Linkin Park and Destiny’s Child have been added on as performers for the Live 8 concert in Philadelphia, according to MTV.

The nu-metal band and the R&B trio, which recently announced its impending split, will perform before the Philadelphia Museum of Art on July 2 along with Bon Jovi, Jay-Z, Dave Matthews Band, Sarah McLachlan and Maroon 5, to name a few.

This confirmation comes just after it was announced that rapper 50 Cent is dropping out of the concert because of scheduling conflicts with his first film, Get Rich or Die Tryin’, which is currently shooting in Toronto.

Live 8 is being organized by Bob Geldof, the man behind the 1985 Live Aid concert, to raise awareness about debt relief for African nations and to pressure world leaders to drop the debt of the world’s poorest countries.

This series of free concerts is timed to coincide with the G8 Conference to be held in Gleneagles, Scotland, as well as the 20th anniversary of Live Aid.






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