On this day - 2 July
Historical items of interest as featured in the papers of the day.
Live 8 Concerts
Daily Star 02/07/2005
On July 2nd 2005 10 Live 8 concerts took place. Bob Geldof organised the events so they would precede the G8 conference and the events ran in support of the Make Poverty History and Global Call to Action Against Poverty campaigns. Many of the concerts across the world were simultaneous and a variety of artists performed.
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