Audioslave, Sheryl Crow and Shakira are the newest additions to the Live 8 list of performers.
According to
www.live8live.com, Audioslave is slated to play the Live 8 Berlin show, along with already confirmed acts Green Day, Lauryn Hill, Brian Wilson and A-ha. Roxy Music will also perform at the Berlin concert, which takes place July 2 at the Brandenburg Gate.
Several artists have also been added to the Live 8 Paris show lineup, including Sheryl Crow, The Cure, Shakira and Brit alternative rockers, Muse. According to Muse's official web site, the Cure and Muse were originally scheduled to take the stage at London's Live 8 concert but will now perform at the Paris show instead. The Paris concert has also changed venues from the Eiffel Tower to the Versailles Palace.
In London Live 8 news, Pink Floyd has announced they will reunite to play the anti-poverty concert at Hyde Park.
Live 8 shows are scheduled for July 2 in the US, the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Canada. Activist and Boomtown Rats frontman Bob Geldoff has led the way to organize the shows to raise public awareness and urge world leaders attending the G8 summit in Scotland to eliminate poverty. Tokyo, Japan and Johannesburg, South Africa will also host Live 8 shows (though details have not yet been announced), and a July 6 concert will take place in Edinburgh.
Live 8 will be Webcast by America Online and televised around the world.
