Environmental-themed Atlantis Concert for Earth to feature performances by Sting, STP, Bush

A star-studded environmental-themed festival called Atlantis Concert for Earth that will feature live and virtual performances will be held July 22 and 23.

The live show will take place on the rim of a volcano crater on Sete Cidades in Portugal's Azores islands. The concert will include a virtual performance by Sting, and the lineup also features Stone Temple Pilots, Bush, Julian Lennon, Mod Sun, Black Eyed Peas, Pitbull, Nicole Scherzinger and others. Scherzinger also will serve as host.

Atlantis Concert for Earth is a nonprofit event that will celebrate global conservation. In addition to the music performances, the show will highlight the work of a variety of conservationists and organizations focused on the environment, including Lennon's White Feather Foundation.

On July 23, the event will be streamed for free at the Veeps platform, and viewers will be encouraged to donate money, 100 percent of which will benefit the organizations showcased by the festival.

The event was conceptualized in part by Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, who was born in the Azores and who recently collaborated with Julian on a cover of his late dad John Lennon's classic peace anthem, "Imagine."

"These days, words Climate and Climate Crisis trigger so many different emotions from all walks of life," said Bettencourt.

He adds, "[T]ogether during Concert for Earth we are taking our universal language and power of music to celebrate the Conservationists and Entrepreneurs from around the world who are game changers leading the way with real, tangible solutions to flip the current narrative of climate and conservation from blame, anger, and doom; to positivity and hope by shining a light on inspirational SOLUTIONS to get us back in balance with our planet."

For more details about the event, visit AtlantisConcertforEarth.com.

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