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E! Live 8 in your living room

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.

http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,1681....html?rsslatest
 
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.

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle....SPONSORS-DC.XML
 
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.

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle....OUP-LIVE-DC.XML
 
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.

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle....-SAFRICA-DC.XML
 
E! Moscow Joins Live 8

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.

http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,1683....html?rsslatest
 
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.

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle....-LIVEANS-DC.XML
 
REUTERS Living the Live Aid ideal in Burkina Faso

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.

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle....-BURKINA-DC.XML
 
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.

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle....E8-TRUNK-DC.XML
 
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.

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle....E8-TRUNK-DC.XML
 
So, a lot of hype and talk about this event.

Anybody here watch or listen to this other than Padwick?
 
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