Live 8 Launched by Bob Geldof 2005
In May 2005, the campaigner and Live Aid impresario Bob Geldof unveiled plans for a repeat of the 1985 events to highlight the ongoing problem of global poverty and debt. The new free concert events, called Live8, were held simultaneously on 2 July in 10 cities, including London, Tokyo, Rome and Johannesburg.
Geldof said the concerts would raise awareness of the Make Poverty History campaign to get the richest nations to cancel debt and increase aid to developing countries, and to promise fair trade. The concerts were watched by a tv audience of several hundred million.
