[1][2][3] Each show runs 90 minutes plus an intermission, featuring the highlights from the television series Planet Earth in a full HD screening, with live orchestra and narration.
The tour which was originally scheduled to visit Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago, and Los Angeles, has added performances in Philadelphia and the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. area.
The film features footage of deep sea oceanography, deserts landscapes, arctic tundra, rare animal life and other natural wonders.
[8] All venues required ticket purchases except the Exelon-sponsored Pritzker Pavilion performance in Chicago, which was free as part of the Grant Park Music Festival series.
[9] On November 18, 2011, George Fenton conducted the BBC Concert Orchestra for the UK premiere of Planet Earth Live at the Barbican Centre.