ROBBIE WILLIAMS AT LIVE 8 LONDON

Singer Robbie Williams performs during the Live 8 Concert in Hyde Park in London, England July 2, 2005. The concerts, held simultaneously in many cities around the world including Paris, Berlin, Philadelphia and Rome, were intended to call attention to world poverty ahead of next week's G8 meeting in Scotland. (UPI Photo/David Silpa)

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