The
Live Earth
Live Earth was an event developed to increase environmental awareness through entertainment.
Background
Founded by Emmy-winning producer Kevin Wall, in partnership with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, ''Live Earth'' was built upon the beli ...
concert in Germany was held at
HSH Nordbank Arena
Volksparkstadion () is a football stadium in Hamburg, Germany, and is the home of Hamburger SV.
History
HSV actually have nothing to do with the origins of the stadium, even though they own the current arena. Before the club moved to the cur ...
,
Hamburg
(male), (female) en, Hamburger(s),
Hamburgian(s)
, timezone1 = Central (CET)
, utc_offset1 = +1
, timezone1_DST = Central (CEST)
, utc_offset1_DST = +2
, postal ...
on 7 July 2007.
Running order
In order of appearance:
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Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the " Queen of Latin Music" and is ...
- "
Don't Bother
"Don't Bother" is a song performed by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, taken from her seventh studio album and second English-language album, ''Oral Fixation, Vol. 2''. The song was released on 11 October 2005, by Epic Records as the lead si ...
", "
Inevitable", "
Dia Especial" with
Gustavo Cerati
Gustavo Adrián Cerati (11 August 1959 – 4 September 2014) was an Argentine singer-songwriter, composer and producer, considered one of the most important and influential figures of Ibero-American rock. Cerati along with his band Soda Stereo, ...
, "
Hips Don't Lie
"Hips Don't Lie" is a Latin pop and reggaeton song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, featuring Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean, released by Epic Records in 2006 as the second single from the reissue of Shakira's seventh studio album, ''Oral Fixa ...
" (HSH 13:05)
*
Snoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg and briefly Snoop Lion), is an American rapper. His fame dates back to 1992 when he featured on Dr. Dre's debut solo single, " ...
- "
The Next Episode
"The Next Episode" is a single by American rapper-producer Dr. Dre, released on June 26, 2000 as the third single from his second studio album, '' 2001'' (1999). The track features Snoop Dogg, Kurupt and Nate Dogg, but only Snoop Dogg is cred ...
", "
Ups & Downs", "
Snoop's Upside Ya Head
"Snoop's Upside Ya Head" is the second European hit and the first single release of Snoop Doggy Dogg's 1996 second album ''Tha Doggfather''. The song heavily samples " I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops)" by the Gap Band and feature ...
" "
I Wanna Love You" (solo), "
Drop It Like It's Hot
"Drop It Like It's Hot" is a song by American rapper Snoop Dogg featuring fellow American musician Pharrell Williams. It was released on September 27, 2004, as the lead single from Snoop Dogg's seventh studio album, '' R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): T ...
", "
Who Am I (What's My Name)?
"Who Am I? (What's My Name?)" (commonly titled "What's My Name?") is the debut single by American rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg. It was released on November 11, 1993, as the first single from his debut album, ''Doggystyle'', with the record labels Dea ...
" (HSH 13:40)
*
Roger Cicero
Roger Marcel Cicero Ciceu (6 July 1970 – 24 March 2016) was a German jazz and pop musician.
Biography
Roger Cicero was born in 1970 in Berlin to Romanian jazz pianist Eugen Cicero and dancer Lili Cziczeo.
Cicero represented Germany at the E ...
- "
Kompromisse","
Frauen regier'n die Welt
Germany participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Frauen regier'n die Welt" written by Matthias Haß and Frank Ramond. The song was performed by Roger Cicero. The German entry for the 2007 contest in Helsinki, Finland, was se ...
", "
Zieh die Schuh aus" (HSH 14:05)
*
MIA.
MIA. (alternative spelling: Mia.) is a German Punk music, punk/New Wave music, new wave/Rock music, rock/Pop music, pop band from Berlin.
Biography
MIA. originally formed in 1997 when TV host Sarah Kuttner introduced schoolmates Mieze Katz ( ...
- "
Tanz der Moleküle
''Tanz'' is the second recording by American guitarist Tim Sparks on the Tzadik Records label, released in 2000. The word () is Yiddish for dance, cognate to the German word with the same meaning.
History
After the recording of traditional Jewi ...
", "
Engel" (HSH 14:30)
*
Sasha - "Coming Home", "Chemical Reaction", "Lucky Day" (HSH 14:55)
*
Stefan Gwildis - "
Tanzen Übern Kiez", "
Wie ein richtiger Mensch" (HSH 15:20)
*
Marquess
A marquess (; french: marquis ), es, marqués, pt, marquês. is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman wi ...
- "
El Temperamento", "
Vayamos Companeros" (HSH 15:45)
*
Maria Mena
Maria Viktoria Mena (born 19 February 1986) is a Norwegian pop singer, best known for her singles such as " You're the Only One", "Just Hold Me", "All This Time" which charted in multiple countries.
Early life
Maria Mena was born into an art ...
- "
Sorry", "
Just Hold Me", "
What a Wonderful World
"What a Wonderful World" is a song written by Bob Thiele (as "George Douglas") and George David Weiss. It was first recorded by Louis Armstrong and released in 1967 as a single. It topped the pop chart in the United Kingdom, but performed poor ...
" (HSH 16:10)
*
Silbermond
Silbermond ("silver moon") is a German pop rock band from Bautzen, Saxony. The band consists of Stefanie Kloß, Andreas Nowak, and brothers Johannes and Thomas Stolle.
History
The band members originally met in 1998 when they participated in t ...
- "
Lebenszeichen", "
Zeit für Optimisten" (HSH 16:35)
*
Michael Mittermeier
Michael Fritz Mittermeier (born 3 April 1966) is a German comedian.
Early life
Mittermeier was born in Dorfen, Upper Bavaria. During his childhood he lived in Bavaria. After school he studied theatre.
Career
In 1996, Mittermeier started th ...
- "
Stand Up Comedy
Stand-up comedy is a comedic performance to a live audience in which the performer addresses the audience directly from the stage. The performer is known as a comedian, a comic or a stand-up.
Stand-up comedy consists of one-liners, stories, ...
" (HSH 16:55)
*
Reamonn
Reamonn was a German pop rock band fronted by local-based Irish singer/songwriter Rea Garvey. Formed in 1999, they have recorded and released a total of six full-length studio albums which were highly successful in Germany and also saw some succ ...
with
Ritmo Del Mundo - "
Serpentine
Serpentine may refer to:
Shapes
* Serpentine shape, a shape resembling a serpent
* Serpentine curve, a mathematical curve
* Serpentine, a type of riding figure
Science and nature
* Serpentine subgroup, a group of minerals
* Serpentinite, a ...
", "
Tonight
Tonight may refer to:
Television
* ''Tonight'' (1957 TV programme), a 1957–1965 British current events television programme hosted by Cliff Michelmore that was broadcast on BBC
* ''Tonight'' (1975 TV programme), a 1975–1979 British current ...
(with Buena Vista Social Club)" (HSH 17:20)
*
Samy Deluxe
Samy Sorge (born 19 December 1977), commonly known as Samy Deluxe, Wickeda MC or Sam Semillia, is a German rapper and record producer from Hamburg.
Early life
Samy was two years old when his Sudanese father left Germany. Samy grew up with hi ...
- "
Let's Go", "
Weck Mick Auf" (HSH 17:42)
*
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (; (born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican indie label Fonovisa and became the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade. By the ...
- "
Be With You Be with You may refer to:
Film and TV
* ''Be with You'' (2004 film), a Japanese romantic fantasy film
* ''Be with You'' (2018 film), a South Korean film
* ''Be with You'' (TV series), a 2015 Taiwanese television series
Music
* ''Be with You'' ...
", "
Bailamos
"Bailamos" ( en, "We Dance") is a single by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias sung in Spanglish. The song was released in 1999 as part of the soundtrack to the film ''Wild Wild West'' (1999) and later as the lead single from Iglesias's fourth and ...
", "
Don't You (Forget About Me)
"Don't You (Forget About Me)" is a song by the Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released as a single in 1985. It was written and composed by the producer Keith Forsey and Steve Schiff, a guitarist and songwriter from the Nina Hagen band. Forsey ...
", "
Escape
Escape or Escaping may refer to:
Computing
* Escape character, in computing and telecommunication, a character which signifies that what follows takes an alternative interpretation
** Escape sequence, a series of characters used to trigger some so ...
" (HSH 18:10)
*
Katie Melua
Ketevan Katie Melua (; ka, ქეთევან "ქეთი" მელუა, ; born 16 September 1984) is a Georgian and British singer and songwriter. She was born in Kutaisi and raised in Belfast and London. Under the management of comp ...
- "
Nine Million Bicycles
"Nine Million Bicycles" is a song written and produced by Mike Batt for the singer Katie Melua's second album, '' Piece by Piece''. It was released as the album's first single in September 2005 and reached number five on the UK Singles Chart, bec ...
", "
On the Road Again", "
Spider's Web" and "
Thankyou, Stars" (HSH 18:45)
*
Jan Delay
Jan Phillip Eißfeldt (born 25 August 1976), known professionally as Jan Delay, is a German rapper and singer whose stylistic range includes mainly hip hop, reggae, dub and funk. An accomplished solo artist, he became known to the public as ...
- "
Klar", "
Türlich" with Das Bo, "Feuer" (HSH 19:20)
*
Lotto King Karl Lotto may refer to:
* Lotto, original, 15th century name of the Italian lottery
* Lotto (Milan Metro), a railway station in Milan, Italy
* Lotto carpet, a carpet having a lacy arabesque pattern
* Lotto Sport Italia, an Italian sports apparel manuf ...
- "
Glaube Liebe Hoffnung", "
Hamburg meine Perle" (HSH 19:50)
*
Revolverheld
Revolverheld (German for "gunslinger") is a German rock band from Hamburg, Germany.
Originally formed under the name Manga in 2002, the band renamed in 2004 to "Tsunamikiller" and later decided upon the current name after the 2004 Indian Ocea ...
- "
Ich werd die Welt verändern", "
Freunde bleiben" (HSH 20:15)
*
Mando Diao
Mando Diao is an alternative rock band from Borlänge, Sweden. The band got their breakthrough with the release of the album ''Hurricane Bar''. Their main fan base is in Sweden, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Japan. Band members are Björn Di ...
- "
Ode To Ochrasy
''Ode to Ochrasy'' is the third studio album by Mando Diao. The first single to be from the album was "Long Before Rock 'n' Roll"; the second was "Good Morning, Herr Horst". "The Wildfire (If It Was True)" appears in the video game ''NHL 08''.
T ...
", "
Long Before Rock 'n' Roll" (HSH 20:40)
*
Juli
Juli may refer to:
* Juli (band), a rock/pop band from Germany
* "Juli", by Ryan Adams from the album '' Prisoner (B-Sides)''
* Juli District, one district of the province Chucuito in Puno Region, Peru
** , the capital of Juli District
* Juli (foo ...
- "
Zerrissen
"" ( en, "Torn") is a song by German band Juli. It was written by Simon Triebel and produced by O.L.A.F. Opal for their second studio album ''Ein neuer Tag
''Ein neuer Tag'' (''A New Day'') is the second studio album by German band Juli, released ...
", "
Wir beide
"Wir beide" ( en, "The Two of Us") is a song by German band Juli. It was written by band members Jonas Pfetzing, and Eva Briegel for their second studio album ''Ein neuer Tag
''Ein neuer Tag'' (''A New Day'') is the second studio album by German ...
", "
Perfekte Welle" (HSH 21:05)
*
Chris Cornell
Christopher John Cornell (né Boyle; July 20, 1964 – May 18, 2017) was an American singer and musician best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and primary lyricist and songwriter for the rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave. H ...
- "
You Know My Name
"You Know My Name" is the theme song of the 2006 James Bond film '' Casino Royale'', performed by American musician Chris Cornell, who wrote and produced it jointly with David Arnold, the soundtrack's composer. The film producers chose Cornell bec ...
", "
Arms Around Your Love
"Arms Around Your Love" is the third single from Chris Cornell's second solo album, ''Carry On''. It was released on May 21, 2007.
In the UK, the song peaked at number 177. The video was also released in Canada, where the song received airplay on ...
", "
Wide Awake", "
Black Hole Sun
"Black Hole Sun" is a song by American rock band Soundgarden. Written by frontman Chris Cornell, the song was released in 1994 as the third single from the band's fourth studio album, '' Superunknown'' (1994). Considered to be the band's signat ...
" (HSH 21:30)
*
Cat Stevens
Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; ), commonly known by his stage names Cat Stevens, Yusuf, and Yusuf / Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. His musical style consists of folk, pop, rock, and, later in ...
/
Yusuf Islam
Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; ), commonly known by his stage names Cat Stevens, Yusuf, and Yusuf / Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. His musical style consists of folk, pop, rock, and, later i ...
- "
Where Do the Children Play?
"Where Do the Children Play?" is a song by British folk rock musician Cat Stevens, released as the opening track on his November 1970 album ''Tea for the Tillerman''.
In 2017, Garbage recorded a cover of the song for United Nations
The ...
", "Midday", "Ruins", "
Wild World", "Saturn", "
Peace Train
"Peace Train" is a 1971 song by Cat Stevens, taken from his album ''Teaser and the Firecat''. The song climbed to No. 7 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart during the week of November 6, 1971, becoming Stevens' first US Top 10 hit. The song also ...
" (HSH 21:45)
Presenters
*
Katarina Witt
Katarina Witt (, ; born 3 December 1965) is a German former figure skater. A two-time Olympic champion, Witt is regarded as one of the greatest ladies' singles figure skaters of all time. Her Laureus profile states "she is remembered most for h ...
*
Nova Meierhenrich
Nova Meierhenrich (born 25 December 1973 in Ahlen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German television presenter and actress.
Nova Meierhenrich started her career as a TV-Host on German TV in 1996 and since then has been presenting numerous TV shows ...
*
Bianca Jagger
Bianca Jagger (born Blanca Pérez-Mora Macías; 2 May 1945)
*
Gülcan
*
Elton Elton may refer to:
Places
England
* Elton, Cambridgeshire (formerly Huntingdonshire), a village
** Elton Hall, a baronial hall
* Elton, Cheshire, a village and civil parish
* Elton, County Durham, a village and civil parish
* Elton, Derbyshire, ...
*
Tim Mälzer
Tim Mälzer (born 22 January 1971 in Elmshorn, Schleswig-Holstein) is a German television chef, restaurateur, cookbook author and television presenter.
Biography
Mälzer was born in 1971 in Elmshorn, Schleswig-Holstein, the son of a salesman. ...
*
Stefan Gödde
Stefan Gödde (born 12 December 1975) is a German television presenter, radio presenter and reporter.
Biography
Gödde grew up in Rüthen ( Soest). There he attended the Friedrich-Spee-School and completed his Zivildienst.
After his Abitur in ...
Notes
*
Snoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg and briefly Snoop Lion), is an American rapper. His fame dates back to 1992 when he featured on Dr. Dre's debut solo single, " ...
performed the song "The Next Episode" in his set. A few hours earlier
Xzibit
Alvin Nathaniel Joiner (born September 18, 1974), better known by his stage name Xzibit (pronounced "exhibit"), is an American rapper, actor, television presenter, and radio personality.
Xzibit began his musical career after the release of his ...
had performed the same song in the
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
concert.
Coverage
Television
N24 and
Pro7
ProSieben (, ''sieben'' is German for "seven"; often stylized as Pro7) is a German free-to-air television network owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media.
It was launched on 1 January 1989. It is Germany's second-largest privately owned television company ...
did the television live coverage.
Online
MSN
MSN (meaning Microsoft Network) is a web portal and related collection of Internet services and apps for Windows and mobile devices, provided by Microsoft and launched on August 24, 1995, alongside the release of Windows 95.
The Microsoft Net ...
were responsible for the online broadcasting of the concert.
References
External links
Official Live Earth websiteMSN Live Earth website
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Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
Rock festivals in Germany
2000s in Hamburg
2007 in German music
July 2007 events in Europe
Music in Hamburg
Events in Hamburg