What is the surprise location for the Live Earth event?

[hiaasenrocks]

The other night on Larry King, Al Gore said there would be a surprise location for one of the shows.

Has that been disclosed yet? And...how did anyone get tickets if it was a surprise?

[YvonneCa]

1. D. C....

...Smithsonian...American Indian Museum. Kicked off the concerts this morning.

[hiaasenrocks]

2. Thanks.

[AnnieBW]

3. I went

but I was somewhat disappointed. It was a very small stage, with very few seats available. When I showed up, about 1:30, they seemed to be on a break. I stuck around for a bit, then bagged it and walked down to the Folklife Festival.

[2Design]

4. it started at 10:30 garth brooks did one song and then several

native american bands - the schedule
http://liveearth.msn.com/concerts/DC

The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian will host a special concert event called "Mother Earth" Saturday, July 7, with musical performances highligthed by country superstars Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood and speakers from the scientific and American Indian cultural communities, including former Vice President Al Gore.

The concert is free and open to the public and will be broadcast on MSN.com. It will take place on the museum's Welcome Plaza at 4th Street and Independence Avenue SW, facing the U.S. Capitol. Mother Earth will begin with an opening ceremony at 10:30 a.m. immediately followed by the concert's first act, Blues Nation, an Oklahoma-based rhythm and blues band. Native American rock, funk, punk, reggae, gospel and Andean music; films; and guest speakers will fill out the day ending with a finale by Blues Nation at 9:30 p.m.

Schedule of Events:

10:30 a.m.
Welcoming ceremony and opening remarks by Tim Johnson (Mohawk), acting director of the museum
Remarks by guest speakers: Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, chair of the Alliance for Climate Protection and partner of Live Earth; Henrietta Mann, Ph.D. (Cheyenne and member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma), professor emeritus and special assistant to the president of Montana State University in Bozeman, Mont.; Katsi Cook (Akwesasne Mohawk Nation), traditional midwife and founding director of the First Environment Project of Running Strong for American Indian Youth
Performances by: country music artists Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood
12:15 p.m.
Remarks by guest speakers: Daniel Wildcat, Ph.D., professor at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kan., and co-director of the Haskell Environmental Research Studies Center; Henrietta Mann; and Katsi Cook
12:30 p.m.
Yarina (Kichua), traditional and contemporary Andean music and dance from Boston N.M.
1:30 p.m..
Screening of "The Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy" film in the Rasmuson Theater
(Note: During the film there will be no performances on the Welcome Plaza stage.)
3 p.m.
Trail of Tears discussion with Chad Smith, principal chief of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, in the Rasmuson Theater
3:45 p.m.
The Plateros (Diné), rock-tinged gospel from Canoncito, N.M.
4:30 p.m.
The Breaking Wind, rock, funk and blues from Canada's Six Nations Reserve and Caledonia in Ontario
5:15 p.m.
Remarks by guest speakers: Nancy G. Maynard, Ph.D., senior research scientist in the Cryospheric Sciences Branch at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., and manager of NASA's Tribal College and University Project; and Anthony D. Socci, Ph.D., senior science and communication fellow in the Atmospheric Policy Program at the American Meteorological Society in Washington, D.C.
5:30 p.m.
Blues Nation, original and classic blues from Oklahoma
6:30 p.m.
The Reddmen, punk rock band from Rapid City, S.D.
7:15 p.m.
Native Roots
8 p.m.
Yarina
8:45 p.m.
The Reddmen
9:30 p.m.
Closing remarks with Henrietta Mann and Katsi Cook; musical finale with Blues Nation and friends

The schedule is subject to change.

For updates, visit the Museum's Web site at www.AmericanIndian.si.edu/motherearth.

[AnnieBW]

6. That explains it

I must've showed up when they were showing the Trail of Tears movie inside. :(

[frogcycle]

5. It was a previously scheduled event

that Live Earth got to piggyback on. I don't know who approached whom, but clearly a deal was struck. Gore got Garth Brooks to go there to put a Live Earth stamp on it, made opening remarks, then scooted up to NJ.

It allowed a venue in DC, which some republican Senators had blocked.

The show is being streamed on MSN's Live Earth site, but basically it is the same show they had planned all along of Native American artists for a small audience

The symbolism, though, of having, as Gore put it, the American Indians come to the rescue instead of the cavalry is profound.

The two women who gave opening remarks were eloquent in explaining the Native American love and respect for Mother Earth. They described a tradition thinking seven generations ahead in caring for the land. That they "opened their house" to give Live Earth a venue in the nation's capital, to me, elevated the entire worldwide event.

I keep going back and watching parts of their show - they planned a modest program which ended up being streamed all over the world. And so very, very fitting that it should be. The same acts are being recycled. I suspect they extended their hours to keep a 'presence' for the duration. I wish I could give every one of them a hug. They're probably exhausted.

This is just one small example of the power of Al Gore to bring the world together. Good people respect good people.