Live 8
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Live 8 was a rock concert organized by activist Bob Geldof. The concert took place in nine places at once on July 2, 2005. Like Bob's Live Aid concert, Live 8 was made for helping out African citizens who were not getting enough food and medicine. However, this concert was not for charity. Instead, it was held to make people aware of the famine in Africa. Bob wanted to make the political group named the G8 give more to Africa. The concerts featured singers like Paul McCartney and U2.
In November 2005, the concerts were released on DVD. The money used to buy the DVD sets was also used to help Africans.
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| Woodstock | Woodstock Festival (1969) • Woodstock '79 • Woodstock '89 • Woodstock '94 • Woodstock 1999 |
| Other early festivals | Monterey Pop Festival (1967) • Atlanta International Pop Festival (1969) • Atlantic City Pop Festival (1969) • Isle of Wight Festival 1969 • Altamont Free Concert (1969) • Festival Express (1970) • Bath Festival (1970) • Atlanta International Pop Festival (1970) • Isle of Wight Festival 1970 • Wattstax (1972) • Summer Jam at Watkins Glen (1973) • California Jam (1974) |
| Benefit concerts | The Concert for Bangladesh (1971) • Concerts for the People of Kampuchea (1979) • Live Aid (1985) • Farm Aid (1985) • Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (1988) • The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (1992) • The Concert for New York City/America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001) • Tsunami Aid (2005) • Live 8 (2005) • A Concert for Hurricane Relief/Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast/From the Big Apple to the Big Easy (2005) • Concert for Diana (2007) • Live Earth (2007) • World Peace One (2007) |
| Benefit/political tours | A Conspiracy of Hope (1986) • Human Rights Now! (1988) • Vote for Change (2004) |
| Other festivals and tours | All Tomorrow's Parties • The Bamboozle • Big Day Out • Bonnaroo • Coachella • Download • Family Values • Glastonbury • Isle of Wight • Lilith Fair • Lollapalooza • No Nukes (1979) • Ozzfest • Pentaport Rock Festival • Projekt Revolution • Przystanek Woodstock • Radio 1's Big Weekend • Reading and Leeds Festivals • Rock am Ring • Rock in Rio • Sasquatch! Music Festival • Telluride • US Festival • Virgin Festival • Wacken Open Air • Warped Tour • Wave-Gotik-Treffen • WOMAD |
