert location
'Location'	Aussie Stadium, Sydney, Australia
'Founded by'	Al Gore and Kevin Wall
'Date'	July 7, 2007
'Genre(s)'	Pop and Rock music
'Website'	Live Earth Australia Site

The 'Live Earth concert in Australia' was held at Aussie Stadium, Sydney on 7 July 2007, in front of around 45,000 people^[1]. It was the first of the Live Earth concerts to kick-off the day-long event.

Contents

Running order

Environmental Measures

Problems

Power Outage

Coverage

Television

Online

References

Running order

★ 'Indigenous Australians' (welcoming ceremony)

★ 'Blue King Brown' - "Resist", "Don't Let Go", "Water", "Stand Up", "Come and Check Your Head"

★ 'Angela Bishop' (presenter)

★ 'Toni Collette & the Finish' - "This Moment is Golden", "Johnny's Lips", "Cowboy Games", "Tender Hooks", "Look Up", "Children of the Revolution"

★ 'Tim Ross' (presenter)

★ 'Sneaky Sound System' - "Thin Disguise", "Pictures", "Hip Hip Hooray", "I Love It", "Goodbye", "UFO"

★ 'Adam Spencer' (presenter)

★ 'Ghostwriters' - "Wreckery Road", "Start the Day", "World is Almost at Peace", "Ready Steady Go", "When the Generals Talk", "Second Skin"

★ 'Jimmy Barnes' (presenter)

★ 'Paul Kelly' - "God Told Me To", "Before Too Long", "Deeper Water", "How to Make Gravy", "From Little Things Big Things Grow" (with 'Kev Carmody', 'Missy Higgins' and 'John Butler')

★ 'Hamish & Andy' (presenter)

★ 'Eskimo Joe' - "From the Sea", "Older Than You", "Comfort You", "New York", "London Bombs", "Breaking Up", "How Does It Feel", "Sarah", "Black Fingernails, Red Wine"

★ 'Richard Wilkins' (presenter)

★ 'Missy Higgins' - "Secret", "This Is How It Goes", "Where I Stood", "Warm Whispers", "The Special Two", "Peachy", "Scar", "Steer"

★ 'Ian Thorpe' (presenter)

★ 'The John Butler Trio' - "Zebra", "Better Than", "Good Excuse", "Treat Yo Mama", "Funky Tonight"

★ 'James Mathison' (presenter)

★ 'Wolfmother' - "Dimension", "Apple Tree", "White Unicorn", "Woman", "Pleased to Meet You" "Joker and the Thief"

★ 'Michael Chugg' (presenter)

★ 'Jack Johnson' - "Times Like These", "Horizon Has Been Defeated", "Good People", "Gone", "Traffic in the Sky", "Staple it Together", "Spring Wind/Fall Line", "Mudfootball (for Moe Lerner)", "Inaudible Melodies"

★ 'Peter Garrett' (presenter)

★ 'Crowded House' - "Locked Out", "World Where You Live", "Silent House", "Fall at Your Feet", "Four Seasons In One Day", "Don't Stop Now", "Distant Sun", "Don't Dream It's Over", "Something So Strong", "Weather With You" (with most of the other artists in attendance), "Better Be Home Soon"
^{Source: Live Earth MSN official website, accessed 8 July 2007}.

Environmental Measures

The event was carbon neutral with unavoidable gas emissions being offset with programs that reduce emissions elsewhere. ^[2]
Tickets for the show were printed on recycled paper and included free public transport from anywhere in NSW on the day of the event. ^[3]

Problems

The Sydney Morning Herald reported the following:

Scores were seen leaving within the first two hours of the nine-hour festival, fed up with the lack of basic services, cutting their losses on a $99 ticket. Gate attendants were heard telling the human tide that they should complain to the promoter.
It was "unAustralian", one spectator protested. "This is what happens when you let hippies organise a big event," another said...Police charged 19 people with drug offences.

^[4]

Power Outage

During the Crowded House performance the stadium lights went out. The band played on, however, as the PA system was still operational. The outage was unexpected by Crowded House and unplanned by organisers. ^[5]

Coverage

Television

Live coverage of the Sydney event was broadcast on Channel V and MAX. In Canada, it was shown uninterrupted on MuchMoreMusic.

Online

Live streaming of the concert was broadcast on MSN and ninemsn.

References

1. http://www.smh.com.au/news/music/giant-jolly-green-gig/2007/07/07/1183351525552.html
2. http://www.originenergy.com.au/osj/template.php?pageid=2073
3. http://www.news.com.au/sundaytelegraph/story/0,,21692348-5013076,00.html
4. http://www.smh.com.au/news/music/fifty-bucks-for-a-beer-it-was-livid-earth-in-sydney/2007/07/08/1183833341702.html
5. http://www.smh.com.au/news/music/sydneys-giant-jolly-green-gig/2007/07/07/1183351525552.html