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Live 8 helped aid deal says Blair

The deal on African aid agreed at the G8 summit is a "mighty achievement" for millions of campaigners worldwide, Prime Minister Tony Blair has told MPs.

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Nelson Mandela addresses Live 8 finale

An international line-up of stars joined the call to eradicate poverty at Edinburgh's climactic Live 8 concert.

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The Who give royalties to Live 8

Live 8 stars The Who and Keane plan to donate to charity extra royalties they have made from increased album sales since the concert.

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Stars prepare for last Live 8 gig

Pop stars Travis, The Sugababes, The Corrs, Natasha Bedingfield and Texas are preparing to play the final Live 8 concert in Edinburgh.

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Donate Live 8 profit says Gilmour

Artists who have seen album sales soar after Live 8 should donate their profits to charity, Pink Floyd star Dave Gilmour has said.

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Live 8 attracts 9.6m UK viewers

The Live 8 concerts attracted a peak audience of 9.6 million viewers on 麻豆社 One on Saturday evening.

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Live 8 success hailed by Geldof

Live 8 organiser Bob Geldof says he is confident world leaders at the G8 summit will listen to the call for more action to tackle global poverty.

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Live 8 - All the backstage gossip

Hyde Park was packed with 200,000 people for the London leg of the Live 8 gigs. Find out the stories from backstage here.

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Radio 1's Newsbeat looks back on the day at Hyde Park and around the world

A look back on the whole day from Hyde Park - all the performances and surprises. News from of all the gigs in Philly, Moscow, Joburg, Paris, Rome, Berlin, Tokyo and Eden. And who stole the show?

• Listen to the Newsbeat special from midnight

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Radio 1's Newsbeat reports on the latest from Hyde Park and around the world

Bob Geldof makes an emotional appeal to the crowd and introduces Berhan Weldu, the young woman who's life was saved by the original Live Aid. Newsbeat catch-up with Dido who is jetting between London and Paris to play both gigs. More news from Philly - Destiny's Child play and Rick from the Kaiser Chiefs talk about their slot. And 250,000 have marched through Edinburgh for the Make Poverty History demonstration.

• Listen to the Newsbeat special from 19:30

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Radio 1's Newsbeat reports on the latest from Hyde Park and around the world

Keane talk about their performance and their new biggest fan - Sir Paul McCartney! Peter Kay denies he's due on stage to play Amarillo. Hollywood glitterati Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Pitt are in attendance.

• Listen to the Newsbeat special from 18:30

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Radio 1's Newsbeat reports on the Philly concert

Will Smith kicks off the Philly leg of Live 8 with a poignant film. Will leads the crowds in a mass clicking of fingers to illustrate that a child in Africa dies every 3 seconds. Matt Bellamy of Muse talks about the Paris gig. Plus the latest news from the Make Poverty History march in Edinburgh.

• Listen to the Newsbeat special from 17:30

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Radio 1's Newsbeat reviews the first 2 hours acts

Ricky Gervais goes down a storm and Angelina Jolie makes a surprise appearance. David Walliams talks about being starstruck backstage. A look forward to the opening of Philadelphia in 30 minutes time. More reports from the other Live 8 concerts around the world including Tokyo, Paris, Berlin and Rome.

• Listen to the Newsbeat special from 16:30

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Radio 1's Newsbeat broadcast live from Hyde Park at the opening of the concert

Reports from the opening of the show with Sir Paul McCartney and U2. Vox pops from the audience in the queue outside. Plus reports from the other Live 8 concerts around the world including Philadelphia, Paris, Berlin and Rome.

• Listen to the Newsbeat special from 15:30

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Radio 1's Newsbeat broadcast live from Hyde Park the day before Live 8

Twenty years on from that original Live Aid concert, Newsbeat got stuck into what all this is about - What exactly is Bob Geldof hoping he'll achieve from Live 8? And what is Make Poverty History. It's more than just wearing one of those white wristbands. And it's not just London - there is Newsbeat reporters all round the world.

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• Listen to the Newsbeat special

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Live 8's coming

Beyonce, The Kaiser Chiefs, The Stereophonics and Snow Patrol all talk about the prospect of playing Live 8.

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Extra Live 8 tickets snapped up

Thousands of extra tickets to watch the Live 8 concert in London have been snapped up in less than two hours.

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The Stereophonics are taking a 26 hour detour to be at Live 8

After playing in Australia tonight they're heading back to the UK to play 3 songs in London's Hyde Park on Saturday. Then they're packing up and flying on to Chicago for their next gig.

Singer Kelly Jones told Radio 1 he wasn't too sure about doing it at first:

"We bumped into Bono in a bar in New York and got drunk and next thing I know we're doing it. It's not like him telling us to do it, it's just that you start bumping into bands that are doing it and then you realise it is real. A lot of the time from managers it's like 'So and so's doing it', but are they? I've heard it a million times before. You get there and Orville and Keith are playing, you know what I mean?"

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Snow Patrol snatch stage time

Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody has revealed they'll be lucky to play more than two songs at this Saturday's Live 8.

The band have been allocated just ten minutes on stage and they want to perform last year's top five single 'Run' which leaves them very little time to do much else.

Gary says the organisers have installed a revolving stage to make sure no one overruns.

"We've actually played on one of those before at a radio festival in America before. They just turn you around, even if you're still playing, they just turn you around. I don't know if they do it to Sir Elton John but they will certainly do it to us if we go over. So everyone has their 10 minutes and that's it."

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Live 8 on the Big Screen for Cardiff

People in Cardiff will be able to watch Live 8 in Cooper's Field on a 17ft-wide screen carrying high definition television (HDTV) pictures, giving the highest resolution pictures possible. It is believed this will be the first ever live public relay of high definition images in Europe.

• Find out more about the 麻豆社 Big Screens around the country

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Moscow added to Live 8 concert line up

The Pet Shop Boys will play Red Square on 2听July along with Russian bands.

• See the full line up

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James Brown confirms Live 8 gig

The Godfather of Soul is urging music fans to 'get on up' to Edinburgh after confirming he will play at the city's Live 8 gig.

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Africa gears up for Live 8 show

A host of African musicians have been lined up to perform at the Johannesburg Live 8 concert on 2 July.

• See the full line up

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Geldof rallies Glastonbury crowd

Bob Geldof has addressed crowds at the Glastonbury Festival in Somerset, urging tens of thousands of fans to "make poverty history".

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Live 8 'largest global broadcast'

The Live 8 concerts will be the largest global TV broadcast in history, organisers have said.

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Tokyo Concert Announced

Tokyo is the latest city to announce a Live 8 concert on 2nd July. Bjork, Good Charlotte and McFly are all set to perform live.

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Ebay blocks further Live 8 sales

Tickets on sale for the Live 8 concert in Edinburgh on 6 July have been removed from online auction site eBay.

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Bob Geldof talks to 麻豆社 Radio 2

Live 8 organiser Bob Geldof joined Steve Wright to talk Live 8.

• Listen to the interview here (Approx 2:20 into the show)

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British public don't believe Live 8 will help

A Sky News/YouGov poll has found that 20% of people questioned believed the music event would help, with more than two-thirds citing African governments as the main problem.

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Italian stars slow to join Live 8

Live 8 organiser Bob Geldof has urged Italian stars to join its Rome concert, after the headline act pulled out and another singer proved hesitant.

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Canada Event Announced

Bryan Adams, Motley Crue, Simple Plan and Tragically Hip have been confirmed for 2 July in Barrie, Canada.

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Mel B 'blocking Spice comeback'

Mel B is having "difficulty" agreeing to a Spice Girls reunion for the Live 8 concert, organiser Bob Geldof has said.

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