How is Live 8 connected to the G-8?
The Live 8 series of music concerts are not affiliated with the economic group but the shows will be held in each of the G-8 countries. The concerts are part of Bob Geldof’s plan to raise awareness for proposed solutions to global poverty. The concerts’ sponsoring groups, including Make Poverty History, are calling for 100 per cent debt relief for poor countries, the revision of international trade rules, and a doubling of aid for Africa. Geldof insists that unlike Live Aid in 1985, the focus of the concerts is raising awareness, not money.
