Hi burz,
Just got in touch with the company handling the press for the Live8 events. They have confirmed that there are screens but haven't pin-pointed the locations:
‘Live8 On Screen’ for Hyde Park
Today, Live 8 announced 55,000 extra free tickets for the Live8 event in Hyde Park and a later finish time. Following detailed discussions with The Royal Parks, Westminster City Council and the Metropolitan Police, space for 55,000 additional people has been allocated south of the Serpentine Lake where they will able to watch the concert live on giant screens. The whole event will also now run until 9.30pm.
Sir Bob Geldof said, “This is going to be the biggest event in Hyde Park’s history and the biggest ticketed event ever in the UK. The Park will be filled to the brim. In other cities around the country and around the world millions of people will be joining in to make poverty history. It will be one of those defining moments that come around once in a generation.”
Due to the unprecedented size of Live8, Hyde Park will be closed to the public for the first time in a generation. This level of control meant that Live8 has extended its finish time from 8pm to 9.30pm.
Live8 and the authorities were initially concerned about massive crowds turning up at unticketed screens in the Park but the solution, where pairs of tickets will be handed out free of charge at selected venues in the capital and around the UK, has put everybody’s minds at rest.
The 55,000 free tickets will be available from 3:00pm on Wednesday 29th June (doors close at 7:00pm, reopening at 10:00am next morning). Tickets will be restricted to 2 per person issued on a first come first served basis, at the following locations:
London:
Carling Hammersmith Apollo
Stargreen Tickets (Argyll Street)
The Apollo Victoria
The Dominion Theatre
Rest of UK:
Birmingham Alexandra Theatre
Bristol Hippodrome
Cardiff International Arena
Manchester Palace Theatre
Oxford New Theatre
Southampton Guildhall
Ticket holders for Hyde Park could take an hour to get into the Park and through the queuing system. With the event due to run for more than seven hours it will be a long day and people are being advised to prepare accordingly.
Live8 organisers and the authorities have also made it clear that there will be no facility to broadcast sound outside of the concert area and, due to the wall around the site, there will be no view of what is going on for people outside the Park.
Sir Bob and Live8 have arranged 14 free viewing screens around the UK with the BBC, at: Liverpool; Manchester; Oldham; Hull; Wrexham; Inverness; Leeds; Cardiff; Gateshead/Newcastle; Belfast; Jersey; Guernsey; Bournemouth/ Plymouth, and; Birmingham.
Keep an eye on the link in the previous post from AIL Staff that links to the official Live 8 press page - they may post locations of the screens on there closer to the time.
All the best,
AIL Staff
Posted: 2005-06-27 15:03:39