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ORIGINALS RETURN, NEW ACTS CONFIRMED FOR LIVE 8 
WebPosted Tue May 31 09:02:15 2005

---Paul McCartney, U2 and other top international musical acts will be on
the lineup at July's Live 8 concerts, organizer Bob Geldof said Tuesday.

The July 2 concerts are aimed at raising awareness of poverty in
developing countries but will be free and are not intended to
raise money.

"We don't want people's money. We want them," Geldof told a news
conference Tuesday.

The concerts, set for five venues in the U.S. and Europe, will be held
just days before the leaders of the Group of Eight industrial countries
meet in Scotland. The meeting will be a "unique opportunity for Britain
to do something unparalleled in the world … to tilt the world a
little bit on its axis in favor of the poor," Geldof said.

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The concerts will take place at five venues: London's Hyde Park, the
Museum of Art in Philadelphia, the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin and the
Circus Maximus in Rome. Negotiations for the Paris venue, possibly near
the Eiffel Tower, continue, Geldof said.

Performers participating in Live 8 include: Original Live Aid performers
McCartney, U2, the Rolling Stones and Madonna, as well as Elton John,
Coldplay, Prince, the Scissor Sisters and Joss Stone in London. Stevie
Wonder, Sarah McLachlan, Will Smith, Bon Jovi, the Dave Matthews Band and
P. Diddy in Philadelphia. Crosby, Stills and Nash, Lauryn Hill and Brian
Wilson in Berlin. Youssou N'Dour, Andrea Bocelli, Jamiroquai and Placebo
in Paris. Faith Hill, Tim McGraw and Duran Duran in Rome.

Last week, Sting, another original Live Aid participant, confirmed his
attendance.

"Bob called me up and said I was doing it," Sting said at a songwriting
awards ceremony. "He doesn't ask you, he tells you."

There are plans for concerts in cities in the remaining G-8 countries
– Japan, Canada and Russia – but organizers didn't give
further details.

The original Live Aid took place simultaneously in London and
Philadelphia on July 13, 1985, and included legendary performances by
McCartney, U2, the Rolling Stones, the reunions of rock icons Led
Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, as well as such top acts as David Bowie,
Queen, Duran Duran and Run DMC. Phil Collins played both locations on
the same day.

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The event was seen by 1.5 billion people around the world, and raised the
equivalent of $167 million to fight famine in Ethiopia.

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