(05-30-2004) Bono Plans Live Aid II - The Sun*

[HelloAngel]

Live Aid II

By GEORGE PASCOE-WATSON
Deputy Political Editor


LIVE Aid is to be held AGAIN ? 20 years on.

(Ed. Note -- Sir Bob Geldof has denied involvement in the proposed "Live Aid II." More information as we find it.)

The mega concert to ease Third World debt ? on the anniversary of the 1985 original ? will be unveiled this week. Tony Blair is backing what promises to be the greatest pop bash in history.

Last night a Whitehall source confirmed: ?It?s going to be bigger and better than before.?

Live Aid II is the brainchild of U2 rocker Bono, 44.

He will officially announce it this week.

Robbie Williams and Oasis are tipped to head a stellar line-up of acts next year that could also include Coldplay and Radiohead. Sir Paul McCartney and Phil Collins, stars of the first Live Aid, may also appear.

The 1985 event, staged simultaneously at Wembley and in Philadelphia, was watched on TV by 1.4billion worldwide.

It was organised by Sir Bob Geldof to aid Ethiopia's starving. The target of the new show - Third World debt - is a cause close to Bono's heart.

The rocker, another veteran of 1985, has got together with Blackadder writer Richard Curtis to organise Live Aid II.

Sir Bob, 52, will be involved with them in a year-long crusade to highlight the debt issue.

It is thought he may be asked to help organise the concert.

The Whitehall insider said: "Everyone is very excited."

The PM next weekend flies to a G8 summit of the world's richest countries where he will urge a ?20billion aid boost for poor nations.

Chancellor Gordon Brown will raise the debt issue in a speech at the Vatican where he will be the Pope's guest next month.

The original Live Aid raised ?60million. More than 70,000 music fans packed Wembley.

Likely venues for Live Aid II are Hyde Park in London or Knebworth, Hertfordshire.


http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2004250283,00.html

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm.../nm/20040531/en_nm/leisure_britain_liveaid_dc

 

[DaveC]

Holy. Living. Fuck.

 

[HelloAngel]

I know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TheBrazilianFly]

Oh my God that would be so amazing!!!! I hope it's true!!!!




Bands I would love to see on Live Aid II: U2, The Rolling Stones, Metallica, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, Black Sabbath, AC/DC.

Plus all those other bands mentioned on the article even though I don't like them. Bono should really try to contact everybody, he just might get them.

 

[U2girl91289]

That would be so amazing!!!! Do you think they would hold it simultaneously again this time?

 

[Bonochick]

OH MY GOSH!!!

 

[Justified]

I.WANT.TICKETS.TO.THIS!!!!!!


holy crap!

 

[arw]

 

[Schmeg]

Wow.

I want to go!

 

[pepokiss]

HOLY SH********************************T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE GREATEST NEWS EVER

 

[Queen Bee]

 

[TheBrazilianFly]

Since the first Live Aid was in 85 would this new Live Aid happen next year?

 

[brown-eyed girl]

http : / / story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=638&e=2&u=/nm/20040531/en_nm/leisure_britain_liveaid_dc

 

[bayernfc]

I want tickets now!!! 2005 is sounding more like a great year every passing day!!

 

[Jack In The Box]

that would be amazing

 

[Moonlit_Angel]

2005 is sounding more like a great year every passing day!!

No kidding! This is some incredibly cool news! I'd kill to go see this (it'd certainly make up for me not seeing the first one, seeing as I wasn't even a year old when the first one occured)!

Gah, I'm definitely looking forward to this! .

Angela

 

[A_Wanderer]

Damn-Good-News!

 

[souLnation2002]

Is this summer 2005?

 

[Heather]

Good God! Live aid + a tour! Very exciting!

 

[u2grace]

Don't get too excited - if you look at the second link (yahoo), Geldof is denying this story. I guess we'll see...

 

[vivaSA]

 

[u2philly]

its just a rumor folks. I read this today:

http://forum.interference.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=1604528#post1604528

ok, that maynot work below is the story.

Irish Rocker Geldof Denies Live Aid II Concert

LONDON (Reuters) - Irish rock star Bob Geldof denied on Monday that he had teamed up with fellow rocker Bono for a repeat of the 1985 Live Aid concerts to raise money to help ease third world debt.

The Sun newspaper had earlier run a front page story saying Prime Minister Tony Blair was backing "Live Aid II," which would be fronted by British rockers Robbie Williams, Oasis, Radiohead and Coldplay.

Geldof, the brains behind the original concert to relieve famine in Ethiopia, said in a statement: "I told the Sun this afternoon it was not true. This only serves to undermine the concerted efforts of those concerned with the tragedy of poverty in Africa."

"However, if the Prime Minister wants to organize a Live Aid II, then good luck to him," Geldof added.


The 1985 event raised 60 million pounds ($110.2 million) with simultaneous concerts in Britain and the United States.


? Copyright Reuters Ltd. All rights reserved. The information contained In this news report may not be published, broadcast or otherwise distributed without the prior written authority of Reuters Ltd.


05/30/2004 20:10
RTR

 

[Cigar]

Bono tried to do a Live Aid II in october of 99'..(Net Aid),and it was a failure.Giant Stadium,in N.J., was half empty.

 

[verte76]

WOW!! This is going to be amazing. Fg brilliant!

 

[verte76]

Geez, it *is* from a tabloid. I want to see this story in more newspapers and on the Internet.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Bono tried to do a Live Aid II in october of 99'..(Net Aid),and it was a failure.Giant Stadium,in N.J., was half empty.

i was about to say the same thing

 

[sue4u2]

Found a similar article that mentions possible venues, on nme:

http://www.nme.com/news/108667.htm

If it is true sounds like Bob Geldof is really aganist this.
Went to Hotpress.com but didn't see anything there...yet

 

[The_acrobat]

Coldplay, Radiohead, Oasis, Paul McCartney and U2 in the same concert?????

I could die happy after that. No doubt at all.

 

[victor_f]

Let's wait Bono's confirmation this week.

 

[nurse chrissi]

If it is true that would be an amazing concert and a really excellent way to raise awareness for DATA - which the more I understand the more supportive I am of such a worthwhile cause. This just means that I must work massive amounts of OT to save up to go over to London if this is true - what an amazing experience that would be!