make poverty history, Sir Bob Geldof
The five LIVE 8 concerts taking place around the world mark the start of The Long Walk To Justice.
Ahead of the vital G8 Summit, hundreds of thousands of people will head for the Scottish capital of Edinburgh by land, sea and air, to show the leaders of the world's richest nations that they must act to make poverty history.
Here's where the concerts are taking place and who is performing:
When: Saturday 2nd July, 2005.
Where:
France – Palais de Versailles, Paris
Germany – Brandenberg Gate, Berlin
Italy – Circus Maximus, Rome
UK – Hyde Park, London
USA –Museum of Art, Philadelphia
Who’s taking part:
Hyde Park, London
• Mariah Carey
• Coldplay
• Dido
• Keane
• Sir Elton John
• Annie Lennox
• Madonna
• Muse
• Razorlight
• Scissor Sisters
• Sir Paul McCartney
• Joss Stone
• Stereophonics
• Sting
• Robbie Williams
• U2
• REM
• Velvet Revolver
• Bob Geldof
• The Killers
• The Cure
• Snow Patrol