| Live 8 concerts and line-ups |
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Hyde Park, London
Château de Versailles, near Paris
Siegessäule, Berlin
Circus Maximus, Rome
Museum of Art, Philadelphia
Park Place, Barrie
Makuhari Messe, Chiba
Mary Fitzgerald Square, Johannesburg
Red Square, Moscow
"Africa Calling", Eden Project
6 July 2005
"Edinburgh 50,000 - The Final Push" Official Live8 DVD, released in November 2005 Live 8 (not to be confused with Live Aid) was a series of concurrent benefit concerts that took place on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. ...
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On 2 July 2005, a Live 8 concert was held at the Palais de Versailles, Paris, France. ...
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On 2 July 2005, a Live 8 concert was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, with a densely packed audience stretched out for one mile along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. ...
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On July 2, 2005, a Live 8 concert was held at the Eden Project, Cornwall, England. ...
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| The main Live 8 concert was held at Hyde Park, London, England on 2 July 2005, in front of over 200,000 people. The show's logistics were managed by famed promoter Harvey Goldsmith. Official Live8 DVD, released in November 2005 Live 8 (not to be confused with Live Aid) was a series of concurrent benefit concerts that took place on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. ...
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Lineup and songs
 Coldplay and Richard Ashcroft on stage In order of appearance: Image File history File links This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ...
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- Stereophonics - "The Bartender and the Thief/Ace Of Spades(chorus)", "Dakota", "Maybe Tomorrow", "Local Boy in the Photograph"
- Ricky Gervais (presenter)
- R.E.M. - "Imitation of Life", "Everybody Hurts", "Man on the Moon"
- Kofi Annan (presenter)
- Ms. Dynamite - "Dy-na-mi-tee", "Redemption Song"
- Keane - "Somewhere Only We Know", "Bedshaped"
- Will Smith (presenter) in Philadelphia, USA
- Travis ² - "Sing", "Side"/"Stayin' Alive", "Why Does It Always Rain On Me?"
- Bob Geldof ² - "I Don't Like Mondays"
- Brad Pitt (presenter)
- Annie Lennox ² - "Why", "Little Bird", "Sweet Dreams"
- UB40 - "Food for Thought", "Who You Fighting For?", "Reasons" (with Hunterz & The Dhol Blasters), "Red Red Wine", "Can't Help Falling in Love"
- Snoop Dogg - "Ups & Downs", "Drop It Like It's Hot", "Signs", "The Next Episode", "What's My Name", "Hey Hey"
- Razorlight - "Somewhere Else", "Golden Touch", "In The City"
- Bob Geldof introduced 24-year-old Birhan Woldu, an Ethiopian student who was shown as a starving child in a video at Live Aid.
- Madonna - "Like a Prayer", "Ray of Light", "Music"
- Snow Patrol ² - "Chocolate", "Run"
- The Killers - "All These Things That I've Done"
- Joss Stone - "Super Duper Love", "I Had a Dream", "Some Kind of Wonderful"
- Scissor Sisters - "Laura", "Take Your Mama", "Everybody Wants the Same Thing"
- Velvet Revolver - "Do It For The Kids", "Fall To Pieces", "Slither"
- Lenny Henry (presenter)
- Sting - "Message In A Bottle", "Driven To Tears", "Every Breath You Take" (with alternate lyrics)
- Dawn French (presenter)
- Mariah Carey - "Make It Happen", "Hero" (both with African Children's Choir), "We Belong Together"
- David Beckham (presenter)
- Robbie Williams - "We Will Rock You", "Let Me Entertain You/All These Things That I've Done (bridge)", "Feel", "Angels"
- Peter Kay - presenter, comedy, and a cappella excerpt of "Is This the Way to Amarillo"
- The Who - "Who Are You", "Won't Get Fooled Again"
- Pink Floyd³ - "Speak to Me/Breathe" segued with "Breathe (Reprise)" from "Time" , "Money", "Wish You Were Here", "Comfortably Numb"
- Paul McCartney - "Get Back", "Drive My Car" (with George Michael), "Helter Skelter", "The Long and Winding Road"/"Hey Jude [refrain]" (joined by many of the above for "Hey Jude")
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Performance notes It had been said that McCartney and U2's Bono would be wearing Sgt. Pepper costumes, but, in the event, they were only worn by an anonymous, four-piece French horn section. Image File history File links This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ...
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Midge Ure OBE (born James Ure on October 10, 1953 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland) is a rock and roll guitarist, singer and songwriter from Scotland, who had particular success in the 1970s and 1980s. ...
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Coverage
Television The BBC provided full television coverage in the UK, starting on BBC Two from 13:00, and continuing from about 18:15 on BBC One, right up to the end of the concert at midnight. The advertised changeover time was 16:15, disappointing many who had set video recorders accordingly. The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion...
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BBC One (styled BBC1 until 1997) is the most watched domestic channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ...
The coverage was fronted by talk show host Jonathan Ross, with backstage interviews by Fearne Cotton and Jo Whiley. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
Fearne Cotton (born 3 September 1981) is an English television presenter and DJ. Born in Northwood, London, she grew up in the north-west London suburb of Eastcote. ...
Jo Whiley at the Student Radio Awards 2005. ...
350 complaints were made to the BBC about swearing before the 9pm watershed. The BBC apologised, however a spokesman said: "This is nothing, really. If EastEnders starts five minutes late we get close to 500 complaints". EastEnders is a popular BBC television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC1 on 19 February 1985[3] and continuing to date. ...
In the US, MTV and VH1 provided intermittent and incomplete live and taped coverage, frequently breaking away mid-song for commercials or commentary by their veejays. This decision drew criticism from numerous viewers who viewed the commentary as being frivolous or inane and would have preferred to see the music acts themselves. However, AOL provided a full webcast of the entire show. MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network headquartered in New York City. ...
VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV. VH1 and sister channel MTV are currently part of the MTV Networks division...
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After the criticism of viewers, both VH1 and MTV showed many highlights of the Live 8 concerts on July 9, 2005 for 5 hours each without commercial interruption.
In Australia a highlights show of around 3 hours length was broadcast on the night of the concert, AEST, on free to air Nine Network and full live coverage was broadcast on pay tv. The Nine Network is an Australian television network, available in major markets across Australia. ...
Radio In the UK, there was radio coverage on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2 and several local radio stations. For any of the numerous radio stations with the name Radio 1, see Radio 1 (disambiguation) BBC Radio 1 is a British radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in popular music aimed at the 14-26 age bracket. ...
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBCs national radio stations and is the most popular station in the UK. It broadcasts throughout the UK on FM radio between 88 and 91 MHz from its studios in Western House, adjacent to Broadcasting House in central London. ...
The Radio 1 coverage was anchored by Chris Moyles and Scott Mills, with interviews by Edith Bowman, Colin Murray, Sara Cox and Vernon Kay. There was alternative coverage on Radio 2, anchored by Chris Evans. Each station focussed on artists who matched the station's playlisting policy and target audience. Christopher Moyles (born February 22, 1974 in Leeds) is an English disc jockey. ...
Scott Mills (born 28 March 1974 in Southampton, Hampshire) is an English DJ. The Scott Mills Show is aired in the drive time slot between 4pm and 7pm every weekday on BBC Radio 1. ...
Edith Eleanor Bowman (born 15 January 1975) is a Scottish television presenter and a radio D.J. She currently presents a radio show on BBC Radio 1, from 1pm-4pm. ...
Colin Murray (born March 10, 1977) is a BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio Five Live DJ and television presenter from the Dundonald area of east Belfast, Northern Ireland. ...
Sara Cox Michelle Sara Cox (born Friday December 13, 1974), affectionately known as Coxy, is an English television and radio personality and presenter. ...
Vernon Charles Kay (born 28 April 1974, in Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom) is an English television presenter and DJ who was in an advert for crisps. ...
Chris Evans (born April 1, 1966, in Warrington, England) is an English radio and television presenter and producer. ...
Most commercial radio stations in the UK took a programme produced by Capital FM for the day.
In the US, XM Satellite Radio broadcast the concert in its entirety.
BBC Big Screens The BBC also had live coverage on big screens across the UK. Liverpool Big Screen in Clayton Square The BBC Big Screen project is a project involving the British Broadcasting Corporation, Philips and local councils to install large, 25m television screens with sound systems in prominent locations in city centres. ...
People who were watching the event in Cardiff were able to watch the event in HDTV on a 17ft wide screen; this is believed to be the first ever live public relay of HD in Europe. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...
The Serpentine, viewed from the eastern end Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in central London and one of the Royal Parks of London. ...
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The city from above Centenary Square. ...
Chamberlain Square is a public open space in central Birmingham, England, named after Joseph Chamberlain. ...
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Liverpool skyline. ...
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Online AOL's music channel included a live video stream. The BBC were also streaming a radio show from the live event over the Internet via BBCi service, alongside various video clips.
Pre-show rumours The Spice Girls were originally on the list of performers, but were then removed. Organisers were reported to have stated that "their style of music did not fit in with the serious political message about world poverty the transatlantic event hopes to portray." (Daily Mirror, 31 May 2005). However in response to those claims, Bob Geldof, speaking at a press conference to announce the event said that the Spice Girls may play after all. While the group did not eventually appear (according to Melanie Chisholm because Melanie Brown had other commitments), as a probable joke on the situation, Peter Kay initially introduced The Who as the Spice Girls. The Spice Girls were a BRIT and Grammy Award-winning English all-female pop/r&b group. ...
Melanie Jayne Chisholm (born January 12, 1974 in Whiston, Merseyside) was educated in Runcorn and Widnes. ...
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The Who are an English rock band who first emerged in 1964. ...
There were rumours that Michael Jackson would join Stevie Wonder at the end of the show in Philadelphia, but Bob Geldof stated that Jackson would not be invited to perform at any of the Live 8 shows. For other persons named Michael Jackson, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation). ...
Stevie Wonder (born Steveland Hardaway Judkins on May 13, 1950, name later changed to Steveland Hardaway Morris),[1] is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. ...
Nickname: Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States Commonwealth Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Government - Mayor John F. Street (D) Area - City 369. ...
Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof, KBE[1], known as Bob Geldof (born 5 October 1951) [2] is an Irish singer, songwriter, actor and political activist. ...
Bob Geldof issued a statement prior to the London Live 8 concert which said that another 88 acts had been turned away. Among the big name acts included were Mötley Crüe, Ozzy Osbourne and Meat Loaf. Mötley Crüe (IPA pronunciation: ) is a popular American glam metal band from Los Angeles, California. ...
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Meat Loaf is stage name of Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday on September 27, 1947)). He is an American rock singer and actor of stage and screen. ...
Rumours circulated that Oasis would be appearing prior to a concert they had scheduled that night in Manchester. A contract signed regarding a film being made of the Manchester event prevented their appearance. It also meant that Zak Starkey could not appear on stage with The Who later that evening. Liam Gallagher did take the moment to say he would miss the opportunity to flick Robbie Williams in the eye. Oasis (not to be confused with the one in the 1980s which include the evil and nasty Mary Hopkin) is a popular English rock band, formed in Manchester in 1991. ...
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Zak Starkey (born September 13, 1965 in London, England) is the drummer for English rock band Oasis. ...
The Who are an English rock band who first emerged in 1964. ...
Liam Gallagher (born William John Paul Gallagher on September 21, 1972, Burnage, Manchester, England) is an Anglo-Irish singer of the successful band Oasis. ...
Robbie Williams (born Robert Peter Williams on February 13, 1974) is a Grammy Award-nominated and fifteen time BRIT Award-winning English singer/songwriter. ...
The surviving members of Led Zeppelin were rumoured to be reuniting with John Bonham's son Jason Bonham on drums for London's Live 8 concert, but they didn't appear. Led Zeppelin were an English rock band who formed in 1968. ...
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Jason Bonham (born July 15, 1966) is an English drummer and son of legendary Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham. ...
The Sex Pistols were rumoured to play as a "surprise act", but the performance never happened. The Sex Pistols in 1977. ...
The Cure and Muse were originally scheduled to play in London. During a debate on not enough 'ethnic' artists on the bill, the two acts were moved to Paris and Ms Dynamite and Snoop Dogg were added. A rumour circulated that the Gap Band's Charlie Wilson would appear in Snoop Dogg's entourage although this never occurred. The Cure are a successful English rock band formed in Crawley, Sussex in 1976, widely seen as one of the leading pioneers of the British alternative rock scene of the 1980s. ...
In Greek mythology, the Muses (Greek , Mousai: perhaps from the Proto-Indo-European root *men- think[1]) are a number of goddesses or spirits who embody the arts and inspire the creation process with their graces through remembered and improvised song and stage, writing, traditional music and dance. ...
City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ...
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The Gap Band are an American R&B, funk and soul music group who rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s with their heavily-charged dance anthems and their sentimental and ethereal love songs. ...
Several notable people are called Charles Wilson: Charles Wilson (politician) is a US Congressman Charles Wilson (physicist) was a 19th Century physicist Charles Wilson (historian) Charles Wilson (Montreal mayor) was the first elected mayor of Montreal in the 19th century Charles A. Charlie Wilson Jr. ...
It was announced that Queen featuring Paul Rodgers would also appear live via satellite from Spain and be included as part of the bill although this never occurred. This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ...
Paul Rodgers (born 17 December 1949, in Middlesbrough) is an English singer/songwriter known chiefly as a member of the bands Free in the 1960s and Bad Company in the 1970s. ...
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There was high speculation that the finale would consist of Band Aid 20 performing the hit 'Do They Know It's Christmas?', just as the concert in London ended twenty years before at Live Aid. There were as many rumours that Mick Jagger would appear at the finale as there were with George Michael's appearance. Cover art for the original Do They Know Its Christmas? release – artist Peter Blake Band Aid is a British and Irish charity supergroup founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in order to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia by releasing a record Do They...
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Sir Michael Phillip Mick Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English rock musician, actor, songwriter, record and film producer and businessman. ...
George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (Greek: ΓιώÏγος-ΚυÏιάκος Παναγιώτου) on June 25, 1963) is an English [1] singer-songwriter and pop star who performs soul influenced pop, and who (as a solo artist and half of the duo WHAM!) has enjoyed global success since 1982. ...
Ringo Starr expressed his disappointment that he was not involved, particularly with the combination of Paul McCartney and U2 performing Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Richard Starkey, MBE (born 7 July 1940 in Liverpool),[1] known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer and actor, best known as the drummer of the Beatles. ...
Sir James Paul McCartney MBE (born June 18, 1942) is an iconic Grammy Award-winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of the Beatles. ...
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