An extra 55,000 Live 8 concert tickets are to be made available, which will give music fans the chance to view the event on giant screens, it was reported last night.
Fans who lost out during the original allocation of places via a text message competition will now be able to experience the show.
Space has been made available in London's Hyde Park for extra people to watch the event on giant screens.
Details about how the new tickets will be distributed are expected to be announced by Live 8 co-ordinator Bob Geldof today.
There are already plans to set up giant screens in 14 other UK cities. The show next weekend will include Madonna, Robbie Williams and Paul McCartney.
The concert will highlight poverty and debt in developing countries, just days before the leaders of the world's richest countries meet in Scotland.
