Edinburgh 50,000 – The Final Push
Edinburgh 50,000 – The Final Push was part of the series of Live 8 concerts held around the world designed to encourage the leaders congregating at the G8 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland, to consider the plight of those in absolute poverty. Held on 6 July 2005, four days after the other concerts, at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland, it coincided with the opening day of the 31st G8 summit and a rally in the city centre marking the end of Live 8.
The event is also referred to as "Live 8 Edinburgh" and "Live 8 Scotland".
Tickets were allocated by a text lottery. As with the Hyde Park Live 8 concert it overran its official finishing time.
Line-up
The full line-up of performers:Lenny Henry The Proclaimers - "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"Jamie Cullum - "All You Need Is Love" Natasha Bedingfield - "These Words" Wet Wet Wet - "With a Little Help from My Friends", "Love Is All Around" Davina McCall Peter Kay - "Top of the World"McFly - "All About You"Eddie Izzard 1 Giant Leap - "My Culture" Eddie Izzard - "Flower of Scotland"Sugababes - "Stronger"Bono Nelson Mandela George Clooney Annie Lennox – "Redemption Song", "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"Coumi Nidu Susan Sarandon Bob Geldof and Campino – "The Great Song of Indifference", "Rat Trap"The Thrills – "Santa Cruz "Claudia Schiffer and Herbert Grönemeyer Midge Ure – "Vienna" Chris Evans Feeder – "Buck Rogers"Wangari Maathai Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry – "7 Seconds"Chris Barrie and the cast of The Brittas Empire Embrace – "Ashes"Beverley KnightTexas – "Inner Smile", "Say What You Want"Katherine Jenkins – "Nessun dorma"Snow Patrol – "Run"Ronan Keating Travis – "Driftwood", "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?"The Corrs - "Breathless", "When the Stars Go Blue" James Brown – "I Feel Good", "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag", "Sex Machine"