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Rolling Stones deny Earth Live concert report

LOS ANGELES
Thu Mar 29, 2007 3:19pm EDT
Mick Jagger (R) works the crowd as Keith Richards (C) and Ron Wood play in the background during a Rolling Stones' concert at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, in this September 29, 2006 file photo. The Rolling Stones have denied a Fox News web report that they will play the Live Earth show in Britain on July 7. REUTERS/John Sommers II

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones have denied a Fox News web report that they will play the Live Earth show in Britain on July 7.

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"Not happening," a spokesman for the band said in an email.

Fox News columnist Roger Friedman reported on Tuesday that the Stones would headline the show at London's Wembley Stadium.

Such an appearance would have necessitated postponing the band's previously announced show for Rome on July 6, as it no longer plays consecutive nights.

Seven Live Earth shows will take place around the globe on July 7 to draw attention to environmental issues. The Rolling Stones, largely at guitarist Keith Richards' behest, rarely align themselves with political events, although Hollywood producer Steve Bing did pay them to play a free concert in Los Angeles four years ago to benefit an environmental group.
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