METALLICA Confirmed For LIVE EARTH Concert At London's Wembley Stadium

June 19, 2007

METALLICA has posted the following message on its web site:

"Another one of those well-kept METALLICA 'secrets' that you guys have been chatting about for weeks now is indeed confirmed. We are honored to be playing at the Live Earth concert in London at Wembley Stadium on July 7th along with the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, BEASTIE BOYS, FOO FIGHTERS, SNOW PATROL, MADONNA, GENESIS and many others. This won't be the full-on METALLI-show, but the performance will be available shortly after to download for a minimal fee on iTunes and on our live download site, www.livemetallica.com, home of live recordings from recent tours. All proceeds from the sale of downloads will benefit four climate charities that we have selected, and a number of web, TV, and radio outlets are broadcasting the shows so you can check it out wherever you are.

"What exactly is this 'Live Earth' thing, you ask? All the details are here: www.liveearth.org. The short version is that on July 7th, artists from all over the world will be performing at nine different shows on seven continents to help bring awareness to current global warming concerns and raise money for the Alliance for Climate Protection and other international non-governmental agencies."

The full Wembley lineup is as follows:

BEASTIE BOYS
BLACK EYED PEAS
BLOC PARTY
CORINNE BAILEY RAE
DAMIEN RICE
DAVID GRAY
DURAN DURAN
FOO FIGHTERS
GENESIS
JAMES BLUNT
JOHN LEGEND
KASABIAN
KEANE
MADONNA
METALLICA
PAOLO NUTINI
PUSSYCAT DOLLS
RAZORLIGHT
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
SNOW PATROL
SPINAL TAP
TERRA NAOMI

Commented METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich: "I love my sons. I want them to 'inherit the Earth' FOR REAL! We keep waiting for future generations to solve the problems; to invent cleaner technology; to pay the costs...that's the same as passing the buck. I want the buck to stop here, now. I want lawmakers and laws to impose change. Nothing else will keep this world safe for my sons."

The 24-hour Live Earth concert series will begin in Sydney, Australia on July 7, 2007 and continue across all 7 continents with events in Tokyo, Japan; Shanghai, China; Istanbul, Turkey; Johannesburg, South Africa; London, United Kingdom; Hamburg, Germany; and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, before concluding in New York, United States.

Live Earth marks the beginning of a multi-year campaign carried out by The Climate Group, Stop Climate Chaos, the Alliance for Climate Protection, and other international NGOS to move individuals, corporations and governments to take action to solve global warming. Former Vice President of the United States Al Gore is the Chair of the Alliance for Climate Protection and a Partner of Live Earth.

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