Stars to put climate change on a global stage

SNOW PATROL and Damien Rice will be among the performers at star-studded concerts to be held around the world on July 7.

The concerts are to be to held in London and six other cities to highlight the threat of climate change, former US vice-president Al Gore announced. The 24-hour Live Earth event, which organisers hope will be viewed by two billion people, will feature acts including the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Snoop Dogg, Bon Jovi, Duran Duran and Keane.

The other cities involved will be Shanghai, Johannesburg, Sydney and locations to be announced in Japan, Brazil and the US. There will even be a concert in Antarctica.