live8
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Five 'Live8' concerts have been announced for 2 july in London, Paris, Berlin, Rome and Philadelphia. The events, organised by Live Aid’s Bob Geldof, are a star-studded response to ongoing third world poverty timed to impact on the G8 finance talks taking place in Glasgow that week. The shows will be free to the public.
Here are some of the performers:
Madonna
Personal wealth 2004: £215m
"Her earnings last year were reckoned to be £15m, a large slug of which came from advertising Gap. From 1986 to 1993 her total earnings were about £125m, according to Forbes magazine. She married Ritchie in 2000. The couple's properties include a £7m Mayfair home, an £8m Beverly Hills mansion and the 1,200-acre Wiltshire estate."
U2
joint wealth 2004: £426m
"Ireland's most famous band consists of Paul Hewson (Bono), above, 42; Adam Clayton, 44; Dave Evans (the Edge), 42; and Larry Mullen, 42, who share U2's fortune equally with Paul McGuinness, 52, their manager."
Sir Elton John
Personal wealth 2004: £175m
"For five weeks a year for the next three years, the 2,000-seat Coliseum at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, will be home to John, 57, whose 75 performances will earn him, as he admits, "£400,000 a show, plus extras" under a £35m contract."
Sir Paul McCartney
Personal wealth 2004: £760m
"McCartney was said to earn more than £40m by The Sunday Times Pay List last year."
Robbie Williams
Personal wealth 2004: £68m
"I'm not bothered that they've never heard of Robbie in the US. I've got enough money to last me a lifetime."
Sting
Personal wealth 2004: £175m
"Sting, 52, has shown his love of Italy by buying a vineyard for £4m and by contributing to restoration projects in Florence. The rock star took £23.4m salary from his company Steerpike in 2001-02 and from 1995 to 2002 his salary and dividends totalled £103.7m."
Annie Lennox
Personal wealth 2004: £30m
DIDO
Personal wealth 2004: £10m
Chris Martin
Personal wealth 2004: £10m
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live8. you’re the pro8lem.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/richlist
Madonna
Personal wealth 2004: £215m
"Her earnings last year were reckoned to be £15m, a large slug of which came from advertising Gap. From 1986 to 1993 her total earnings were about £125m, according to Forbes magazine. She married Ritchie in 2000. The couple's properties include a £7m Mayfair home, an £8m Beverly Hills mansion and the 1,200-acre Wiltshire estate."
U2
joint wealth 2004: £426m
"Ireland's most famous band consists of Paul Hewson (Bono), above, 42; Adam Clayton, 44; Dave Evans (the Edge), 42; and Larry Mullen, 42, who share U2's fortune equally with Paul McGuinness, 52, their manager."
Sir Elton John
Personal wealth 2004: £175m
"For five weeks a year for the next three years, the 2,000-seat Coliseum at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, will be home to John, 57, whose 75 performances will earn him, as he admits, "£400,000 a show, plus extras" under a £35m contract."
Sir Paul McCartney
Personal wealth 2004: £760m
"McCartney was said to earn more than £40m by The Sunday Times Pay List last year."
Robbie Williams
Personal wealth 2004: £68m
"I'm not bothered that they've never heard of Robbie in the US. I've got enough money to last me a lifetime."
Sting
Personal wealth 2004: £175m
"Sting, 52, has shown his love of Italy by buying a vineyard for £4m and by contributing to restoration projects in Florence. The rock star took £23.4m salary from his company Steerpike in 2001-02 and from 1995 to 2002 his salary and dividends totalled £103.7m."
Annie Lennox
Personal wealth 2004: £30m
DIDO
Personal wealth 2004: £10m
Chris Martin
Personal wealth 2004: £10m
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live8. you’re the pro8lem.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/richlist
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