"Live Aid Organizers Announce New Shows"

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"Twenty years on, it strikes me as being morally repulsive and intellectually absurd that people die of want in a world of surplus," Geldof said. "This is to finally, as much as we can, put a stop to that."

Geldof said he had resisted any recreation of Live Aid, but relented to pressure from U2's Bono and others: "It seemed to me that we could gather again, but this time not for charity but for political justice."

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Geldof said after the concerts, people would be encouraged to get to Edinburgh, Scotland, where he expects a million people to gather for a mass protest as the (G8) leaders meet in nearby Gleneagles.

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He also said he had invited Pope Benedict XVI to join the Edinburgh gathering. "I think he should show up. I think it should be his first gig," Geldof said.

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