World tunes in to Geldof’s Live 8 chorus

LIKE drones they buzzed about Hyde Park yesterday, a myriad of footmen setting the scene for a global chorus of rich and poor singing for one day from the same hymn sheet.

Dotting the landscape, giant posters of a guitar transformed into a map of Africa symbolised humanity’s massive heave to narrow the gap between the haves and the have-nots.

Amid the manic preparations, the heavy security presence and the tents of those seeking to snaffle a prime viewing spot at today’s Live 8 concert, the limos of the musicians who are making it all possible snaked in and out.