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British Antarctic Survey Rocks For Al Gore’s Live Earth

by | 14th, June 2007

British Antarctic Survey rocks for Al Gore’s Live Earth:

In an effort to fulfill his promise of a concert on every continent for his “Live Earth” event on July 7 to 8, Al Gore approached the British Antarctic Survey in February to explore the possibility of flying a band in to its Rothera Research Station in Antarctica.

BAS officials told Gore that a band was already in place on the South Pole. BAS press representative Linda Capper told blogger Tim Slagle, “We have a house band — five of our science team. They are very good indie rock-folk fusion. The remaining 17 will be the audience on location.”

Plug in the electric guitars and let’s hurry up and melt the ice already…



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