Organizers of Live Earth have now announced details of the Australian curtain-raising show for the 7-continent, 24-hour Live Earth concerts to be held on 7/7/07. The Australian concert will be staged at Aussie Stadium in Sydney.

And tickets for the show go on sale in Australia Friday, May 18 at 9.00 a.m. AEST at: www.ticketek.com.

The global concert will begin in Sydney and continue across all 7 continents with concerts in Tokyo, Shanghai, Johannesburg, London, and Rio de Janeiro before concluding at Giants Stadium in New Jersey.

Speaking via a video link-up at the event’s official launch at Aussie Stadium today, Live Earth Partner Al Gore said: The climate crisis is a global problem that requires a global response. That’s exactly what Live Earth is. On 7/7/07, Live Earth will touch over 2 billion people with 24 hours of live music across 7 continents and an urgent, hopeful message to trigger a worldwide movement to combat the climate crisis. This movement begins here at Aussie Stadium.

Live on stage at the Sydney show will be:

Crowded house
Jack johnson
Wolfmother
John butler trio
Missy higgins
Eskimo joe
Sneaky sound system
Paul kelly
Ghostwriters
Toni collette & the finish
Blue king brown