Friday, July 13, 2007

Live Earth performances equaled big record sales for Metallica, Foo Fighters and more

Foo Fighters were rocking for climate change on Saturday but came away enjoying a boost sales of around 1000%, it has been reported.

As with Live 8 in 2005, bands signing-up for the event saw the huge viewing figures translate into serious album sales, and U.S. rockers the Foo Fighters did best according to Tesco's combined in-store and online download sales.

Metallica weren't far behind, increasing their sales by around 800%, while the Queen of Pop, Madonna, saw a more modest rise of 420% in album sales during the week before the Live Earth concert at the new Wembley Stadium.

An industry pundit told the Daily Star this week, "Some cynical observers might say there was more to it than just playing for a good cause."

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