Live Earth attracts 203,000 fans
More than 200,000 people registered for tickets to the Live Earth concert at Wembley Stadium, organisers have said.
Interested fans had 72 hours from Friday to Monday to register before a ballot to distribute the £55 tickets.
Madonna, James Blunt and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are among the 17 acts confirmed for the concert, which aims to raise awareness of climate change.
Those who have secured one of the July show’s 60,000 tickets will be informed by text message on Wednesday.
The Wembley show is one of seven planned to take place in major cities around the world over a single 24-hour period.
“Live Earth is featuring the world’s biggest artists across all seven continents to unite an enormous global audience to take action against global warming,” Live Earth founder and executive producer Kevin Wall said.
“We’re not only putting together the world’s biggest live shows, we’ve developed an unprecedented broadcast architecture to reach a truly global audience.”
The London show will be broadcast live on BBC television and radio and shown in 120 countries.
From the BBC News.