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// Live 8: The Long Walk to Justice

Posted by u2boy on July 03, 2005 | Permanent link | Save this page to del.icio.us
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U2 kicked off the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park yesterday: the band played "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" together with Sir Paul McCartney.

U2's Bono at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park, London

It was the first time the former Beatle performed the song to a live audience. During the performance the supergroup were backed by a brass band dressed in the iconic 'Sgt Pepper's' uniforms made famous by the Beatles on the cover of their album of the same name.

U2's Bono and Sir Paul McCartney at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park

U2's Bono and Sir Paul McCartney at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park

After this historic performance U2 played the following songs: Beautiful Day, Vertigo, One and Unchained Melody.

During Beautiful Day dozens of doves were released which circled over the hypnotised crowd. Before 'One' Bono set the tone for the rest of the day by making a moving speech to the 200,000 crowd in London's Hyde Park.

U2 at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park

He said: "So, this is our moment. This is our time. This is our chance to stand up for what's right. We're not looking for charity. We're looking for justice. We can't fix every problem, but the ones we can, we must."

"3,000 Africans, mostly children, die every day of a mosquito bite. We can fix that. We can fix that. 9,000, 9,000 people dying every day of a preventable, treatable disease like AIDS. We've got the drugs. We can help them. We've got the drugs. Dirty water, death by dirty water. Well, we can dig wells."

"If you want to join us, go down on the streets of Edinburgh, or anywhere else. Text us. Call us. There's phones, they're dangerous little devices."

"Eight of the most powerful men on earth are meeting on a golf course in Scotland. There's a lot a stake. We have a message for them: This is your moment, too. Make history, by making poverty history."

U2's Bono and The Edge at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park

U2's Bono at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park

Check out the BBC Music Live 8 site for more news and information about Live 8, and don't forget to sign the Live 8 list at the official Live 8 site.

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