Live 8 concert, Philadelphia

On 2 July, 2005, a Live 8 concert was be held in Philadelphia, United States in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Actual performances

• Kaiser Chiefs - "I Predict A Riot", "Every Day I Love You Less and Less", "Oh My God"
• <tape of McCartney-U2 earlier from London>
• Will Smith (Host) - introduction, motivation
• Black Eyed Peas - "Where is the Love?", "Let's Get It Started", "Don't Phunk With My Heart", "Get Up, Stand Up" (with Rita Marley and Stephen Marley)
• Don Cheadle (presenter)
• Bon Jovi - "Livin' on a Prayer", "Have a Nice Day", "It's My Life"
• Destiny's Child - "Survivor", "Say My Name", "Girl"
• Kanye West - "Diamonds From Sierra Leone", "All Falls Down", "Jesus Walks"
• Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff - "The Champ Is Here/Whose House", "Get Jiggy With It", "Switch", "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", "Summertime"
• <live screen of Geldof, African guest, Madonna all from London>
• Toby Keith - "Whiskey Girl", "Stays in Mexico", "Beer For My Horses"
• Dave Matthews Band - "Don't Drink the Water", "Dream Girl," "American Baby," "Anyone Seen the Bridge?" (brief), "Too Much"
• Alicia Keys - "For All We Know"
• Black Ice - "Young Girls" (poem)
• Jennifer Connelly (presenter)
• Linkin Park - "Crawling", "Somewhere I Belong", "Breaking The Habit", "In The End"
• Linkin Park and Jay-Z - "Public Service Announcement (Interlude)", "Dirt Off Your Shoulder/Lying From You", "Big Pimpin'/Papercut", "Jigga What/Faint", "Numb/Encore"
• DJ Green Lantern (dj'ing)
• Def Leppard - "Rock Of Ages", "No Matter What", "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
• <tape of Elton John earlier from London, police announcements>
• Kami (African HIV+ Muppet presenter)
• Jars of Clay - "Show You Love", "Flood"
• Lemon - "I Write America" (?) (poem)
• Sarah McLachlan - "Fallen", "World On Fire", "Angel" (with Josh Groban)
• Chris Tucker (presenter)
• Maroon 5 - "Harder To Breathe", "This Love", "She Will Be Loved", "Rockin' In The Free World"
• Naomi Watts (presenter)
• Keith Urban - "Days Go By", "You'll Think Of Me", "Another Day In Paradise", "Somebody Like You"
• Jimmy Smits (presenter)
• Rob Thomas - "Something To Be", "Lonely No More", "3 A.M.", "This Is How A Heart Breaks"
• Stevie Wonder - "Master Blaster (Jammin')", "Higher Ground" (with Rob Thomas), "A Time 2 Love", "I'll Be Your Shelter In The Rain", "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" {with Maroon 5), "So What The Fuss", "Superstition"

Lineup

• Will Smith (Host)
• Aerosmith
• Black Eyed Peas
• Bon Jovi
• Sean "P. Diddy" Combs (Presenter)
• Jennifer Connelly (Presenter)
• Dave Matthews Band
• Def Leppard
• Destiny's Child
• Richard Gere (Presenter)
• Josh Groban
• Salma Hayek (Presenter)
• Jars of Clay
• Jay-Z
• Kaiser Chiefs
• Kami (Host) (an HIV-positive puppet from Takalani Sesame, the South African version of Sesame Street)
• Toby Keith
• Alicia Keys
• Linkin Park
• Sarah McLachlan
• Rita Marley
• Stephen Marley
• Maroon 5
• Natalie Portman (Presenter)
• Philadelphia Eagles (Presenter)
• Jimmy Smits (Presenter)
• Rob Thomas
• Justin Timberlake
• Chris Tucker (Presenter)
• Keith Urban
• Kanye West
• Stevie Wonder

News and rumours

Live 8 producer/promoter Russell Simmons is in the works of adding Prince and Michael Jackson to the line-up in Philadelphia. Simmons is the man responsible for adding more African artists to the Live 8 bill.

50 Cent was originally scheduled to perform but cancelled due to a conflict.

The show's finale could consist of a new rendition of the USA For Africa hit "We Are The World" which was performed at the Philadelphia show twenty years ago at Live Aid

Live 8 Philadelphia Schedule:
(start times in parenthesis - subject to change)

Kaiser Chiefs (11:45am)
U2 and Paul McCartney - from London on video screen (11:58pm)
Philadelphia host Will Smith takes the stage (12:05)
Black Eyed Peas (12:09)
Bon Jovi (12:30pm)
Bob Geldof - from London on video screen (12:47)
Destiny's Child (12:56pm)
Kanye West (1:23pm)
Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff (1:29pm)
Coldplay - from London on video screen (1:45pm)
Toby Keith (1:52pm)
Dave Matthews Band (2:07pm)
Alicia Keys (2:37pm)
Def Leppard (2:47pm)
Linkin Park (3:06pm)
Linkin Park and Jay Z (3:24pm)
Tim McGraw - from Rome on video screen (3:46pm)
Sarah McLachlan (3:52pm)
Maroon 5 (4:08pm)
Green Day - from Berlin on video screen (4:24pm)
Keith Urban (4:29pm)
Jars of Clay (4:45pm)
Pink Floyd - from London on video screen (4:52pm)
Rob Thomas (4:56pm)
Stevie Wonder (5:21pm)