LONDON, UK  [Thursday Jun.30.2005]  /WMQT.com/ -- Coldplay is thrilled to be taking part in Live 8.

For one thing, the band gets to play on the same bill as its heroes, U2.

Chris Martin tells MTV.com, "U2 is like the top of Mt. Everest for us or for any band."

But Coldplay is even more excited to be involved in the largest concert and humanitarian effort in history.

"We're not talking about fair trade because we are trying to be cool or unique," says Martin. "We're doing it because we've been to places where the trade policy is screwing the country over: in Ghana or in Haiti or Mexico or Mozambique, I mean the list goes on and on and on."

The Coldplay frontman adds, "To get the message out there to people who might not be aware is the most important thing of all."

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