On
July 2,
2005, a
Live 8 concert was held at the
Eden Project,
Cornwall,
England. The event was dubbed "Africa Calling", but was also known as "LIVE 8: Africa Calling" or "Africa Calling: LIVE 8 at the Eden Project".The event was initiated by Eden Project Chief Executive
Tim Smit as an essential element of the global event and in response to the criticism of the absence of African artists in the other nine concerts. It was organised and project managed by Eden Staff led by
Howard Jones and the involvement of artists was coordinated by
Peter Gabriel. At first it was not part of the Live 8 events. Gabriel later contacted
Bob Geldof, one of the main organisers of Live 8, and the Africa Calling concert became part of the Live 8 event.
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