Live Earth Reveals Performers for USA and UK; Tickets On Sale April 16

Al Gore has made it clear he won't let Washington keep him down. Organizers today announced sixteen of the headliners who will perform at the U.S. leg of the 7-continent, 24-hour Live Earth concerts on 7/7/07. The concert will be held at Giants Stadium in New Jersey, according to Live Earth Founder and Executive Producer Kevin Wall. Tickets for the show go on sale Monday, April 16 at 10 a.m. EDT. All proceeds will go to The Alliance for Climate Protection and other international NGOs (non-governmental organizations).

“We hope the energy created by Live Earth will jump start a massive public education effort,” Live Earth Co-Chair Vice President Al Gore said. “Live Earth will help us reach a tipping point that’s needed to move corporations and governments to take decisive action to solve the climate crisis.”

The U.S. show will feature live on stage:
AFI
Akon
Alicia Keys
Bon Jovi
Dave Matthews Band
Fall Out Boy (if they settle their differences in time...)
John Mayer
Kanye West ("George Bush hates the planet")

Kelly Clarkson
KT Tunstall
Ludacris
Melissa Etheridge
Rihanna
Roger Waters
Smashing Pumpkins
The Police

Are the Pumpkins and the Police just playing every possible show they can get their hands on?

The following artists will perform at the London leg of Live Earth at Wembley Stadium:

Beastie Boys
Black Eyed Peas
Bloc Party
Corinne Bailey Rae
Damien Rice (without Lisa Hannigan, of course)
David Gray
Duran Duran
Foo Fighters
Genesis
James Blunt
John Legend
Keane
Madonna
Paolo Nutine
Razorlight
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Snow Patrol

Regional Shows For April and May: Cold War Kids, Sebadoh, Kaiser Chiefs, Elvis Costello, and lots more!

Shows hitting the Baltimore/DC region through May, courtesy of Filter Magazine:

MARCH
3/28 Hella, The Dirty Projectors @ Rock and Roll Hotel
3/28 Cold War Kids, Tokyo Police Club, The Delta Spirit @ 9:30 Club
3/29 Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Love of Diagrams @ 9:30 Club
3/29 Dean & Britta @ Black Cat
3/30 MSTRKRFT, John Digweed @ 9:30 Club
3/31 Electric Six, Test Your Reflex @ Black Cat
3/31 Menomena, Land of Talk, Field Music @ Rock and Roll Hotel
3/31 Do Make Say Think @ Ottobar

APRIL
4/1 The Presets @ Sonar
4/1 Do Make Say Think @ Black Cat
4/1 Kristoffer Ragnstam @ Iota
4/3 Sebadoh @ 9:30 Club
4/4 Antibalas @ 9:30 Club
4/4 The Blood Brothers, Celebration @ Black Cat
4/5 Albert Hammond Jr @ 9:30 Club
4/5 The Black Angels @ Rock and Roll Hotel
4/6 Lucero @ Black Cat
4/6 Girl Talk @ Ottobar
4/6 Peeping Tom @ Rams Head Live!
4/7 Kaiser Chiefs, The Walkmen, Annuals @ 9:30 Club
4/8 Lily Allen, The Bird and the Bee @ 9:30 Club
4/9 Matt Kearney, Rocco DeLuca, The Feeling @ 9:30 Club
4/13 Aqueduct, Junior Boys, Youth Group @ Black Cat
4/14 Young Love @ St. John’s United Methodist Church
4/15 Matt Kearney, Rocco DeLuca & The Burden, The Feeling @ Rams Head Live!
4/17 The Graduate, The Fold @ Ottobar
4/17 Ratatat, The Books @ 9:30 Club
4/18 TV on the Radio, The Noisettes @ 9:30 Club
4/19 The Headlights, Page France @ Black Cat
4/21 Hot Chip @ 9:30 Club
4/21 Brand New, Kevin Devine, Manchester Orchestra @ Rams Head Live!
4/21 Spoon @ Sonar
4/23 M. Ward, Norah Jones @ DAR Constitution Hall
4/29 Constantines @ 9:30 Club
4/30 Peter Bjorn and John @ 9:30 Club

MAY
5/4 The Arcade Fire @ DAR Constitution Hall
5/6 Blonde Redhead @ 9:30 Club
5/9 Kate Havnevik, Air @ 9:30 Club
5/9 Cornelius @ Sonar
5/10 Ben Gibbard @ 9:30 Club
5/11 The Greyboy Allstars @ Rams Head Live!
5/12 Silversun Pickups v@ WWDC Radio Show
5/12 Illinois, The Kooks @ 9:30 Club
5/12 Dr. Dog @ Rock and Roll Hotel
5/13 Silversun Pickups @ Recher Theatre
5/13 LCD Soundsystem @ 9:30 Club
5/16 Artic Monkeys, Be Your Own Pet @ 9:30 Club
5/17 Mando Diao, Pop Levi, The Films @ Black Cat
5/18 Elvis Costello @ 9:30 Club
5/20 Andrew Bird @ 9:30 Club
5/23 Mastodon, Cursive, Against Me! @ Sonar
5/25 Damien Rice @ DAR Constitution Hall
5/27 Mice Parade @ Rock and Roll Hotel

Damien Rice Severs Ties With Lisa Hannigan

Damien Rice has severed ties with vocalist Lisa Hannigan, who has supplied vocals to Rice's albums O and 9. In an official statement, Rice says: "After much thought and discussion Damien has decided that his professional relationship with Lisa Hannigan has run its creative course. As a result Lisa will not be appearing at any of the upcoming live shows. Lisa is embarking on her own artistic endeavours and there are no plans for them to work together in the foreseeable future. The current band on tour at the moment are Damien Rice, Joel Shearer, Shane Fitzsimons, Tom Osander and Vyvienne Long."

Damien Rice begins a North American tour in April. His current tour dates are:

Mar 26 Belgium Brussels Cirque Royale SOLD OUT!
Mar 27 UK London Hammersmith Apollo SOLD OUT!
Mar 29 UK Wolverhampton Civic Hall SOLD OUT!
Mar 30 UK Manchester Apollo SOLD OUT!
Mar 31 UK Edinburgh Usher Hall SOLD OUT!
Apr 23 Canada Vancouver, BC Centre for the Arts
Apr 24 Canada Vancouver,BC Centre For The Arts SOLD OUT!
Apr 25 USA Seattle WA Earth Day Concert Benaroya Hall SOLD OUT!
Apr 26 USA Portland OR Theatre of the Clouds
Apr 28 USA Oakland CA Paramount Theatre
Apr 29 USA Indio CA Coachella SOLD OUT!
May 01 USA San Diego CA SDSU OAT
May 02 USA Tucson AZ Tucson Music Hall
May 04 USA Salt Lake City, UT McKay Events Center
May 05 USA Denver CO Paramount Theatre
May 07 USA Dallas TX Majestic Theatre
May 08 USA Houston TX Verison Wireless Theater
May 09 USA Austin TX Bass Concert Hall
May 11 USA St Louis MO The Pageant
May 13 USA Kansas City MO Uptown Theatre
May 14 USA Chicago IL Civic Opera House
May 15 USA Minneapolis MN Northtrop
May 17 USA Detroit MI State Theatre
May 18 Canada Toronto ON Massey Hall
May 20 Canada Montreal QUE Olympia SOLD OUT!
May 21 USA New York, NY Radio City Music Hall
May 22 USA Boston MA Opera House
May 24 USA Philidelphia PA Mann Center
May 25 USA Washington DC Dar Constitution Hall SOLD OUT
May 26 USA Louisville KY Palace Theatre
May 28 USA Columbus, Ohio The LC Pavilion
May 29 USA Indianapolis IN Murat Theatre
May 30 USA Atlanta GA The Tabernacle SOLD OUT!
May 31 USA Memphis TN Orpheum Theatre
Jun 29 Norway Arendal Hove Festival
Jul 01 Belgium Rock Werchter
Jul 04 France Paris L'Olympia
Aug 25 Ireland Dublin Marlay Park
Oct 01 UK Newcastle Newcastle Arena
Oct 02 UK Birmingham Birmingham NIA
Oct 04 Scotland Glasgow Glasgow Secc
Oct 05 UK Nottingham Nottingham Arena
Oct 06 UK London Wembley
Oct 08 UK Plymouth The Pavilion
Oct 09 UK Bournemouth BIC
Oct 11 UK Manchester MEN
Oct 12 UK Cardiff Cardiff Arena

Damien Rice playing DAR Constitution Hall May 25, tickets on sale Friday

Damien Rice will play DAR Constitution Hall on May 25. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 2, at 10 AM.