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Details of the BBC Coverage
XM
Satellite Radio will carry the the Live 8 concerts from Philadelphia,
London, Paris, Berlin and Rome, America Online also announced on
Wednesday. The Premiere Radio Networks will also carry Live8 concert
coverage and performances tailored to three different radio formats
urban, rock and pop.
Global coverage of Live 8 starts at 7AM ET on July 2:
- Live Global Coverage - XM Channel 40
- London - XM Channel 41
- Philadelphia - XM Channel 42
- Berlin - XM Channel 43
- Rome - XM Channel 44
- Paris - XM Channel 45
- Toronto - XM Channel 46
XM's Live Global Coverage of Live 8
7AM-9PM ET on XM Channels 40 & 200
XM Public Radio's Scott Walterman and XM's Earl Bailey will be stationed in XM's
command center in Washington DC to serve as your guides to Live 8 on XM 200. XM
Live will bring you the best of the concerts around the world and keep you in
touch with what's happening around the globe. With hosts stationed around the
world, XM will to bring you Live 8, coast to coast!
UK - Hyde Park, London
9AM-3PM ET on XM Channels 41 & 201
Deep Tracks' George Taylor Morris and The 80's Bruce Kelly are on the scene in
London's Hyde Park to bring you access to the artists on stage and back stage.
USA - Museum of Art, Philadelphia
Noon-6PM ET on XM Channel 42
Fungus 53's Lou Brutus and The City's Lisa Ivery anchor the concert in the city
of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia.
Germany - Brandenburg Gate, Berlin
8AM-5PM ET on XM Channel 43
The 60's on Six's Pat Clarke brings Berlin to The XM Nation.
Italy - Circus Maximus, Rome
9:30AM-5PM ET on XM Channel 44
Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Jovanotti, Laura Pausini, Vasco Rossi, Nek and more
perform in one of the largest spectator venues, the Circus Maximus, where Roman
chariot races were held.
France - Palais de Versailles, Paris
10AM-5PM ET on XM Channel 45
Andrea Bocelli, Jamiroquai, Youssou N'Dour, Johnny Hallyday, Kyo, Renaud and
more perform in the Palais de Versailles in Paris, France. XM is inside the
event to bring it to the XM Nation, live on XM 200.
Canada - Park Place, Barrie
11AM-8PM ET on XM Channel 46
XM brings you access to the likes of Barenaked Ladies, Bryan Adams, Deep Purple,
Gordon Lightfoot, Great Big Sea, Motley Crue, Tegan & Sara, The Tragically Hip
and more.