Live 8

Woah! Hold the phone. There is going to be another Live Aid? But bigger? And more cities? And there's no charge for admittance?

It seems to be true, as this and other articles are confirming. Here's the official web site.

Acts will include, but are not limited to, U2, Coldplay, Madonna, Dave Matthews Band, Bon Jovi, R.E.M., The Killers, Keane, Velver Revolver... even the Spice Girls are getting back together to perform!

The concert cities include Philadelphia, London, Berlin, Rome, and Paris.

All of this is being put together as a way to bring attention to the poverty suffered by millions on the continent of Africa. A conference of world leaders, the G-8 conference, is being held on the same day, July 2nd, in Edinburgh. The concerts are thus directed to raise the voices of millions, and point them at Edinburgh. I know one desire of the organizers is to see larger nations drop the debt of African nations, so they can use money to help better the situation of their own countries.

After seeing all of the info on this, all I can say is wow! This is going to be huge, and the talk about the Live 8 concerts has just started.