Live 8 concert, Philadelphia

On 2 July, 2005, a Live 8 concert was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, with a densely packed audience stretched out for one mile along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

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2 July - 2005 - Live 8 - Philadelphia - Pennsylvania - United States - Philadelphia Museum of Art

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The event is also referred to as "Live 8 Philadelphia", "Live 8 Philly", or "Live 8 USA"

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Unlike other venues, no tickets were issued to control access, and Philadelphia police declined to give a crowd estimate. Presenters stated several times on stage that over one million people were at the concert.

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Non-organizer estimates have ranged from 600,000 to 800,000

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http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/02/live8.us.ap/

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http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/103-07032005-510312.html

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8453095/

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http://permanent.nouvelobs.com/etranger/20050703.OBS2244.html

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8453095/

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and one million to 1.5 million

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http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/103-07032005-510312.html

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http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/03/arts/music/03live.html?8hpib.

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Some estimates are of the number of people at the concert at any one time,

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while other estimates are of the total number of people on the Parkway over the course of the 7-hour long event. In any event, it was a huge crowd.

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