// Geldof unveils Live 8, U2 play in Hyde Park
Bob Geldof has unveiled plans for a repeat of 1985's Live Aid concert, called Live 8, to highlight the ongoing problem of global poverty and debt.
The free event will be held in London's Hyde Park on 2 July with concerts in Philadelphia, Paris, Rome and Berlin.
U2, Coldplay, Madonna and Sir Paul McCartney are among stars playing in London while Stevie Wonder is on the US line-up.
The aim will be to raise awareness of Make Poverty History, a campaign to get the richest nations to cancel debt and increase aid to developing countries, and to promote fair trade.
The G8 summit takes place from 6 to 8 July at Gleneagles in Scotland.
For more information visit the
Live 8 site.
// U2's next single: City of Blinding Lights
It's official, U2's next single release from 'How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb' will be 'City of Blinding Lights'.
The single will be released in the following formats:
CD 1
- City Of Blinding Lights (Radio Edit)
- All Because Of You - Killahurtz Fly Mix
CD 2
- City Of Blinding Lights (Radio Edit)
- The Fly (Live from 'Stop Sellafield' Concert)
- Even Better Than The Real Thing (Live from 'Stop Sellafield' Concert)
CD 3 (3" pocket CD)
- City Of Blinding Lights (Radio Edit)
- Out Of Control (Live At Brooklyn Bridge)
The 'Sellafield' tracks were recorded at the Greenpeace 'Stop Sellafield' concert at the G-MEX Centre, Manchester, England on June 19th 1992.
Out of Control was recorded live at the Empire-Fulton Ferry Park, Brooklyn, New York on 22nd November 2004.
A DVD single is also planned, it's contents are still unknown.
