Live Earth concert, New Jersey

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Live Earth
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New York City Concert location
Location Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States Near New York City
Founded by Al Gore and Kevin Wall
DateJuly 7, 2007
Genre(s) Pop and Rock music
Website Live Earth US Site

The Live Earth concert for North America was held at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States (near New York City) on July 7, 2007. [1] [2]

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John Mayer iTunes EP

On June 8, 2007, an EP containing the audio tracks of John Mayer's performances at Giants Stadium was released exclusively on iTunes.

Coverage

Television

In the U.S., NBC Universal's networks had exclusive television rights. The Giants Stadium show had a primetime slot on NBC.
In Canada, CTVglobemedia also had exclusive television rights to this event. The New Jersey concert aired live and uninterrupted on Much Music and highlights appeared on CTV throughout the day.

Satellite Radio

Live Earth was carried on all major satellite radio carriers in the US such as XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio.

Internet

Live Earth was broadcast live on liveearth.msn.com, where the entire concert could be seen on-demand until several months after the concerts.

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