Официально объявлены 5 концертов Live 8

U.S. artist Tim McGraw performs at the Live 8 Italy concert inside Rome's ancient Circus Maximus July 2, 2005

U.S. Singer Faith Hill (2nd R) performs at the Live 8 Italy concert inside Rome's ancient Circus Maximus July 2, 2005

British rap star Ms Dynamite performs at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park in London, July 2, 2005

United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan speaks at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park in London July 2, 2005

Canadian musician Bryan Adams performs at the Live 8 concert in Barrie, Ontario July 2, 2005

British rock star Fran Healy of the band Travis performs at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park in London, July 2, 2005

British comedian Ricky Gervais performs at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park in London, July 2, 2005.

British rock star Tom Chaplin of the band Keane performs at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park in London, July 2, 2005

French singer Matt Pokora holds a Live 8 t-shirt on stage during the Live 8 France concert at the Chateau de Versailles near Paris July 2, 2005

Primal Scream! Спасибо тебе за такой подробный отчет! Такое чувство, что сами там находимся...

Will Smith does a sound check for the upcoming Live8 concert at the Philadelphia Art Museum in Philadelphia July 1, 2005

Пожалуйста, дорогая Betsy!

British rock star Fran Healy of the band Travis holds up underpants with the words 'Make Poverty History' on them as he performs at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park in London, July 2, 2005

German supermodel Claudia Schiffer addresses the audience at the the Live 8 concert in Berlin, July 2, 2005

Nelson Mandela and his wife Craca Machel wave to the cowd at the 'Africa Standing Tall against Poverty' concert in Johannesburg July 2, 2005

U.S. actor Brad Pitt speaks at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park in London, July 2, 2005

Ой, а я и не знала, что там будет Брэд Пит!

Press Release Source: Universal Music International Ltd

Live 8 "Sgt. Pepper" Performance Rush-Released Worldwide As Digital Download From Universal Music
Saturday July 2, 11:27 am ET

Unique Recording Only Available Online From 200+ Stores in 30 Countries

LONDON, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The historic opening of today's Live 8 concert in London - U2 and Sir Paul McCartney collaborating on the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" - has been rush-released worldwide by Universal Music Group as a digital download, for sale an hour after its performance on the Hyde Park stage.

The unique recording is available to buy through more than 200 online music stores and services in 30 countries, including www.Live8Live.com, and the proceeds from the download sales are being donated to Live 8.

"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" is thought to be the fastest-ever worldwide commercial download release from a major music event. It has been achieved by the co-operation of the artists, the Live 8 organisation and the event's broadcasters, working with the Universal Music technology team and dozens of online music outlets. Guinness World Records is closely monitoring this aspect of Live 8, to see if the achievement qualifies for a Guinness World Records seal of approval.

Music fans have an opportunity to set a world record of their own, by buying the downloadable "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" more than any other track previously released online. The recording will not be available in physical form.

Immediately after its performance today, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" was transmitted by satellite to the BBC Television Centre in London, and relayed to UK broadcaster Capital Radio. A direct digital recording was captured there for Universal Music, which edited, mastered and transmitted the track to its production centre in Hanover, Germany. The final master was sent to the company's global electronic distribution warehouse in the US, followed by real-time delivery to online retailers around the world, for sale as the first Live 8 download.

Italian singer Irene Grandi performs at the Live 8 Italy concert inside Rome's ancient Circus Maximus July 2, 2005

British singer Annie Lennox performs at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park in London, July 2, 2005

Ну вот, уже пошли рекорды!