Bod Geldof has questioned the point of the upcoming Live Earth series of concerts.
Leading Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant reported that the Live Aid founder holds doubts as to the effectiveness of the environmental concerts, organised by Al Gore. Whilst Geldof hopes "they're a success", he went on to say, "But why is (Gore) actually organising them? To make us aware of the greenhouse effect? Everybody's known about that problem for years. We are all [expletive] conscious of global warming."The comments were made at a conference in Budapest, with the famed humanitarian also noting, "I would only organise [Live Earth] if I could go on stage and announce concrete environmental measures from the American presidential candidates, Congress or major corporations. They haven't got those guarantees, so it's just an enormous pop concert or the umpteenth time that, say, Madonna or Coldplay get up on stage."
Live Earth will take place July 7 in London, Sydney, New York, Shanghai, Tokyo, Rio De Janeiro, Johannesburg and Antarctica.
