Johannesburg, South Africa, December 1st, 2007 Options

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From FOL.com:
10/31/07 - LIVE joins 46664 Johannesburg concert

LIVE has just announced that they will board the 46664 Johannesburg concert at Ellis Park next month. The last minute addition to the World AIDS Day concert on December 1 was confirmed today. The band will appear alongside the twenty-two other international and South African artists already lined up for the show, which is being staged to show support and raise funds for former President Nelson Mandela’s 46664 HIV AIDS campaign.

Confirming the band’s participation, Ed Kowalczyk said: "Nelson Mandela is one of the most inspiring and uplifting figures of our age. His tireless efforts to bring freedom and healing to the people of Africa transcend the boundaries of country and creed and speak directly to the heart of all humanity. LIVE is tremendously honoured to be part of this year's ‘46664’ concert."

As announced by Mr. Mandela on Monday of this week, fifteen of South Africa’s biggest artists have already come forward to join the concert alongside world artists Peter Gabriel, Annie Lennox, Corinne Bailey Rae, Razorlight, Ludacris, Goo Goo Dolls, Jamelia and Angelique Kidjo.

Tickets for the concert are priced from R120-00 (excluding service fee) and are available from Computicket. Call on 083 915 800 or visit website at www.computicket.com for more information.

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Here's some other people involved:

With six weeks still to go before the concert at Johannesburg's Ellis Park Stadium on December 1st, Peter Gabriel, Annie Lennox, Ludacris, Corinne Bailey Rae, Goo Goo Dolls, Razorlight, and Jamelia have already pledged their support to perform for Nelson Mandela on the day. A further announcement of international and South African artists will be made when the former South African president announces the final line-up at a press conference on October 29.

Will Smith
When Mr. Mandela was looking for new 46664 ambassadors he knew that Will Smith would be an invaluable ally in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Smith said the last time he met Mr. Mandela, he became "so fired up" he was ready to quit his job. Smith performed at the 46664 Concerts in South Africa in 2005.

Robert De Niro
Through Brian May and Roger Taylor, whose musical, "We Will Rock You", he had produced Robert was asked to become part of the 46664 Ambassador network. Knowing and understanding the scale of the epidemic prompted him to record a special message for the 46664 concerts.

Annie Lennox
Annie performed with top South African talent for the 46664 concert. Annie agreed to take on the role of ambassador to the artists who appeared, addressing the audience on behalf of the 46664 campaign. She headlined the concert along with Queen, performing her own solo set with her band.

This post has been edited by Hoodstock: Oct 31 2007, 12:29 pm