The Live 8 text contest has attracted 1.5 million entries within hours, as people try to win tickets for next month’s London show.

More than 150,000 tickets have been made available in the text competition.

Entrants aged 16 and over must send the answer to a multiple choice question to 84599 before midnight on Sunday.

The question is: Which city is nearest to the G8 summit in July? A) Berlin, B) Moscow, C) Edinburgh. Entries are £1.50 plus the usual text message charge.

Five gigs are being held around the world on 2 July to highlight world poverty. Entries can also be posted.

It will feature Coldplay, Keane, Sir Elton John, U2, REM and The Cure among others.

A Live 8 spokesman said nearly 1.5 million entries had been received by 1700 BST on Monday.

HOW TO ENTER

Answer the question: Which city is nearest to the G8 summit in July?

A) Berlin, B) Moscow, C) Edinburgh

Text A, B or C to 84599 between 8am Monday and midnight Sunday 12 June

Calls cost £1.50 (plus operators’ standard network rate) and can only be sent from the UK and Channel Islands

Competitors must be at least 16

Answers can also be sent on a postcard to Live 8 Ticket Competition, PO Box 4026, Leamington Spa, CV31 9AZ by 1300 BST on Friday.

There is no limit to the number of times people can enter the competition.

After 12 June a computer will randomly select 72,500 people with the correct answer, to each receive a pair of tickets.