Live Earth highlights climate crisis
Eight star-studded concerts around the world brought attention to the dangers of climate change while entertaining an audience of millions.
Acts such as Madonna, Genesis, the Beastie Boys and the Foo Fighters played at the London gig at Wembley Stadium, while other musicians such as Alicia Keys, Snoop Dogg, Joss Stone and the Police played at some of the other concert sites.
Gigs were held in New Jersey, Rio de Janeiro, Jahannesburg, Hamburg, Tokyo, Shanghai and Sydney all on the same day in an event mimicking the worldwide call for action on Africa in the 1980s, Live Aid.
But Live Earth has come into criticism for perceived hypocrisy about getting pop stars who fly around the world with all their kit and entourage to turn up and play in order to call for reducing carbon emissions.
George Marshall of the Climate Outreach Information Network told the BBC: "Having the richest people in the world saying, 'Hey! We all need to cut back a bit!' is, let's face it, absurd."
But Live Earth producer Kevin Wall defended the event, saying: "We've booked this show with acts that were touring in the area at the time so we could keep the carbon imprint down."
However, the BBC reported that despite pleas from organisers that the audience use the recycling bins provided, thousands of plastic cups were left dumped on the floor of Wembley Stadium.
