Live 8 Concerts 2nd July ( 2005 ) Live 8 concerts happen in members of the G8 cities around the world and South Africa to highlight the aims of the UK's Make Poverty History campaign and the Global Call for Action Against Poverty, hoping to put pressure on the meeting of political leaders of the G8 countries. The Live 8 concerts are organised by Bob Geldof and a number of other well known pop icons. Unlike other earlier concerts to raise money for those starving these concerts were designed to highlight, educate and put pressure on the Leaders of the G8 countries to do more for the world's poor. Even before the concerts some measure of success is gained when the G8 finance ministers agree to cancel the debt owed by 18 of the world's poorest countries.
The concerts occur in the following cities
London --- Hyde Park --- Just Some Of Those Who Performed That Day Pink Floyd -- Paul McCartney --- U2 --- George Michael --- Pete Doherty ---- Elton John --- Bob Geldof ---- Madonna ---- Coldplay ---- Robbie Williams ---- The Who --- Sting --- REM --- Mariah Carey ---- Annie Lennox
There were 150,000 people in the main arena and another 50,000 watching on large screens in other parts of Hyde Park.
Philadelphia --- in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art --- Just Some Of Those Who Performed That Day Will Smith ---- Destiny's Child --- Jay Z --- Bon Jovi ---- Kaiser Chiefs ---- Black Eyed Peas ---- Jimmy Smits ---- Toby Keith ---- Dave Matthews Band ---- Alicia Keys ---- Linkin Park ---- Def Leppard --- Sarah McLachlan ---- Slipknot --- Keith Urban ---- Stevie Wonder
It is estimated 1 million people were at the concert as it was a no ticket concert.
Paris ---- Palais de Versailles ---- --- Just Some Of Those Who Performed That Day Passi ---- Faudel ---- Alpha Blondy ---- Craig David ---- Andrea Bocelli ---- Shakira ---- Zucchero ---- The Cure ---- Youssou N'Dour1 ---- Dido1
Berlin ---- at the Siegessäule --- Just Some Of Those Who Performed That Day A-Ha --- Die Toten Hosen --- Wir sind Helden --- Katherine Jenkins --- Audioslave --- Green Day --- Claudia Schiffer --- Chris de Burgh --- Brian Wilson --- Renee Olstead --- Sasha --- Daniel Powter --- Joana Zimmer --- Roxy Music --- Faithless --- Otto Green Day - Live 8 Berlin
Rome ---- at the Circus Maximus --- Just Some Of Those Who Performed That Day Zucchero --- Duran Duran --- Elisa --- Tim McGraw --- Faith Hill --- Planet Funk --- Le Vibrazioni --- Cesare Cremonini --- Nek --- Piero Pelù --- Jane Alexander (Interstitial) --- Biagio Antonacci --- Fiorella Mannoia
Barrie ---- at Park Place --- Just Some Of Those Who Performed That Day Dan Aykroyd and Tom Green --- Tom Cochrane --- Sam Roberts --- Bryan Adams --- --- Simple Plan --- Bruce Cockburn --- Les Trois Accords --- Randy Bachman --- Deep Purple --- Great Big Sea --- Celine Dion1 --- Blue Rodeo --- Gordon Lightfoot --- Our Lady Peace --- Jet --- Jann Arden --- Mötley Crüe --- The Tragically Hip --- Neil Young
Chiba ---- at Makuhari Messe ---- Just Some Of Those Who Performed That Day Rize ---- McFly ---- Good Charlotte ---- Dreams Come True ---- Do As Infinity ---- Björk
Johannesburg ---- at Mary Fitzgerald Square ---- Just Some Of Those Who Performed That Day Lucky Dube ---- Vusi Mahlasela ---- Malaika ---- Nelson Mandela ---- Oumou Sangare ---- Orchestra Baobab ---- Mahotella Queens ---- Zola
Moscow ---- in Red Square ---- Just Some Of Those Who Performed That Day Agata Kristi ---- Fairy Taiga ---- Bi-2 ---- Linda ---- Moral Code X ---- Pet Shop Boys
