In pictures: Kids at Live 8

1 of 7 Thousands of people descended on London's Hyde Park for the Live 8 concert. Guy, 13, came over from Israel specially for the show. "I'm very excited to be here. I'm most looking forward to seeing Pink Floyd, Paul McCartney and Sting."

2 of 7 Zoe, 10, Beaconsfield was excited to be travelling to London for the concert. "I can't wait to see Robbie Williams, although I think I'll probably have to sit on my Dad's shoulders to see him!" she said.

3 of 7 Flying the flag for Wales, 11-year-old Calum was looking forward to see Coldplay and the Stereophonics. "I'm really excited to be part of this and helping spread the Make Poverty History message. I've been singing U2 songs all morning!"

4 of 7 10-year-old Elizabeth came down to London from York. "My friends are really jealous I'm here. I want to see Scissor Sisters and Joss Stone." she said.

5 of 7 Sean from Manchester had one of the 55,000 extra tickets to watch the show on giant screens in Hyde Park. "I can't believe how many people are here - it looks quite scary! It's good to be here and to be part of history."

6 of 7 Joshua, 11, from Preston set off at 4.30am to get to the concert. "I got more and more excited as we neared London on the train - I can't wait to see U2. It's great to be supporting Make Poverty History."

7 of 7 Twins Tasha and Olivia celebrated their 14th birthday in style. "It's a fantastic birthday treat. We each sent 10 texts to get tickets - it's a once in a lifetime chance to be here. We've been so excited we couldn't sleep!"