The Live Earth concert in

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was held at

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on 7 July 2007, in front of around 45,000 people. 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 /

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and Mark Pope of Mark Pope Music.

Running order

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(welcoming ceremony) (S 11:10) * 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) *

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– "This Moment is Golden", "Johnny's Lips", "Cowboy Games", "Tender Hooks", "Look Up", "Children of the Revolution" (S 12:35) * Tim Ross (presenter) (S 13:20) * Sneaky Sound System – "Thin Disguise", "

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", " Hip Hip Hooray", " I Love It", "Goodbye", "

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" (S 13:25) * Adam Spencer (presenter) (S 14:10) * Ghostwriters – "Wreckery Road", "Start the Day", "World is Almost at Peace", "Ready Steady Go", "When the Generals Talk", "Second Skin" (S 14:15) * Jimmy Barnes (presenter) (S 15:00) * Paul Kelly – "God Told Me To", "Before Too Long", "Deeper Water", "How to Make Gravy", "From Little Things Big Things Grow" (with

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Missy Higgins Melissa Morrison Higgins (born 19 August 1983), known professionally as Missy Higgins, is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician. Her Australian number-one albums are ''The Sound of White'' (2004), ''On a Clear Night'' (2007) and ''The Ol ...

and John Butler) (S 15:05) * Hamish & Andy (presenter) (S 15:50) *

Eskimo Joe Eskimo Joe are an Australian alternative rock band that was formed in 1997 by Stuart MacLeod, on lead guitar, Joel Quartermain, on drums and guitar, and Kavyen Temperley, on bass guitar and vocals, in East Fremantle, Western Australia, Austral ...

– "

From the Sea "From the Sea" is a song by Australian rock band Eskimo Joe, released on 22 March 2004 as the lead single from their second studio album, ''A Song Is a City'' (2004). It was their most successful single at that time, reaching number 33 on the Au ...

", "

Older Than You "Older Than You" is a song by Australian rock band Eskimo Joe, released in October 2004 as the third and final single from their second studio album, ''A Song Is a City'' (2004). The song peaked at number 46 on the Australian Singles Chart and w ...

", "Comfort You", "

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", "London Bombs", " Breaking Up", "How Does It Feel", "

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", " Black Fingernails, Red Wine" (S 15:55) * Richard Wilkins (presenter) (S 16:40) *Missy Higgins – "Secret", "This Is How It Goes", "

Where I Stood "Where I Stood" is the second single from singer-songwriter Missy Higgins' second album, ''On a Clear Night''. The song was released to commercial radio on 25 June 2007. The single was released on 4 August 2007. It reached No. 10 on the A ...

", "Warm Whispers", " The Special Two", "Peachy", " Scar", " Steer" (S 16:45) * Ian Thorpe (presenter) (S 17:20) * The John Butler Trio – " Zebra", "Better Than", "Good Excuse", "Treat Yo Mama", "

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" (S 17:25) *

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(presenter) (S 18:10) * Wolfmother – " Dimension", "Apple Tree", " White Unicorn", " Woman", " Pleased to Meet You" "

Joker and the Thief "Joker & the Thief" is a song by Australian rock band Wolfmother. The song serves as the sixth track and sixth single from the band's eponymous debut studio album. It was released in Australia on 28 October 2006 and in the United Kingdom on 20 ...

" (S 18:15) *Michael Chugg (presenter) (S 19:00) * 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) * Bruce McAvaney (presenter) (S 19:50) *

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", " World Where You Live", "Silent House", " Fall at Your Feet", " Four Seasons In One Day", "

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", " Don't Dream It's Over", "

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", " Weather with You" (with most of the other artists in attendance), "

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" (For the last performance, the majority of the stage lights failed) (S 19:55)

Environmental Measures

The event was carbon neutral with unavoidable gas

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being offset with programs that reduce emissions elsewhere. Tickets for the show were printed on recycled paper and included free public transport from anywhere in

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on the day of the event.

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.

Power Outage

During the

performance the stage lights went out during "

". The band played on, however, as the PA system was still operational. The outage was unexpected by

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Coverage

Television

Live coverage of the

event was broadcast on Channel V and

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. In Canada, it was shown uninterrupted on MuchMoreMusic.

Online

Live streaming of the concert was broadcast on

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