Al Gore travels to Istanbul to reveal Live Earth Turkey details
Al Gore, the environmental campaigner and former US vice-president, was in Istanbul earlier this week to reveal the latest details about Live Earth Turkey, a major rock concert to be sited at the historic Seven Towers Fortress.
Live Earth, which exists to drive action on climate change, will have concerts taking place on every continent. Mr Gore explained that the global nature of climate change means that everyone should take action now, hence the similarly global nature of the Live Earth concerts.
The event has been hailed as a major boost to Istanbul and Turkey, with thousands of revellers likely to make the trip.
Marcel Avram of Purple Concerts remarked: "Live Earth is very important for Turkish musicians and performers as they are receiving an opportunity for worldwide exposure for the first time."
"The invited artists who will perform at Live Earth Istanbul will give a great contribution to the fight against global warming, and they will get to introduce their music to the world," he added.
Turkey is increasingly seen as a major concert venue, with a number of high-profile bands having played there in recent years. Currently, the Istanbul Music Festival is in progress and will run until June 30th 2007.
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