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A series of concerts designed to coincide with the annual G8 Summit and to mark the 20th anniversary of Live Aid, Live 8 was held in nine cities around the globe on July 2nd, 2005. These locations included South Africa and all of the G8 nations, where over 1,000 musicians performed in the spirit of increasing awareness to issues facing impoverished nations. Some of the topics being stressed to the Summit leaders were debt relief, AIDS, the importance of fair trade, and an increase in U.S. aid to struggling countries. LIVE 8 presents standout performances from concerts across the nine cities, as well as the full list of artists from the Hyde Park and Philadelphia shows. Over 120 songs are gathered here, with appearances from such big names in music as Paul McCartney, U2, George Michael, a reunited Pink Floyd, Coldplay, Sarah McLachlan, Josh Groban, Madonna, The Who, Snoop Dogg, Bjork, Alicia Keys, Kanye West, and more. (official distributor synopsis)
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Bob Geldof
Ireland
Best movies:
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Live 8 (2005) (concert)
Brexit: The Uncivil War (2019) (TV movie) - a.f.
Bryan Adams
Canada
Best movies:
Live 8 (2005) (concert)
Tina Turner: Celebrate Live 1999 (1999) (concert)
House of Fools (2002)
Dan Aykroyd
Canada
Best movies:
Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997) (video compilation)
Live 8 (2005) (concert)
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978) (TV movie)
Björk
Iceland
Best movies:
The Work of Director Chris Cunningham (2003) (video compilation)
Björk: Volumen (1999) (video compilation)
Live 8 (2005) (concert)
Jon Bon Jovi
USA
Best movies:
Live 8 (2005) (concert)
Pay It Forward (2000)
The Concert for New York City (2001) (concert)
Bono
Ireland
Best movies:
Linkin Park & Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington (2017) (concert) - a.f.
U2: The Best of 1980-1990 (2002) (video compilation)
The Simpsons: Greatest Hits (1999) (video compilation)
Jim Brown
USA
Best movies:
Live 8 (2005) (concert)
Any Given Sunday (1999)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Mariah Carey
USA
Best movies:
Live 8 (2005) (concert)
Tina Turner: Celebrate Live 1999 (1999) (concert)
Precious (2009)
Snoop Dogg
USA
Best movies:
The Up In Smoke Tour (2000) (concert)
Tupac: Live at the House of Blues (2005) (concert)
Live 8 (2005) (concert)
Johnny Hallyday
France
Best movies:
Animal (1977)
Live 8 (2005) (concert)
Les Diaboliques (1955)
Salma Hayek
Mexico
Best movies:
Live 8 (2005) (concert)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
Traffic (2000)
Annie Lennox
UK
Best movies:
The Freddie Mercury Tribute: Concert for AIDS Awareness (1992) (concert)
Eurythmics: Greatest Hits (1991) (video compilation)
Live 8 (2005) (concert)
Madonna
USA
Best movies:
The Work of Director Chris Cunningham (2003) (video compilation)
Live 8 (2005) (concert)
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 (1999) (video compilation)
Paul McCartney
UK
Best movies:
Live 8 (2005) (concert)
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Yellow Submarine (1968)
Freddie Mercury
Tanzania
Best movies:
Freddie Mercury - The Video Collection (2000) (video compilation)
Queen: Greatest Video Hits Volume One (2002) (music video)
Queen: A Night in Bohemia (1975) (concert)
Natalie Portman
Israel
Best movies:
Leon (1994)
Heat (1995)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Will Smith
USA
Best movies:
Live 8 (2005) (concert)
Enemy of the State (1998)
The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
Sting
UK
Best movies:
Sting: A Winter's Night... Live from Durham Cathedral (2009) (concert)
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
Live 8 (2005) (concert)
Robbie Williams
UK
Best movies:
Take That: Progresss Live (2011) (concert)
Live 8 (2005) (concert)
De-Lovely (2004)
Neil Tennant
UK
Best movies:
Pet Shop Boys: Videography (1991) (video compilation)
Pet Shop Boys: Cubism in Concert (2007) (concert)
Live 8 (2005) (concert)