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 2005; they also coincided with the 20th anniversary of
Live Aid. Run in support of the aims of the UK's
Make Poverty History campaign and the Global Call for Action Against Poverty, ten simultaneous concerts were held on 2 July and one on 6 July. On 7 July, the G8 leaders pledged to double 2004 levels of aid to poor nations from US$25 billion to US$50 billion by the year 2010. Half of the money was to go to Africa.