Jimmy going back to China?!

[Nech <tytlane@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

http://www.billboard.com/events/jimmy-page-to-play-show-of-peace-concert-1004054471.story#/events/jimmy-page-to-play-show-of-peace-concert-1004054471.story


The question is ..invited perhaps but did he accept?!?!  Is Leona coming 
along?

Bastard...THE USA IS CALLING!!!!

> n array of artists, including Led Zeppelin <artist/led-zeppelin/5047> 
> guitarist Jimmy Page <artist/jimmy-page/5367>, will take part in the 
> first annual Show Of Peace Concert, a globally televised event that 
> will take place April 17 before an expected crowd of 100,000 at the 
> Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing, China.
>
> More performers and other details will be announced at a Jan. 13 press 
> conference in Beijing. The concert's official web site lists nearly 
> five dozen target artists to be invited, including Prince, Green Day, 
> Beyonce, Coldplay, Black Eyed Peas, Kenny Chesney, Mariah Carey, 
> Justin Timberlake and many others.
>
> The concert, which marks the 30th anniversary of the cultural exchange 
> agreement between the United States and China, is billed in a 
> statement as "a 'peace is green' awareness campaign designed to not 
> only promote peace with each other but to promote peace with our 
> planet." It's the brainchild of television and music producer Rick 
> Garson, whose Las Vegas-based ZZYX Entertainment company is producing 
> the show. Garson's co-producers include Live 8 and Live Earth 
> principal Greg Sills and artists manager Trudy Green (Michael and 
> Janet Jackson, Mick Jagger, Aerosmith). Other organizations involved 
> in the concert include the Chinese People's Association for Friendship 
> with Foreign Countries, the Joint US-China Collaboration on Clean 
> Energy, the United Nations' Pathways of Peace and the Captain Planet 
> Foundation."
>
> Garson is establishing the A Show Of Peace Foundation, whose board of 
> directors will include environmental and peace-building experts. The 
> foundation will distribute funds raised from the concert and other 
> activities to organizations and initiatives. In a statement Garson 
> said that "the passion and attitude of the Chinese people and the 
> potential of this country made me realize that this was the right 
> place to stage an event, as we watch the transformation of Red China 
> to 'Green' China right before our eyes."
>
> The concert's web site, showofpeace.com <http://www.showofpeace.com>, 
> will carry regular updates about the event.