On 2 July 2005, a

Live 8 Live 8 was a string of benefit concerts that took place on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. They were timed to precede the G8 conference and summit held at the Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder, Scotland, from 6–8 July 200 ...

concert was held at the

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. The event is also referred to as "Live 8 Rome" or "Live 8 Italy".

Lineup

Past

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performers are listed with an asterisk (*). In order of appearance: *

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 Learn Sometime", "Overdose d'amore", "Diavolo in me" (R 15:00) *

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* - " (Reach Up for The) Sunrise", " Ordinary World", " Save a Prayer", " The Wild Boys" (R 15:14) *

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- "Luce (Tramonti a Nord Est)", "Una poesia anche per te" (R 15:39) *

Negrita Negrita is an Italian rock band from Arezzo, Tuscany. Formed in 1991, the band was named after the song " Hey Negrita", included in The Rolling Stones' album ''Black and Blue'', released in 1976. The band currently consists of Paolo Bruni (also k ...

- "Un Mare Di Noia", "Storia Di Mary", "Rotolando Verso Sud", "Cambio" (R 15:53) *

Negramaro Negramaro is an Italian pop band formed in 1999 and successful since 2005. Their name stems from ''Negroamaro'', a wine produced in their native district, Salento in Apulia. After years spent in the Italian alternative market, they finally bec ...

- "Mentre Tutto Scorre", "Nuvole E Lenzuola", "Estate" (R 16:15) *

Tim McGraw Samuel Timothy McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has released 16 studio albums (11 for Curb Records, four for Big Machine Records and one for Arista Nashville). 10 of those album ...

- " Drugs or Jesus", "

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" (R 16:29) *

Faith Hill Audrey Faith McGraw (; born September 21, 1967), known professionally as Faith Hill, is an American singer and actress. She is one of the most successful country music artists of all time, having sold more than 40 million albums worldwide. Hill' ...

- "

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", " Breathe", "

Piece of My Heart "Piece of My Heart" is a romantic soul love song written by Jerry Ragovoy and Bert Berns, originally recorded by Erma Franklin in 1967. Franklin's single peaked in December 1967 at number 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles char ...

" (R 16:43) *

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- "Ultraviolet Boys", "Stop Me", "The Switch" (R 17:09) *

Le Vibrazioni Le Vibrazioni (English: ''The Vibrations'') is an Italian rock and pop band formed in Milan in 1999. They made their breakthrough in 2003 with their debut single ''Dedicato a te'' ("Dedicated to you"), which went platinum in Italy. All their alb ...

- "Sono Più Sereno", "Vieni Da Me", "Aspettando" (R 17:23) *

Irene Grandi Irene Grandi (born 6 December 1969) is an Italian singer and songwriter. During her career she has sung in Spanish and has performed duets in German, French, Indian and in African languages, selling around 5 million records and earning 9 top-ten ...

- "Per fare l'amore", "Santissima Janis" (R 17:36) *

Tiromancino Tiromancino is an Italian pop group founded in 1989 by Federico Zampaglione. They have released 13 albums. Their music is a blend of folk and electronica. Discography *1992 - ''Tiromancyno'' *1994 - ''Insisto'' *1995 - ''Alone Alieno'' *1997 ...

- "Imparare dal vento", "Nessuna certezza", "È necessario" (R 17:50) *

Max Pezzali Massimo Pezzali (born 14 November 1967 in Pavia), commonly known as Max Pezzali, is an Italian singer-songwriter. He was the principal singer and songwriter of the pop rock group 883. In 2004, he released his first solo album ''Il Mondo Insieme ...

- "La dura legge del gol", "Come mai", "Hanno ucciso l'Uomo Ragno" (R 18:06) *

Alex Britti Alessandro "Alex" Britti (born 23 August 1968) is an Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist. Biography When he was 17, he started his first band, playing blues at clubs in Rome, and eventually moved to Milan. In 1989 he established the Alex Br ...

- "Gelido", "7000 caffè" (R 18:30) * Cesare Cremonini - "Padre madre", "50 Special" (R 18:45) *

Nek Filippo Neviani (born 6 January 1972), known by his stage name Nek, is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician. Nek is popular in Italy and throughout the Spanish-speaking world, and has performed and released most of his albums in both Italian ...

- "Almeno stavolta", "Se io non avessi Te", "Lascia che io sia" (R 18:54) *

Piero Pelù Pietro "Piero" Pelù (born 10 February 1962) is an Italian singer and songwriter, best known for his work with the Italian band Litfiba. He was born in Florence. In July 1999, Pelù quit Litfiba. In 2000, he released his first solo album ''Né ...

- "Io ci sarò", "Bomba boomerang", "Fela Kuti Improv" (R 19:08) *Jane Alexander (presenter) (R 19:23) *

Biagio Antonacci Biagio Antonacci (; born 9 November 1963) is an Italian singer-songwriter from Milan. Biography Early life Biagio Antonacci was born in Milan and was raised in one of its suburbs (Rozzano). Despite learning how to play the drums at a young a ...

- "Immagina", "Liberatemi", "Se io se lei", "Non ci facciamo compagnia" (R 19:27) *

Fiorella Mannoia Fiorella Mannoia (; born 4 April 1954) is an Italian singer and songwriter. Biography The Beginning Fiorella Mannoia's father Luigi was an Italian film stuntman, and Fiorella, her brother Maurizio and sister Patrizia began work in this area a ...

- "Sally", "

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", "Mio fratello che guardi il mondo" (R 19:43) * Ligabue - "Non è tempo per noi", "Urlando contro Il cielo", "Il mio nome è mai più" (with

Jovanotti Lorenzo Cherubini (; born 27 September 1966), better known as Jovanotti (), is an Italian singer-songwriter, rapper and disc jockey. The name Jovanotti derives from ''giovanotti'', the plural form of the Italian word ''giovanotto'' ("young man") ...

and

) (R 19:47) *

- "Una tribù che balla", "L'ombelico del mondo" (R 20:00) *

Laura Pausini Laura Pausini (; born 16 May 1974) is an Italian singer. She rose to fame in 1993, winning the newcomer artists' section of the 43rd Sanremo Music Festival with her debut single "La solitudine", which became an Italian standard and an internat ...

- "Un'emergenza d'amore", "Come se non fosse stato mai amore", "Il Mondo Che Vorrei", "Tra Te E Il Mare" (R 20:30) *

Claudio Baglioni Claudio Baglioni (; born 16 May 1951) is an Italian pop singer-songwriter and musician. His career has been going on for over 50 years. Some songs from the 70s are part of Italian culture such as ''E tu come stai?''. In the 80s he released the ...

- "Le mani e l'anima", "Strada facendo", "La vita è adesso", "Avrai" (R 20:44) *

Paola Cortellesi Paola Cortellesi (born 24 November 1973 in Rome) is an Italian actress, singer, voice actress, and presenter. She has starred in about 20 movies as well as a number of theatrical shows, television shows, and radio shows. Biography Cortellesi debut ...

- (presenter) (R 20:58) *Mayor of

Lampedusa Lampedusa ( , , ; scn, Lampidusa ; grc, Λοπαδοῦσσα and Λοπαδοῦσα and Λοπαδυῦσσα, Lopadoûssa; mt, Lampeduża) is the largest island of the Italian Pelagie Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. The ''comune'' of L ...

- (presenter) (R 21:00) *

Renato Zero Renato Fiacchini (born 30 September 1950), known by the stage name Renato Zero (), is an Italian singer, songwriter, producer, dancer and actor whose career spans from the 1960s to the 2020s. Zero is the only artist to have reached the top of th ...

- "Cercami", "Nei giardini che nessuno sa", "I migliori anni della nostra vita" (R 21:04) *

Antonello Venditti Antonio "Antonello" Venditti (born 8 March 1949) is an Italian singer-songwriter and pianist who became famous in the 1970s for the social themes of his songs. Biography Antonello Venditti was born in Rome, the son of Vincenzino Italo Venditti f ...

- "Che fantastica stora è la vita", "Ci vorrebbe un amico", "Roma capoccia" (R 21:24) * Noa - "Beauty Of That", "Eye In The Sky" (R 21:42) *

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- "I Bambini fanno oh", "Fiori" (R 21:57) *Velvet - "Il mondo è fuori", "Search And Destroy" (R 22:08) * Pagani & African Drum Collective - "Heanda", "Stuck Is Stuck" (R 22:22) *

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(R 22:39) *

Gemelli Diversi Gemelli DiVersi is an Italian hip hop group, best known for their hit single "Mary". Biography Gemelli DiVersi formed in 1997 in Milan when two Italian rap crews, La Cricca and Rima Nel Cuore, merged. Their first single was 1998's "Un attimo anc ...

(R 22:53) *

Pino Daniele Giuseppe Daniele (19 March 1955 – 4 January 2015), known as Pino Daniele, was an Italian singer, songwriter and musician. His influences covered a wide number of genres, including pop, blues, jazz, and Italian and Middle Eastern music. Biograp ...

(R 23:07) *

Francesco De Gregori Francesco De Gregori OMRI (born 4 April 1951) is an Italian singer-songwriter. In Italy, he is popularly known as "Il Principe dei cantautori" ("The Prince of the singer-songwriters"), a nickname referring to the elegance of his lyrics. He is of ...

(R 23:21)

References

Unofficial Live 8 reference site
{{Live 8 concerts 2005 in Italian music Music in Rome Live 8 events 2000s in Rome July 2005 events in Europe Events in Rome