A packed City Hall Square jumped and jammed to the music of Danish band Nephew last night during Hopenhagen Live! (a supplementary COP15 event), when the band opened right after the City Hall Square globe was lit to show Mother Earth turn in all its splendour and colours. Lead singer Simon Kvamm had the crowd in the palm of his hand, and took notes to continue, and then made encores because the crowds - left, middle, and right side of the square - wanted more. And because there was still hope. The concert took place under conditions that were much like the weather - cold outside, but warm inside. Very warm. Thank you, Simon and gang for stopping the dry speeches and turning the square into a party!
The hope was signed on Mother Earth continuously during the concert through little green pins marked on the globe, coming from text messages sent to 1231 (in Denmark, and through intl' calls) to show support to combat climate change.
The globe will be lit every day until the end of COP15 18th December - and text messages can be sent for the entire period. Journalists participating in the climate summit are now reported to be more than doubling. And the concerts are expected to continue to grow as we get closer to the heads of state arriving after 15th December. For instance Outlandish, with band members originating from all corners of the world, when Desmond Tutu will hand over 250.000 signatures to stop global warming on 13th December. And top international bands on the major Danish scenes to match, support - or counter-weigh - the top politicians. The crowds want more.