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Worldwide concerts bring together rockers, R&B stars, CEOs
Saturday, July 2, 2005; Posted: 2:16 p.m. EDT (18:16 GMT)
Paul McCartney and U2's Bono hit the stage of the Live 8 concert in London's Hyde Park.
LONDON, England (AP) -- Bono effortlessly worked the crowd. Pink Floyd were sharing a stage for the first time in two decades. And Bill Gates was treated like a rock star.
Paul McCartney and U2 opened the flagship show of the 10-concert festival in London's Hyde Park with a rousing performance of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band."
A thunderous roar erupted from the crowd of about 150,000 as the two iconic performers belted out the first line: "It was 20 years ago today ..." -- a nod to the mammoth Live Aid concerts that raised millions for African famine relief two decades ago.
From Johannesburg, South Africa; to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Berlin, Germany; to Tokyo, Japan; to Rome, Italy; to Barrie, Ontario, musicians and fans gathered for a global music marathon to raise awareness of African poverty and pressure the world's most powerful leaders to do something about it at the Group of Eight summit in Scotland next week.
Organizer Bob Geldof promised to deliver "the greatest concert ever." Three hours into the London show, he said 3 billion people were watching around the world.
At 5 p.m. London time (1600 GMT, noon ET), Geldof introduced a live link to Philadelphia, where the U.S. show, hosted by Will Smith, was getting under way.
The lineup in Philadelphia includes Destiny's Child, The Dave Matthews Band, Bon Jovi, Stevie Wonder, P. Diddy and Jay-Z.
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Earlier Bono, dressed in black and wearing his trademark wraparound shades, wrapped the London crowd around his finger, getting tens of thousands to sing along to the anthemic "One" and "Beautiful Day." The crowd cheered when a flock of white doves was released overhead.
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It was a day of abrupt tempo changes. Elton John belted out the propulsive T. Rex anthem "Children of the Revolution" alongside Pete Doherty, the elegantly wasted young star of the moment and boyfriend of Kate Moss. English chanteuse Dido and Senegalese star Youssou N'Dour performed a sinuous duet on "Seven Seconds."
Geldof appeared onstage to introduce Microsoft billionaire and philanthropist Gates, whom the crowd greeted with a rock star-scale roar.
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Later in the day, the London crowd was promised Madonna, The Who and the reunited Pink Floyd. Guitarist David Gilmour, drummer Nick Mason and keyboard player Richard Wright will be on stage with bassist Roger Waters for their first public performance since they played at London's Earl's Court in 1981.
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