Al Gore unveils Live Earth Turkey details
Wednesday, 13 Jun 2007 12:35
Al Gore has supported the Live Earth concerts
Al Gore has visited Turkey to confirm details of the forthcoming Live Earth concert in Istanbul.
The former US vice-president has given his backing to the series of Live Earth concerts which aim to raise awareness of the issue of climate change.
Turkey's concert will be staged at The Seven Towers Fortress, which is an historic Byzantine site in the capital.
Mr Gore, along with the actress and Live Earth Istanbul spokeswoman Sebnem Donmez, spoke at a press conference at the Cirigan Palace to issue updates on the progress of Live Earth, which will take place on July 7th.
The former presidential candidate said: "Live Earth is taking place across all seven continents because the climate crisis affects us all - and all of us must be a part of the solution.
"Live Earth will engage individuals, corporations and governments to take action against the climate crisis."
Tickets to the Istanbul event go on sale today and the artist line-up will be announced nearer the time of the event.
Marcel Avram, the founder of Purple Concerts which will be producing Turkey's Live Earth, said the show was important for Turkish musicians.
"The invited artists who will perform at Live Earth will give a great contribution to the fight against global warming and they will get to introduce their music to the world," he said.
Live Earth involves a 24-hour series of concerts beginning in Sydney and then calling at Tokyo, Shanghai, Istanbul, Johannesburg, London, Hamburg, Rio de Janeiro and finally New York.