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U2 to Donate Millions to Africa
Irish rockers U2 will donate $6 million (GBP3.3 million) of their own money towards eliminating poverty in Africa.
BONO, ADAM CLAYTON, THE EDGE and LARRY MULLAN, who will be performing at the London leg of next Saturday's (02JUL05) LIVE 8 in Hyde Park, will each make a donation from profits of their current VERTIGO tour.
A source says, "The band and their manager PAUL McGUINNESS are giving about one million euro ($1,200,000/GBP665,000) each.
"It would seem hypocritical if they were asking people to help the charity effort and weren't doing something themselves.
"But their personal gesture is not something they are going to boost."
--contactmusic
Irish rockers U2 will donate $6 million (GBP3.3 million) of their own money towards eliminating poverty in Africa.
BONO, ADAM CLAYTON, THE EDGE and LARRY MULLAN, who will be performing at the London leg of next Saturday's (02JUL05) LIVE 8 in Hyde Park, will each make a donation from profits of their current VERTIGO tour.
A source says, "The band and their manager PAUL McGUINNESS are giving about one million euro ($1,200,000/GBP665,000) each.
"It would seem hypocritical if they were asking people to help the charity effort and weren't doing something themselves.
"But their personal gesture is not something they are going to boost."
--contactmusic