Ladies & Gentlemen: This is Dinner with Spinal Tap

Business Wire, June 29, 2007

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LOS ANGELES -- 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. Beginning at sundown on Friday, June 29th Live Earth will auction this exclusive dinner. The date for this special occasion will be determined by all the guests' very busy schedules.

"It's an honor to have Spinal Tap reuniting to play at Live Earth and providing this once-in-a-lifetime experience for one of their true fans," said Kevin Wall, Founder and Producer of Live Earth.

Spinal Tap is set to perform their newest composition, "Warmer Than Hell," which was penned specifically for their upcoming Live Earth London performance at Wembley Stadium on July 7th.

To place a bid on this culturally iconic experience, visit the Live Earth auction at http://ebay.com/liveearth

The online event will be managed by Auction Cause.

About Live Earth

Live Earth is a monumental music event that will bring together more than 2 billion people on July 7, 2007 to combat the climate crisis. Live Earth will stage concerts in New York, London, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai, Rio de Janeiro, Johannesburg and Hamburg, and will feature 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 will deliver a worldwide call to action and the solutions necessary to answer that call. Live Earth marks the beginning of 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, The Climate Group, Stop Climate Chaos and other international organizations in this ongoing effort. Live Earth was founded by Kevin Wall, a worldwide executive producer of the Live 8 concert series in 2005, and is supported by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore.

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, joins 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 is partnering 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, joins 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. The Absolut Spirits Company, an official Live Earth partner, is working to reduce its carbon dioxide impact by focusing on sustainable agriculture, reducing impact on climate change and optimizing use of natural resources as mandated by V&S Group, the parent company of ABSOLUT Vodka and one of the leading international spirits companies.

For more information about Live Earth, visit www.liveearth.org or www.liveearth.msn.com.