Does the world really need another benefit concert series? Especially one with the sorta-vague, probably-not-gonna-be-solved-by-a-will.i.am-set goal of “ending all war at the end of our 10-year period”? World Peace One, a group that already has the endorsement of a member of the Nobel family, thinks so, and they’re going to enlist quite the roster of artists to play their series of concerts around the world, which is set to begin May 17. While Jack Johnson somehow isn’t on the promoters’ wishlist yet, Led Zeppelin is, and so are U2 (understandable), Madonna (sure), Caetano Veloso (ooh), and INXS (what?). Click through for the full wishlist of people who World Peace One hopes will be pressured into saying “yes” by being asked “So, what you’re saying is that you support war, then, right?”
U2
Madonna
Led Zeppelin
Aerosmith
ZZ Top
Lionel Richie
Celine Dion
INXS
Velvet Revolver
will.i.am
Justin Timberlake
Timbaland
Reyna Reyna
Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso
Ivan Lins
Sergio Mendes
Linox
Jane Zhang
The Trollmates
Tarkan in Turkey
Saer
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Tamara Day
Top Artists Sought For World Peace Concerts [Billboard]
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Who the hell announces the acts they’re hoping to book for a show like this? Why not wait until they’re actually, you know, booked?
Well, we certainly made that poverty history, why not employ a giant rock concert to solve all of life’s problems? Can we have a Rock For An End To Wind gig please, these gales are pissing me off.