Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, more taking part in global warming concerts

Foo Fighters, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Korn, Fall Out Boy and other artists will take part in a series of international concerts aimed at promoting awareness of the threat of global warming. The seven shows, billed as S.O.S., are being organized by former U.S. vice president Al Gore and will take place on July 7th, 2007 in London, England, Shanghai, China, Sydney, Australia, Johannesburg, South Africa and three more locations in Brazil, the United States and Japan, most likely Rio, Washington D.C. and Kyoto. Organizers working with Gore said that the shows will be bigger than the 1985 Live Aid concerts and will reach an audience of two billion people, according to MTV.

Other acts that will be participating include A.F.I., Snoop Dogg, Sheryl Crow, John Mayer, John Legend, Kelly Clarkson, John Mayer, the Black Eyed Peas, Lenny Kravitz, Bon Jovi, Corrine Bailey Rae, Duran Duran, Snow Patrol, Keane, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw and Pharrell, with more to be announced at a later date.

The concerts will be broadcast on NBC and seven cable networks, and will be seen in 120 countries.

The announcement of the shows, which has been rumored for weeks, was made yesterday (Thursday, February 15th) at the California Science Center.

England's Daily Express reported that Gore recently met with top music industry and media executives to get their support for the event.

Since losing the questionable 2000 presidential election, Gore has been a tireless environmental advocate. His documentary on global warming, An Inconvenient Truth, is nominated this year for an Academy Award.