Al 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.
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 /
HomebakeFestival and Mark Pope of Mark Pope Music.
Blue King Brown – "Resist", "Don't Let Go", "Water", "Stand Up", "Come and Check Your Head" (S 11:55)
Angela Bishop (presenter) (S 12:30)
Toni Collette & the Finish – "This Moment is Golden", "Johnny's Lips", "Cowboy Games", "Tender Hooks", "Look Up", "Children of the Revolution" (S 12:35)
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) (S 15:05)
Jack Johnson – "Times Like These", "Horizon Has Been Defeated", "
Good People", "Gone", "Traffic in the Sky", "Staple it Together"/"
Whole Lotta Love", "Spring Wind/Fall Line", "Mudfootball (for Moe Lerner)", "Inaudible Melodies" (S 19:05)
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.