Stars sign up for climate concert

The Red Hot Chili Peppers and British band Keane are among more than 100 music stars set to appear at a concert for climate change.

The 24-hour Live Earth event has been organised by former US vice president Al Gore who announced that the show will feature star-studded concerts in London and six other cities around the world on July 7.

Shanghai, Johannesburg, Sydney and locations to be confirmed in Japan, Brazil and the US will all be involved.

There will even be a concert in Antarctica.

British bands who have added their names to the impressive list of performers include Snow Patrol and Bloc Party as well as Irish singer Damien Rice.

Mr Gore announced the details of the huge event flanked by Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz and rapper Pharrell Williams.

"We have to get the message of urgency and hope out. In order to solve the climate crisis, we have to reach billions of people," he said.

"The climate crisis will only be stopped by an unprecedented and sustained global movement."

US stars also scheduled to appear include the Foo Fighters, Snoop Dog, Sheryl Crow and the Black Eyed Peas.

Williams said it would be "the biggest party on earth".

Mr Gore is the chairman of the Alliance for Climate Protection which will create a foundation to combat climate change with the proceeds raised by the concerts.

The ex-politician's global warming film, An Inconvenient Truth, is up for two Oscars.

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