We'll keep the cash, say Razorlight

When they appeared at Live8, they made an impassioned plea for the G8 leaders to 'fulfil their promises'.

But last night, Razorlight declared they will not be donating any profits from increased album sales this week to Live8's charitable arm, despite a plea by David Gilmour of Pink Floyd.

They said they had already donated the proceeds of one song to charity, and felt they had done their bit for Live8.

They were the only artists who played at the event to admit they will be pocketing any extra cash. Most refused last night to say whether or not they would donate. Only Annie Lennox, The Who and Keane have pledged to do so.

Gilmour, who is worth £ 50million, appealed to his fellow musicians on Monday to give any proceeds from extra record sales to charity. He said: 'This is money that should be used to save lives.'

A spokesman for Keane said: 'Echoing Pink Floyd, we will make sure we don't profit from Live8.'

A spokesman for Lennox said: 'Annie feels that it is appropriate to give something back.'

The Who said: 'The band are impressed with what Pink Floyd are doing, and should there be any significant extra royalties coming in they would look at doing the same.'

Woolworths said sales of The Who's album Ultimate Collection have risen 51 per cent over the past week, and Lennox's album sales have shot up 500 per cent.

On Saturday, Razorlight's Johnny Borrell ripped off his Tshirt and threw it into the crowd, saying: 'My message to the G8 leaders is that this is their chance to make a lot of difference in the world and to come back fulfilling their promises rather than coming back with empty promises.' A spokesman for the band said: 'It is fine for an artist like Dave Gilmour, who is worth millions, to pledge a large charitable donation, but it is not so easy for the younger bands who are just making their name, like Razorlight.

'The band have been very involved with the Make Poverty History campaign and have already given the proceeds of selling one of their songs, which was used in a car advert, to Action Aid.

'Live8 was about awareness of the issues, not about giving money.'

A spokesman for AMREF, which funds medical research for some of Africa's poorest nations, said: 'We commend Pink Floyd's decision to donate the profits from their extra album sales to charities and we would encourage other Live8 bands to do the same.