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[[Image:Live8_rome1.jpg|right|thumb|290px|The Live 8 concert in [[Rome]], [[Italy]]]]
 
'''Live 8''' was a series of concerts that took place on [[2 July]], [[2005]], in the [[G8]] nations and [[South Africa]]. They are timed to precede the G8 Conference and [[31st G8 summit|Summit]] held at [[Gleneagles Hotel]] in [[Perthshire]], [[Scotland]] in July 2005; it also coincides with the 20th anniversary of [[Live Aid]]. Running parallel with the UK's [[Make Poverty History]] campaign, the shows plan to pressure world leaders to drop the debt of the world's poorest nations, increase and improve aid, and negotiate fairer trade rules in the interest of poorer countries. Ten simultaneous concerts were confirmed for [[2 July]] and one for [[6 July]].