If you’re out and about on Earth Day (Sunday April 22, 2007) or that weekend and are wondering what to do, there are some great shows happening at the Green Apple Music and Arts Festival. The festival is spread out across three cities: New York City, Chicago and San Francisco and takes place April 20-22, 2007.

With over 200 performances at 60+ venues, the Green Apple Music festival is the largest Earth Day celebration in America. The festival website states that the event “will be made carbon neutral” and “is committed to raising environmental awareness by combining live musical performances from diverse genres with educational outreach and cultural events suitable for all audiences.”

JamBase reports that bands and artists set to play at the Green Apple Festival 2007 so far include:

New York: Taylor Hicks, Laurie Berkner, Junior Brown, Benevento Russo Duo (Acoustic), Edwin McCain, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, Fat Mama, Tower of Power, Zero, Particle, The Radiators, Baby Loves Disco, Mahavishnu Project, Hot Buttered Rum, Raq, Tom Paxton and Richard Shindell, Jerry Joseph, Brand New, Zero, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Jake Shimabukuro, Avishai Cohen, Hiromi, Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams, Ryan Montbleau, Over the Rhine, Cosmic Jibaros, The Bomb Squad, Mike Dillon’s Go-Go Jungle, The Bridge, Jonny Lives, Phix and Brady Rymer.

Chicago: The Decemberists, Kaiser Chiefs, Umphrey’s McGee, The Disco Biscuits, The Smithereens, The Walkmen, Andrew Bird, RJD2, Mad Professor, The Del McCoury Band, Paul Green’s School of Rock, Flickerstick, JJ Grey and Mofro, Brothers Past, Hoyle Brothers, New Monsoon, Backyard Tire Fire, Juice and the Machine, The Lost Trailers, Mono, Mark Farina, Anathallo, Soulwax, and 2Many DJs.

San Francisco: Bob Weir and Ratdog, Stephen Marley feat. Junior Gong, Greyboy Allstars, Yonder Mountain String Band, Martin Sexton, Trans Am, Tea Leaf Green, Railroad Earth, Electric Six, Newmaster Sounds, Everyone Orchestra, Girlyman, Akasha, The Drastics, DJ Scheme and Plan B, May Lake, Kite Flying Society, Black Taj, The Sippy Cups and Smoosh.

From the Green Apple Festival website:

Free Concerts on Earth Day Sunday April 22, 2007

NYC – The Great Hill in Central Park
The Laurie Berkner Band with Susie Lampert and Adam Bernstein
Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could
followed by an afternoon dance party by Baby Loves Disco

Chicago – Lincoln Park Zoo
Umphreys McGee
The Disco Biscuits
Mad Professor
Todd Park Mohr (of Big Head Todd)
The Blisters
Deep Fried Pickle Project
Paul Green’s School of Rock
Ella Jenkins

San Francisco – Speedway Meadow in Golden Gate Park
Bob Weir and Ratdog
Martin Sexton
The Greyboy Allstars
Stephen Marley

For more up to date information about the Green Apple Festival lineups, venues, bands, schedules and more go to the Green Apple Music Festival Official Website.

More information about Earth Day at Earth Day Network

Other upcoming green and environmental awareness events include Go Green single by Dave Stewart and Al Gore’s Live Earth concerts.

By: Jenny May