 Reports are nonsense, says Goldsmith |
The promoter behind the forthcoming Live 8 concerts has denied that the Spice Girls have been dropped from the bill.
Harvey Goldsmith, who's organising the concerts with Sir Bob Geldof, says there's no truth in reports that the group offered to re-form for the concert - and was turned down.
He told BBC Breakfast:
"The Mirror report they were axed because they were too trivial is nonsense.
"I think it's a bit unfortunate on The Spice Girls.
"They haven't asked to perform and they were not asked. I don't know quite who has been fuelling this."
The Live 8 concert is planned to take place in Hyde Park in London on July 2.
The concert's been conceived as a successor to Live Aid, which took place 20 years ago this summer.
 The Spice Girls could still appear |
But the idea this time is not to raise money for starving children in Africa, but to put pressure on world leaders, attending the G8 summit, to change the way the world treats the continent.
An all-star line-up could include Madonna, Coldplay, U2, the Stones and Oasis.
Harvey Goldsmith says that it's not too late to include The Spice Girls, if they want to take part.
But it looks highly unlikely that he'll be able to book his ultimate choice to headline the gig: Elvis Presley.
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