Live 8

Live 8 was a series of concerts that took place in July 2005, in the G8 nations and South Africa. They were timed to precede the G8 Conference and Summit held at the Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire, Scotland from July 6-8, 2005; they also coincided with the 20th anniversary of Live Aid. Running parallel with the UK's Make Poverty History campaign, the shows planned to pressure world leaders to drop the debt of the world's poorest nations, increase and improve aid, and negotiate fairer trade rules in the interest of poorer countries. Ten simultaneous concerts were held on 2 July and one on 6 July. On 7 July the G8 leaders pledged to increase aid to Africa by US$25 billion by the year 2010.

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• Live 8 official website.
• Sign the Live 8 petition to Make Poverty History
• Bob Geldof and Live 8 on Indymedia.
• Live 8 global concerts under way from BBC News, 2 July 2005.
• Thousands flock to poverty march from BBC News, 2 July 2005.
• Geldof unveils Live 8 show plans from BBC News, 31 May 2005.
• Guardian Unlimited - Special Report: Live 8 ongoing coverage
• The announcement by WMMR 93.3 FM Radio in Philadelphia. 31 May 2005.
• Live 8.
• Live8.jp official Japan Live 8 website.
• Live8.us unofficial US Live 8 website.
• Live8.de unofficial German Live 8 website.
• live8live.nl Dutch broadcasting website for Live 8
• thelive8concert.com Live 8 Website
• "The organizer of Live 8 discusses his efforts to fight poverty, his relationship with Bono and his critics." Brian Braiker, Newsweek
• Wealthy musicians perform as Live 8 concerts attempt to end global poverty News Briefs: 2 July 2005
• andrewkendall.com Photographs of Madonna at Live 8.
• Watch every song at AOL's website
• Live 8 Philly Concert 360 degree panorama
• Live 8 Berlin Concert 360 degree panorama