Live 8 lottery triggers ticket text frenzy

MORE THAN a million people sent text messages yesterday in response to Bob Geldof’s call to change the world by backing a star-studded concert to help developing countries.

The Live 8 event in London's Hyde Park next month will feature stars such as U2, Madonna, Robbie Williams and Paul McCartney.

The concert will highlight poverty and debt in developing countries, days before the leaders of the world's richest countries meet in Scotland.