Live Earth concert, Sydney

The Live Earth concert in Australia was held at Sydney Football 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 and promoted by Michael Chugg and Amanda Pelman of Chugg Entertainment, Joe Segreto and Tom Lang of IMC / Homebake Festival and Mark Pope of Mark Pope Music.

Live Earth
The Live Earth Sydney.
Sydney Concert location
LocationSydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia
Founded byAl Gore and Kevin Wall
Promoted in Australia by
Michael Chugg, Amanda Pelman of Chugg Entertainment,
Joe Segreto & Tom Lang of IMC / Homebake Festival and
Mark Pope of Mark Pope Music.
Date7 July 2007
Genre(s)Pop and Rock music
WebsiteLive Earth Australia Site

Running order

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 stage lights went out during "Something So Strong". 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. Sydney's giant, jolly green gig – Music – Entertainment – smh.com.au
  2. "Live Earth concert - Origin Energy Australia". Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2007.
  3. Missy Higgins joins Live Earth | The Daily Telegraph
  4. $50 for beer? Sydney's Livid Earth – Music – Entertainment – smh.com.au
  5. Sydney's giant, jolly green gig – Music – Entertainment – smh.com.au
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