Live 8 concert, London

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.

Lineup and songs

In order of appearance:

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• Bob Geldof (Host)
• Paul McCartney with U2 - "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
• U2 - "Beautiful Day"/"Blackbird", "Vertigo", "One"/"Unchained Melody"
• Coldplay - "In My Place/Rockin' All Over the World (chorus)", "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (with Richard Ashcroft), "Fix You"
• David Walliams and Matt Lucas (presenters) as their Little Britain characters Lou and Andy.
• Elton John - "The Bitch is Back", "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting", "Children of the Revolution" (with Pete Doherty)
• Bill Gates (presenter)
• Dido¹ ² - "White Flag" (Solo), "Thank You" and "Seven Seconds" (both with Youssou N'Dour¹)
• Stereophonics - "Bartender And The Thief/Ace Of Spades", "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 & The Boomtown Rats - "I Don't Like Mondays"
• Brad Pitt (presenter)
• Annie Lennox ² - "Why", "Little Bird", "Sweet Dreams"
• UB40 - "Food for Thought", "Who You Fighting For?", "Red Red Wine", "Can't Help Falling in Love"
• Snoop Dogg - "Ups And Downs", "Drop It Like It's Hot", "Signs", "What's My Name", "Hey Hey"
• Razorlight - "Somewhere Else", "Golden Touch", "Looking For You"
• 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 Out", "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 ² - "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 " (joined by many of the above for "Hey Jude")

¹ Also performing at the Paris show on 2 July 2005

Related Topics:
Paris show - 2 July - 2005

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² Also performing at the Edinburgh show on 6 July 2005

Related Topics:
Edinburgh show - 6 July - 2005

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³ Guitarist David Gilmour was in Bryan Ferry's band at Live Aid. Pink Floyd (with Roger Waters) had not performed together for 24 years prior to this event; their last live performance being in 1981.

Related Topics:
David Gilmour - Bryan Ferry - Live Aid - Roger Waters - 1981

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