Pink Floyd - Live 8 show

David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Roger Waters and Richard Wright will play at the Live8 concert in London's Hyde Park on July 2, one of five shows masterminded by pop star Bob Geldof to draw attention to the plight of millions of poor Africans.
"Like most people, I want to do everything I can to persuade the G8 leaders to make huge commitments to the relief of poverty and increased aid to the Third World," Gilmour said. "It's crazy that America gives such a paltry percentage of its GNP to the starving nations." Waters said: "It's great to be asked to help Bob raise public awareness on the issues of Third World debt and poverty. The cynics will scoff. Screw 'em. The London concert will star former Beatle Paul McCartney, Dido, Elton John, Annie Lennox, REM, Sting, Robbie Williams and The Cure, according to Geldof, the former leader of the Boomtown Rats and the driving force behind the 1985 Live Aid concert to raise funds to combat famine in Ethiopia.
There will also be Live8 concerts in Philadelphia, Paris, Rome and Berlin.

Auch in Berlin, Paris, Rom und Philadelphia werden am 2. Juli die kostenlosen Konzerte nach dem Vorbild des „Live Aid“-Konzerts von vor 20 Jahren stattfinden.

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