Last Day to Bid on a 'Dinner With Spinal Tap'

Last Day to Bid on a 'Dinner With Spinal Tap'

The Auction Closes Today at 9:45 PM PDT on: http://ebay.com/liveearth

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Band's July 7 Reunion Performance at Live Earth London with 'Every Bass Player in the Known Universe' a Highlight of the Global Concert Series

LOS ANGELES, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Live Earth organizers announced that today is the last day to bid for a Dinner with Spinal Tap benefiting the Live Earth concerts and Alliance for Climate Protection. The auction closes today (July 9) at 9:45 PM PDT.

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In an effort to prevent the planet from "spontaneously combusting," the cast members of the cult classic film This Is Spinal Tap -- Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer, along with Rob Reiner -- will host a private, exclusive meet-and-greet dinner in Los Angeles for the highest bidder and a guest with all proceeds benefiting the Live Earth concerts and Alliance for Climate Protection. The date for this special occasion will be determined at a later time.

At their Live Earth London performance on July 7, Spinal Tap performed their classic "Stonehenge" as well as their newest composition, "Warmer Than Hell," a song penned exclusively for Live Earth. The group capped off their dynamic Live Earth appearance by inviting "every bass player in the known universe" to join onstage for their last song "Big Bottom". Bassists from many of the bands on the Live Earth London line-up, including from the Foo Fighters, David Grey, Bloc Party, James Blunt and Beastie Boys, took part in the epic jam fest.

Fans can place a bid on this culturally iconic experience by visiting the Live Earth auction at http://ebay.com/liveearth.

The online event is being managed by Auction Cause.

About Live Earth

Live Earth was a monumental music event that brought together a global audience on July 7, 2007 to combat the climate crisis. Live Earth staged concerts in New York, London, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai, Rio de Janeiro, Johannesburg and Hamburg -- as well as special broadcast events in Antarctica, Kyoto and Washington, DC -- and featured more than 100 of the world's best music acts -- a mix of both legendary music acts like The Police, Genesis, Bon Jovi and Madonna with the latest headliners like Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson, Black Eyed Peas and Jack Johnson.

Live Earth's 24 hours of music across 7 continents delivered a worldwide call to action and the solutions necessary to answer that call. Live Earth launched a multi-year campaign to drive individuals, corporations and governments to take action to solve the climate crisis. Live Earth is partnering with the Alliance for Climate Protection, Avaaz, The Climate Group (We're in This Together), Stop Climate Chaos (I Count) and other international organizations in this ongoing effort. Live Earth was founded by Kevin Wall, CEO of Control Room, the company that produced the concerts globally. Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore is the Chair of the Alliance for Climate Protection and a Partner of Live Earth.

Exclusive online media partner MSN is helping Live Earth reach people in every corner of the globe. Official Live Earth concerts were streamed live at http://liveearth.msn.com/.

MSN's 39 localized web portals worldwide attract 465 million monthly users.

smart is the world's only automaker serving as an Official Partner. Unlike any other vehicle, the new smart fortwo combines a modern, individual lifestyle with environmental protection by setting the standard in urban mobility and offering the lowest CO2 emission of any vehicle on the market. smart responds to environmental demands with innovative, technologically sound solutions and as a result produces positive and credible answers to the question of ecological driving.

Philips, as the world's leading lighting supplier, joined Live Earth as an Official Partner. Philips was the first to introduce the energy saving light bulb in 1980 and has put environmental product improvement at the heart of its business with its EcoDesign program since 1994, increasing its green product range year by year.

Live Earth partnered with companies on a local level who share the commitment to helping people live a more energy efficient lifestyle. PepsiCo, an Official Partner of Live Earth, is committed to making a difference with eco-friendlier packaging, energy and water conservation and waste reduction. It's all part of PepsiCo's commitment to Performance with Purpose -- to do better by doing better. Esurance, the direct-to-consumer personal auto insurance company, joined Live Earth as an Official Sponsor and is the latest extension of Esurance's efforts to conserve energy and preserve the planet's precious resources. For more than seven years, Esurance policyholders have helped save thousands of trees by buying their auto insurance online and using electronic documents. An official partner of Live Earth, The Absolut Spirits Company, Inc., a subsidiary of V&S Group, produces and markets ABSOLUT(R) VODKA, Level (TM) Vodka, FRIS(R) Vodka, Plymouth(TM) Gin and Cruzan(R) Rum. The Absolut Spirits Company focuses on reducing the impact on climate change, sustainable agriculture and optimizing use of natural resources as mandated by V&S Group. To view details on the company's efforts to combat global warming, visit http://www.vsgroup.com/ and click on "Corporate Responsibility/Environment." Intelsat, the leading provider of fixed satellite services worldwide, is the official satellite capacity sponsor to Live Earth, providing the global high definition infrastructure for an unforgettable viewer experience. Intelsat connects the planet to Live Earth through its network of 52 satellites and global terrestrial facilities.

For more information, visit http://www.liveearth.org/ or http://www.liveearth.msn.com/.

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CONTACT: Matthew diGirolamo of Live Earth Global Headquarters,
+1-310-402-9107, press@liveearth.org

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