On 2 July 2005 a
Live 8 concert was held at the
Palais de Versailles
The Palace of Versailles ( ; french: Château de Versailles ) is a former royal residence built by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about west of Paris, France. The palace is owned by the French Republic and since 1995 has been managed, u ...
,
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
,
France
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.
The event is also referred to as "Live 8 Paris" or "Live 8 France".
Lineup
* Laurent Boyer - (presenter) (V 17:35)
*
Passi - "Reviens dans me vie" (V 17:39)
*
Faudel - "Je Veux Vivre" (V 17:46)
* Magic System - "Bouger Bouger" (V 17:53)
*
Alpha Blondy - "Cocody Rock", "Sweet Fanta Diallo", "Brigadier Sabari" (V 18:01)
*
Tina Arena
Filippina Lydia "Tina" Arena (born 1 November 1967) is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician, musical theatre actress and record producer. She is one of Australia's highest-selling artists and has sold over 10 million records worldwid ...
&
Craig David - "
Come Together" (V 18:18)
*
Muse
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Muses ( grc, Μοῦσαι, Moûsai, el, Μούσες, Múses) are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge embodied in the ...
- "
Hysteria
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", "
Bliss", "
Time Is Running Out", "
Plug In Baby" (V 18:26)
*
Will Smith
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(presenter) (V 18:47)
*
Kyo - "Contact", "Qui Je Suis" (V 18:57)
* M Pokora - "Elle Me Contrôle" V 19:09)
*
Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli (; born 22 September 1958) is an Italian tenor and multi-instrumentalist. He was born visually impaired, with congenital glaucoma, and at the age of 12, Bocelli became completely blind, following a brain hemorrhage resulting fro ...
with the Philarmonie der Nationen - "O Surdato 'nnammurato", "
The Prayer" (V 19:16)
*
Diam's &
Amel Bent - "Marine" (V 19:28)
* Raphael - "Caravane" (V 19:36)
*
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the " Queen of Latin Music" and is ...
- "
Whenever, Wherever
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", "
La Tortura" (V 19:43)
*
Yannick Noah
Yannick Noah (; born 18 May 1960) is a French former professional tennis player and singer. Noah won the French Open in 1983, and is currently the captain of both France's Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup teams. During his nearly two-decade c ...
- "Metisse" (with Disiz La Peste), "Saga Africa", "La Voix Des Sages" (V 19:54)
* Tina Arena - "Aller Plus Haut" (V 20:11)
* Raphael - "Ne Partons Pas Faches" (V 20:18)
* Diam's - "Suzy" (V 20:25)
*
Calogero
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Variants
*(Masculine): Calocero
**(Hypocoristic): Calò, Gero, Gerino
*Feminine: Ca ...
- "Prendre racine", "Face A La Mer" (with Passi) (V 20:42)
* Solidarite Sida (presenter) (V 20:53)
* Amel Bent - "Ma philosophie" (V 20:57)
* Craig David - "All The Way", "
Fill Me In" (V 21:05)
*
David Hallyday
David Hallyday (born David Michael Benjamin Smet; 14 August 1966) is a French singer, songwriter and amateur sports car racer.
Early life
Hallyday was born in Boulogne-Billancourt and is the son of the French singers Johnny Hallyday and Sylvie V ...
- "Le Defi", "
My Sharona" (V 21:19)
*
Louis Bertignac - "Je joue", "Cendrillon" (V 21:30)
*
Cerrone
Marc Cerrone Daryl Easlea, "Supernature Boy", ''Record Collector'', #502, February 2020, pp.60-63 (, ; born 24 May 1952) is a French disco drummer, composer, record producer and creator of concert shows. Cerrone is a producer of 1970s and 1980 ...
/
Nile Rodgers
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- "Supernature" (with Axelle Red) (V 21:42)
*
Axelle Red
Fabienne Demal (born 15 February 1968), better known by her stage name Axelle Red, is a Belgian singer-songwriter. She has released 11 albums, including '' Sans plus attendre'', '' À Tâtons'', '' Toujours Moi'' and '' Jardin Secret''; she is b ...
- "J'ai fait un rêve". "Le Monde Tourne Mal"
*
Florent Pagny - "Une Nube Blanca", "Guide me home" (with Patricia Petitbon) (V 21:59)
*
Placebo
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In general ...
- "
The Bitter End", "
Twenty Years 20 Years or Twenty Years may refer to:
*'' 20 Years – A Warrior Soul'', a video album by Doro Pesch, 2006
* ''Twenty Years'' (film), a 1949 Italian comedy
* "Twenty Years" (song), by Placebo, 2004
See also
*
*
* 20 Años (disambiguation)
{{ ...
" (V 22:13)
*
Zucchero
Adelmo Fornaciari (; born 25 September 1955), more commonly known by his stage name Zucchero Fornaciari or simply Zucchero (), is an Italian singer, musician and songwriter. His stage name is the Italian word for "sugar", as his elementary teach ...
- "Everybody's Gotta", "Il Volo", "Diavolo In Me" (V 22:26)
*
The Cure
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- "Open", "One Hundred Years", "End", "
Just Like Heaven Just like Heaven may refer to:
* ''Just Like Heaven'' (film), a 2005 romantic comedy starring Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo
* ''Just Like Heaven'' (1930 film), a drama starring Anita Louise and David Newell
*'' Just Like Heaven'', a romance n ...
", "
Boys Don't Cry" (V 22:43)
*
Youssou N'Dour
Youssou N'Dour (, wo, Yuusu Nduur; also known as Youssou Madjiguène Ndour; born 1 October 1959) is a Senegalese singer, songwriter, musician, composer, occasional actor, businessman, and politician. In 2004, ''Rolling Stone'' magazine describe ...
- "
7 Seconds" (with
Dido
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In most accounts, she was the queen of the Phoenician city-state of Tyre (t ...
), "Africa" (V 23:14)
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