Read their accounts of excitement, emotion and the effectiveness of the Live 8 concerts in raising public awareness.

MOSCOW: "The Kremlin bells rung out every hour punctuating the live acts" LONDON: "The lack of alcohol probably helped everyone remain polite" TOKYO: "I didn't hear the words 'peace' or 'poverty' nearly enough" JOHANNESBURG: "The party will continue long after Live 8 finishes"

BERLIN: "The strength of feeling here is so apparent that they can't ignore us" ROME: "I have been part of the history that was made today, July 2 2005" EDEN PROJECT: "I'm going to learn more about African music and buy some cds" PHILADELPHIA: "The loss of life is like two 9/11s happening every day"