Rio De Janeiro, July 7 (AP): A last-minute court battle to shut down South America's Live Earth concert failed after a judge ruled against a prosecutor who argued that safety cannot be guaranteed for an audience of 700,000 on Copacabana beach, Brazilian media reported Saturday.

Prosecutor Denise Tarin said police had failed to present a plan that would ensure the audience's safety, but Judge Leony Maria Grivet Pinho denied the motion seeking to reinstate an injunction granted earlier this week to stop the show, Brazil's Agencia Estado news agency reported.

A spokesman for Tarin did not immediately return a telephone message seeking comment on her second attempt to prevent the event, but Live Earth press spokeswoman Vanessa Vasouto said Friday night that the concert ``is going to happen, no matter what.''

``There's no way to stop it,'' she said.

The decision came just after the global concert series promoted by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore to raise awareness about climate change kicked off in Sydney, and then moved on to Tokyo, Shanghai, Johannesburg, Hamburg and London. Performances will also take place in East Rutherford, New Jersey and Washington, DC.

Workers have set up a stage on Copacabana beach for performances by Lenny Kravitz, Macy Gray, Pharrell Williams, MV Bill and Jorge Ben.

The Rolling Stones last year attracted a crowd of 1 million people on the beach, and Tarin also imposed restrictions on that concert, saying the setting makes it difficult for police to craft ``the slightest viable security plan.'' But the Stones concert went off without major snarls or drawbacks.

Live broadcasts on cable television and the Internet could reach up to 2 billion people, organizers said. Audiences also will see short films and public service announcements on conserving energy and reducing their environmental impact.

The Rio event is the only free concert for Live Earth, founded by Kevin Wall, an Emmy-winning concert producer. Proceeds from the other concerts will go toward the Alliance for Climate Protection, a nonprofit organization chaired by Gore.