metrowestdailynews.com: The international rock community was all atwitter for a time this week when rumors were flying around that U2 frontman and noted humanitarian Bono was going to announce plans for a second Live Aid concert -- a sequel to the massive, continent-spanning rock concert that raised money and awareness for the starving people of Ethiopia in 1985.
This time around, according to reports, funds raised would go toward one of Bono's most ardently-supported causing, the forgiveness of Third World debt.
Alas, Bono quickly scuttled the rumors, saying that even another mega-successful event like the first Live Aid would barely make a dent in the massive debt owed by underdeveloped countries. But with the 20th anniversary of the landmark charitable effort looming, the thought of a second Live Aid briefly seemed like a viable and exciting proposition. [
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This time around, according to reports, funds raised would go toward one of Bono's most ardently-supported causing, the forgiveness of Third World debt.
Alas, Bono quickly scuttled the rumors, saying that even another mega-successful event like the first Live Aid would barely make a dent in the massive debt owed by underdeveloped countries. But with the 20th anniversary of the landmark charitable effort looming, the thought of a second Live Aid briefly seemed like a viable and exciting proposition. [
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