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Tuesday, May 31, 2005 Page R2

Philadelphia -- Two decades after the original Live Aid, when rock stars raised money for Ethiopian famine relief, singer-activist Bob Geldof is planning another star-studded humanitarian event.

Live 8 is set for July 2 on Philadelphia's Benjamin Franklin Parkway, a city spokeswoman said. The event will coincide with a second show in London, publicist Laura Perez added.

Details, including the lineup and other possible venues, are expected to be unveiled this morning at joint news conferences in Philadelphia and London, Perez said.

The name "Live 8" is a nod to the G-8 summit, a meeting of the world's leading powers, set to start days later in Scotland.


Live Aid, held July 13, 1985, in Philadelphia and London, raised tens of millions of dollars for Ethiopia. AP


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Weeks of speculation will end this afternoon when Sir Bob Geldof reveals the date, time and line-up for the biggest charity rock event since Live Aid in 1985.
The event is likely to dwarf its predecessor with a series of concerts lasting more than 16 hours in at least three continents. The largest concerts will be in Washington, Johannesburg, Edinburgh and London. Global viewing figures are likely to double the 1.5 billion for Live Aid.

Rumours have swirled for weeks that the Live Aid sequel will be held in London's Hyde Park in early July, days before leaders of the world's richest nations meet for a G8 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland.
Acts expected to feature include Coldplay, U2, the Rolling Stones, Oasis, Madonna and Robbie Williams. Sting and Duran Duran, who played at the 1985 event, have both agreed to take part.

The Travis frontman, Fran Healy, is also involved, but a spokesperson for Victoria Beckham said today that the Spice Girls would not reform for the event.

Dubbed Live 8, the event is expected to take place around the same time as the G8 summit on July 6-8, where the prime minister, Tony Blair, will push plans to tackle poverty. The US president, George Bush, will attend the summit along with another six of the world's most powerful men.

The Make Poverty History campaign has organised a week of protests to help concentrate the leaders' resolve. Pope Benedict XVI, Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama have all been asked to address a rally to mark the summit's first day.

Geldof and musician Midge Ure, who co-wrote the Band Aid hit Do They Know It's Christmas, believe Live 8 will pressurise the world's richest nations into dropping third world debt. Geldof has said he wants a million people to take part in the protests immediately after the Live 8 concert.

Speaking at the Ivor Novello awards last week, Geldof said: "Once more into the breach.

"What started 20 years ago is coming to a political point in a few weeks. There is more than a chance that the boys and girls with guitars finally get to tilt the world on its axis."

Ure said: "It's big. And it's as petrifying as the build-up to Live Aid, if not more so.

"We'll have all the biggest names we can find. But it's not just about big names. It's about making a point."

Live Aid was held on July 13 1985, at Wembley stadium and featured bands including the Style Council, Queen, Status Quo and Spandau Ballet. Another show was held simultaneously at the JFK stadium, Philadelphia. The two events raised about £40m for Ethiopian famine victims.

An estimated 74,000 people packed into Wembley to watch the 12-hour concert, while a further 1.4 billion are thought to have watched it on TV in 170 different countries. The Prince of Wales and Princess Diana were among the crowd at Wembley.

Almost half of the cash was spent immediately on food aid, with the rest set aside for long-term development.

Geldof and Ure received a Novello award for last year's remake of Do They Know It's Christmas, which was originally released in 1984.

Geldof has continued to campaign against poverty in Africa, while Mr Blair has made aid to the continent one of the key themes for Britain's leadership of the G8 this year.