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Edinburgh - 6th July 2005

 
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Edinburgh 50,000 - The Final Push
Murrayfield concert
6th July 2005
Edinburgh text lottery now closed
 
Extra concerts in Johannesburg, Tokyo and Toronto
 
Live 8 concerts
July 2005
Hyde Park and Edinburgh text lottery now closed
Extra concerts in Johannesburg, Tokyo and Toronto new
Philadelphia, Rome, Berlin, Paris, Edinburgh and Cornwall
Extra concerts in Johannesburg, Tokyo and Toronto
Faith Hill, Tim McGraw in Rome
 
Crosby, Stills and Nash, Brian Wilson, Lauryn Hill in Berlin
plus Roxy Music, Green Day, Tracey Chapman, Chris de Burgh
 
Stevie Wonder, Bon Jovi, Dave Matthews Band, Maroon 5, Kaiser Chiefs in Philadelphia
 
Johnny Halliday, Jamiroquai, Craig David, Placebo in Paris
 
Tartan Live 8 concert at Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Eden Project, Cornwall - concert announced for 2nd July 2005
African artists gig
 
Park Place, Toronto new
Bryan Adams, Deep Purple, Motley Crue, Gordon Lightfoot
 
Makuhari Messe, Tokyo new
Bjork, Def Tech, Dreams Come True, Good Charlotte, McFly, Rize
For more info [ see our Live8 page ]
 
Live 8 concert
2nd July 2005
Hyde Park, London
UK text lottery now closed
Confirmed London artists
U2
Paul McCartney
Sting
Madonna
Josh Stone
Elton John
REM
Stereophonics
Mariah Carey
Coldplay
Annie Lennox
Scissor Sisters
Robbie Williams
Keane
Dido
Muse
The Cure
Pink Floyd
 
Full line-up and other venues is on the OFFICIAL www.live8live.com site [ see link ]
 
Tartan Live 8 concert at Murrayfield, Edinburgh
The free Murrayfield concert has been timed to coincide with The Long Walk to Justice rally in the city on 6 July. Bands tipped to take part in the event include Travis, Snow Patrol, Garbage and The Proclaimers.
Tickets will be by text message [ full details ]
 
Live 8 on UK TV and radio
If you cannot get there - or do not get a ticket
See BBC link for coverage
[ BBC Live8 coverage ]
 
Big screen locations (more to follow)
Manchester - Exchange Square
Birmingham - Chamberlain Square
Liverpool - Clayton Square
Hull - Queen Victoria
Belfast - Customs House Square
Wrexham - Queens Square
Bournemouth - Kings Park
Plymouth - Armada Way
Leeds - Millennium Square
Guernsey - L'Eree
St. Helier, Jersey - Howard Davies Park
Inverness, Scotland
 
Rome - Circus Maximus
Faith Hill, Tim McGraw will play Rome event.
Duran Duran seem to have been removed again.
Philadelphia - Museum of Art
Stevie Wonder, Bon Jovi, Dave Matthews Band, Maroon 5 will play Philadelphia event.
 
Berlin - Brandenberg Gate
Crosby, Stills and Nash, Brian Wilson, Lauryn Hill,
Roxy Music, tracey Chapman and Chris de Burgh will headline Berlin event.
 
Paris - Palais de Versailles
Johnny Halliday, Jamiroquai, Craig David, placebo in Paris
 
Edinburgh - Murrayfield - 6th July 2005
Travis
Snow Patrol,
Texas,
The Thrills,
The Zutons,
Damon Albarn
Dido
The Proclaimers
Jamie Cullum
Youssou N'Dour
Wet Wet Wet,
Embrace
Annie Lennox
Lenny henry
Johnny Vegas
Ronan Keating,
Sugababes,
McFly
WOMAD african artists
Corrs
Beveley Knight
 
Eden Project, Cornwall - concert announced for 2nd July 2005
African artists gig [ BBC News ]
 
More info about artists, venue, conditions and tickets at www.live8live.com
see www.live8live.com for the ticketing arrangements for non-UK events.
It appears non-UK events will be free entrance.
 
UK ticket lottery draw
Hyde Park and Edinburgh now Closed - see new lottery for Eden Park, Cornwall.
Eden Park draw extended - closes Sunday, 26th June at midnight.
 
No UK tickets will be on general sale or through ticket agencies.
 
Remember it is not first-come first-served.
All accepted entries will go into the lottery draw at the end of the week.
You have 7 days to make your text entry(s).
You can make multiple text applications but you pay £1.50 for each entry.
There is no ticket charge other than the text application.
The official site will then be used by lottery draw winners to submit address info etc.
 
 
Tthe www.live8live.com site has official information
 
....and finally
Note. This info is accurate as far as we know. E & O E.
 
e-bay, under public pressure, has terminated Live 8 ticket sales [ BBC News ]
Belatedly, well done !
 
And lest we forget the purpose of the concerts is to put public pressure
upon the G8 Summit leaders to help alleviate poverty in Africa.
 
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