All the world’s a stage as stars turn up heat

AS the curtain fell on a seven-hour Live 8 extravaganza in Philadelphia, soul legend Stevie Wonder issued the same simple message to the world - unite and end poverty now.

A stellar cast from Destiny’s Child to Bon Jovi took to the stage in blistering heat, kicking off the last of 10 shows masterminded by Bob Geldof.

More than a million people crowded on to a mile-long stretch before the city’s Museum of Art, going wild as Geldof appeared on screens live from London to welcome America to the party.