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A worldwide concert series held on July 2nd, 2005. Organized by Bob Geldof of Live Aid fame, these concerts are supposed to raise awareness about poverty, and put pressure on G-8 leaders to do something to help poor African nations.

The cities are:
London
Paris
Rome
Berlin
Moscow
Philadelphia
Johannesburg
Tokyo
Barrie

Headliners include U2, Pink Floyd, Elton John, Green Day, Our Lady Peace, Coldplay, The Tragically Hip, many more.

It is being broadcast live around the world to an estimated 4 billion viewers.
"Man, I'm going to the Live 8 in Barrie."
"Where the hell is Barrie?"
"It's like 40 minutes from Toronto"
"Oh, you mean the Near-Toronto Live 8, right on."

"So you're going to Live 8, eh? Do you think the G-8 will change anything?"
"What the hell is G-8?"
by Stefan Markus July 1, 2005
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