Muse confirmed at LIVE8

"On Wednesday 6th July, the eight leaders of the most powerful and richest countries in the world will gather for a summit meeting in the town of Gleneagles in Scotland. These men can make poverty history and change the future for hundreds of millions of people – but they will only do it if enough of us tell them to. That’s what LIVE 8 – The Long Walk To Justice is all about, and that’s why we want your voice, not your money."

Five LIVE 8 concerts will take place around the world on Saturday 2nd July, 2005. (France, Germany, Italy, USA, UK)

95.8 Capital FM will be broadcasting all the performances and reporting live from backstage in Hyde Park in collaboration with the BBC, and will also be running ticket competitions in the run up to the big day. In the UK there will be TV coverage across the BBC. AOL will also be broadcasting all the concerts live on the internet. Radio 1 will also be broadcasting from Hyde Park throughout the day.

Hyde Park, London - 2005.07.02:

Coldplay
Dido
Keane
Sir Elton John
Annie Lennox
Madonna
Muse
Razorlight
Scissor Sisters
Sir Paul McCartney
Joss Stone
Stereophonics
Sting
Robbie Williams
U2
REM
Velvet Revolver
Bob Geldof
The Killers
The Cure
Snow Patrol
Mariah Carey

From muse.mu: "Muse are to play the Live 8 concert on Saturday 2nd July. The concert in Hyde Park, London, is in order to raise awareness ahead of the G8 Summit. Live 8 is set to pressure our world leaders to double aid, cancel debt, and deliver trade justice for Africa. Other acts on the line up include U2, Coldplay, REM, Madonna, Sir Paul McCartney and Elton John.

Tickets for the LIVE 8 London concert in Hyde Park will be allocated via a text competition. For the chance to win a pair of tickets to the London event you will need to enter the text competition - you can enter as many times as you like. Details of the text number and competition will be announced on the 6th June - via all UK radio stations & BBC Television as well as our website. Each entry costs £1.50 plus your operator's standard text charge. The competition will close at midnight on the 12th June and winners will be chosen at random by computer and notified by text message after the 13th June with details of how they can collect their tickets - either online or from collection points around the UK. use the link below for more information on live 8".