MTV, VH1, XM Satellite Networks and Premiere Radio Networks will broadcast July 2's Live 8 mega-concerts from around the world to U.S. audiences. AOL will also stream the shows over the Internet and allow fans to download performances up to six weeks after the events rallying support to fight Third World povery.
REUTERS Lack of German Live 8 sponsors a disgrace-promoter
BERLIN (Reuters) - Stingy German firms are refusing to
sponsor a free rock concert in Berlin which is part of Bob
Geldof's Live 8 campaign to pressure world leaders to eradicate
African poverty, its promoter said on Friday.
REUTERS Arm-twisting got Geldof on board for Live 8
LONDON (Reuters) - Irish rock star Bob Geldof had to be
pushed hard before agreeing to coordinate the Live 8 concerts
next month to draw world leaders' attention to poverty in
Africa, one of the event's main organizers said on Friday.
REUTERS S.Africa plans concert link-up with Live 8 gigs
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - African musicians will perform in
South Africa next week at a gig scheduled to coincide with the
Live 8 rock concerts, which aim to draw world leaders'
attention to poverty in Africa, organizers said on Saturday.
REUTERS Live 8 shows power, pitfalls of stars with a cause
LONDON (Reuters) - When aid groups approach the media to
draw attention to a problem, the response is more often "Who
have you got?" than "What is the issue?"
REUTERS Peter Gabriel has mixed feelings over Live 8
LONDON (Reuters) - He is fully behind Bob Geldof and his
Live 8 poverty awareness concerts, but musician Peter Gabriel
believes African acts have been sidelined in the rush to secure
the biggest names in rock.
LONDON (Reuters) - Moscow has been added to the lineup of
Live 8 concerts on July 2 which aim to put pressure on world
leaders meeting the following week to do more to alleviate
extreme poverty.
Those West End Boys are headed east end on a mission of hope.
The Pet Shop Boys have been tapped to headline the newly added Moscow installment of Saturday's Live 8 concerts. The free show will take place in Red Square.
The other cities hosting concerts on Saturday are London, Paris, Rome, Berlin, Philadelphia, Tokyo, Johannesburg and Toronto. An additional show is set for Edinburgh on July 6.
REUTERS Queues through the night for extra Live 8 tickets
LONDON (Reuters) - Thousands of people queued through the
night on Wednesday for their last chance to see the
star-studded Live 8 concert in London's Hyde Park.
REUTERS Live 8 struggles to draw US blacks to Africa roots
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Academics and civil rights leaders
hope Live 8 concerts to press for action on poverty in Africa
will reawaken interest among black Americans in the continent
their ancestors came from as slaves.
REUTERS Unsung heroes toil to pull off Live 8 concert
LONDON (Reuters) - Two exhausted men have worked behind the
scenes, into the early hours, for eight weeks to pull off what
promises to be the greatest music show on earth.
Pelzer was a 17-year-old music fan when stars staged the
Live Aid extravaganza. He watched the shows in the German town
of Bocholt and the experience changed his life, inspiring him
to head to Burkina Faso, one of Africa's poorest countries.
REUTERS Live 8 to rock the world into helping the poor
LONDON (Reuters) - A galaxy of rock and roll stars will
grace stages across the globe on Saturday for what is being
billed as the greatest music show ever, in a bid to put
pressure on world leaders to do more to help the poor.
REUTERS Live 8 opens to rock world into helping the poor
TOKYO (Reuters) - What has been billed as the greatest
music show ever kicked off in Tokyo on Saturday, as the first
in a galaxy of rock stars took to the stage in a global event
aimed at pushing world leaders to do more to help the poor.
REUTERS FACTBOX-Beatles classic to kick off Live 8 in London
LONDON (Reuters) - Paul McCartney and U2 frontman Bono are
set to kick off the Live 8 gig in London with the Beatles
classic "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band."
REUTERS Bjork rocks, but did Live 8 Tokyo crowd get point?
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese rock fans flocked to Tokyo's
Live 8 concert on Saturday, but it was Icelandic singer Bjork
more than the more serious message about poverty that seemed to
be the main draw.
LONDON (Reuters) - Paul McCartney and U2's Bono fired up a
huge London crowd with "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club
Band" on Saturday for the anti-poverty crusade, Live 8, the
biggest music event ever staged.
REUTERS Rock stars put on historic show to fight poverty
PHILADELPHIA/LONDON (Reuters) - More than a million people
gathered in cities across the world on Saturday for Live 8, the
biggest music concert ever held to pressure rich nations to do
more for the poor.
