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.

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.

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Spice Girls - Melanie Chisholm - Melanie Brown - Peter Kay - The Who

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There were rumours that Michael Jackson would join, but Bob Geldof stated that Jackson would not be invited to perform at any of the Live 8 shows due to Jackson's recent acquittal in his Child Molestation charges. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/eo/20050616/en_music_eo/16767

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Michael Jackson - Bob Geldof - Acquittal - Child Molestation

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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.

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Led Zeppelin - John Bonham - Jason Bonham

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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.

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Band Aid 20 - Live Aid

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