“LIVE 8″: MILLIONS OF LIVES AT STAKE AS FREE CONCERTS IN PHILADELPHIA AND AROUND THE WORLD PRESSURE PRESIDENT BUSH AND OTHER WORLD LEADERS AT THE HISTORIC “G8″ AFRICA SUMMIT
May 31 2005
MILLIONS TO ATTEND CONCERTS JULY 2; BILLION MORE ON AOLMUSIC.COM, TV: STARS, CITIZENS TO DEMAND US AND RICH NATIONS END EXTREME POVERTY
Tuesday, May 31, 2005, Philadelphia - Dave Matthews joined Bob Geldof from London to announce that today’s biggest names in music will be joining in a free, simultaneous concert series July 2 to allow citizens of the most powerful nations to call on President Bush and leaders of the other seven wealthiest countries to make poverty history at the historic G8 Summit July 6.
The concerts will be seen by more than a billion people over the Internet through AOL and on television, millions will come to all the shows, and hundreds of thousands of people will go to the G8 summit to reinforce the concert’s message: 8 men can save millions of lives.
Live 8 is a key moment in the growing global campaign to end extreme poverty. In the USA this campaign is called ONE, and is supported by Brad Pitt, Tom Hanks, Jamie Foxx, George Clooney and Penelope Cruz as well as Pat Robertson and others. Left and right, conservative and liberal, are coming together as one on the importance of this emergency. Over 750,000 Americans have joined the campaign in the last 6 weeks with thousands more joining everyday. Live 8 is asking Americans to join the campaign at live8live.com and one.org, and call on President Bush to do the right thing, and get themselves to a rally in Washington DC on July 1st hosted by George Clooney, and travel on to Philly on the 2nd and then on to the historic summit in Gleneagles. This series of events will form an important week called the “Long Walk to Justice” with campaigners from across Europe converging positively and persuasively on the G8 Summit.
*UPDATE 7:28 PM ET*
Here’s the confirmed listing of acts as found on E Online: (the article states that The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Snoop Dogg, Usher and Destiny’s Child are all playing as well, but they haven’t decided where)
# LONDON: Mariah Carey, Coldplay, Dido, Keane, Elton John, Annie Lennox, Paul McCartney, Muse, Razorlight, REM, Scissor Sisters, Snow Patrol, Stereophonics, Sting , Joss Stone, Robbie Williams, U2, Velvet Revolver, Bob Geldof, the Killers, Madonna, The Cure
# BERLIN: A-ha, Bap, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Die Toten Hosen, Peter Maffay, Brian Wilson
# PHILADELPHIA: Will Smith, Bon Jovi, Maroon 5, Dave Matthews Band, Sarah McLachlan, Rob Thomas, Keith Urban, Jay-Z, Stevie Wonder, 50 Cent, Kaiser Chiefs, P. Diddy
# PARIS: Andrea Bocelli, Craig David, Calo Gero, Jamiroqaui, Kyo, Yannick Noah, Youssou N’Dour, Placebo, Axelle Red, Johnny Halliday, Manu Chao, Renaud
# ROME: Irene Grandi, Faith Hill, Jovanotti, Tim McGraw, Nek, Laura Pausini, Duran Duran, Vasco Rossi, Zucchero
3 comments ↓
the philly show is getting screwed in terms of good performers. what say we trade london will smith and jay-z for coldplay and u2 ?????
I agree. However, Philly may still yet get both the Stones and Bruce Springsteen. That’s worth the hassle right there.
i would take jay-z over the archaic stones or south jersey springsteen any day. coldplay and u2 would be a fair trade if coldplay and u2 were getting a band to be named later. with scissor sisters, coldplay, dido, the stereophonics, and robbie, it looks like london is the show to see. then again you’d have to put up with the rest of the 14:59 bands.
i want no part of this live. it’s one giant calamity waiting to happen, remember that when you’re paying five bucks for twelve ounces of generic brand tap water in a bottle. ten paces to the potty and no need for no poop pills or sunscreen is where i’ll be.
if they throw the geriatric surviving members of led zeppelin up on the stage, at least have their guitars in tune. and no phil collins moments, let alone two .
if you think we got hosed, imagine if we lived in berlin.
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