BEIJING, April 11 (Xinhuanet) -- Madonna is expected to perform at the London leg of the worldwide Live Earth concerts, organizers said on Tuesday.
Live Earth will be held in Johannesburg, London, New Jersey, Rio de Janeiro, Shanghai, Sydney and Tokyo to raise climate change awareness.
Wembley Stadium will serve as the site for London's Live Earth concert, which will also feature arists including Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys, Black Eyed Peas, Foo Fighters and Duran Duran.
Headliners for the U.S. concert at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., include Bon Jovi, the Dave Matthews Band, Kanye West, Rihanna, John Mayer, Smashing Pumpkins and Fall Out Boy.
"This monster lineup will ensure Live Earth meets our goal of bringing together people from around the world to combat the climate crisis," Live Earth founder and executive producer Kevin Wall said Tuesday. "Musicians who have answered our call span multiple genres and generations."
The concerts mark the start of a new campaign called Save Our Selves, the Campaign for a Climate in Crisis.
Organizers are hoping to attract an audience of up to two billion people.
