performed together at Live 8

On 2 July 2005, Waters, Gilmour, Mason, and Wright performed together as Pink Floyd at Live 8 , a benefit concert raising awareness about poverty, in Hyde Park , London. It was their first performance together in more than 24 years. The reunion was arranged by the Live 8 organiser, Bob Geldof , who also played the role of Pink in the film Pink Floyd – The Wall . After Gilmour declined, Geldof asked Mason, who contacted Waters. About two weeks later, Waters called Gilmour, their first conversation in two years, and the next day Gilmour agreed. In a statement to the press, the band stressed the unimportance of their problems in the context of the Live 8 event.