- The American leg of Live Earth: The Concerts for a Climate in Crisis, like the other concerts on all seven continents, proved to be as complex as the issue it is trying to solve. As the anointed launch of a social movement, Live Earth U.S.
A. pushed and pulled a wide range of ideas - some political, some social, some as big as government policy change, some as small as changing a lightbulb - seemingly anxious to see what method may prove most effective. As a superstar concert, it was a bit more straightforward - with standout sets from Alicia Keys, Kanye West and Kelly Clarkson showing why they are A-list performers with high-energy, high-impact sets.
In either case, the eight-hour show at Giants Stadium yesterday confirmed that there is no single way to attack the climate crisis issue. Some artists, especially Melissa Etheridge, used their set time to passionately discuss the environmental cause at length. Others, like Smashing Pumpkins, didn't mention it at all.
Most took the middle ground, like Keys. Today is not about the problem, she said as she introduced her new song That's the Thing About Love. It is more about the solution.
And for organizers, the solution will come with raised awareness. Today, more than 2 billion of us have come together in more than 130 countries on all seven continents, said former Vice President Al Gore, the event's organizer. Times like these demand action, he added, after announcing the 7-Point Pledge that he hoped millions would sign while watching the concert.
leg hits key notes; Alicia Keys, Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson hit high notes" - The American leg of Live Earth: The Concerts for a Climate in Crisis, like the other concerts on all seven continents, proved to be as complex as the issue it is trying to solve.
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