Post by DazedOblivion on Jun 17, 2005 1:49:55 GMT 1
The Corrs are among the latest acts confirmed to be performing at the Live 8 concert in Edinburgh, Scotland on July 6, 2005.
The free gig at Murrayfield will be broadcast by the BBC across online, television and radio on 6 July, the first day of the G8 summit.
Live 8 concerts, organized by Bob Geldof, will be staged in London, Edinburgh, Philadelphia, Paris and Rome in an effort to pressure G8 leaders to tackle debt in Africa.
Reviving memories of Geldof's 1985 Live Aid concerts, the new event will also include performances by Coldplay, Madonna, U2, 50 Cent, Stevie Wonder and Sir Paul McCartney.
About 50,000 people are expected to attend the concert in Edinburgh which also includes Snow Patrol, Beverly Knight, Jamie Cullum, Travis and Texas.
For more information:
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4101770.stm
news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4701387
www.eveningtimes.co.uk/hi/news/5040135.html
The free gig at Murrayfield will be broadcast by the BBC across online, television and radio on 6 July, the first day of the G8 summit.
Live 8 concerts, organized by Bob Geldof, will be staged in London, Edinburgh, Philadelphia, Paris and Rome in an effort to pressure G8 leaders to tackle debt in Africa.
Reviving memories of Geldof's 1985 Live Aid concerts, the new event will also include performances by Coldplay, Madonna, U2, 50 Cent, Stevie Wonder and Sir Paul McCartney.
About 50,000 people are expected to attend the concert in Edinburgh which also includes Snow Patrol, Beverly Knight, Jamie Cullum, Travis and Texas.
For more information:
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4101770.stm
news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4701387
www.eveningtimes.co.uk/hi/news/5040135.html
