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Live 8 Rocked The Planet The Live 8 concerts rocked the planet.	By 4th of July 2005, 09:21 GMT Adjust text size:

The Live 8 concerts rocked the planet. Over a million attended the 10 concerts across the globe, hundreds of millions watched them on TV, and more than 26 million people sent text messages. Tokyo kicked off Live 8, which also took place in Edinburgh, Rome, Berlin, Toronto, Philadelphia, Paris, Moscow, Johannesburg, and London. "For God's sake, take this seriously. Don't behave normally. Don't look for compromises. Be great," Live 8 organizers said in a joint statement after the concerts ended. The London's Hide Park concerts had the biggest stars, with Paul McCartney, Bono, Madonna, Elton John and George Michael performing for more then 20,000 people. Now, with the concerts finished, all the attention turned to the world leaders, to see if the event had the desired impact. The event was barely mentioned by the Sunday morning US shows and President Bush made it clear that he would not give more aid to African countries with corrupt regimes. "I go to the G8 with an agenda that I think is best for our country," he told ITV's Trevor McDonald. "We're not going to invest in governments that are corrupt." In France and Italy the concerts were watched with cynicism. Corriere della Sera wrote: "To imagine that rock music and aid are enough to make Africa progress by as much as one step forward is a dream."

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