Jackson Booth-Millard
On July 2nd 2005, there was both a celebration of 20 years since the first one, and then there was another musical charity concert. Sir Bob Geldof gathered many fantastic singing acts and celebrities to create another money raising event, Live 8 (referring to the G8 Summit). The cities and countries shown included London, Paris, Berlin, Rome, Russia, Philadelphia and Canada, plus on the 10th of July in Edinborough. The stars that appeared on the days included: Sir Bob Geldof, Bryan Adams, The Black Eyed Peas, Lenny Henry, Richard Ashcroft, Audioslave, Dan Aykroyd, Björk, Jon Bon Jovi, Mariah Carey, Bono with U2, Coldplay, Jennifer Connelly, Green Day, Destiny's Child, Dido, Snoop Dogg, Duran Duran, Ms. Dynamite, Pink Floyd, Ricky Gervais, Faith Hill, Sir Elton John, Brad Pitt, Alicia Keys, The Killers, Annie Lennox, Linkin Park, Madonna, Maroon 5, Pet Shop Boys, Natalie Portman, R.E.M., Kaiser Chiefs, Shakira, Scissor Sisters, Will Smith, The Who, Chris Tucker, Eddie Izzard, David and Victoria Beckham, Paula Abdul, Stereophonics, George Clooney, Robbie Williams, Jet, Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney. Very good!
amyjay-1
For goodness sake! What is wrong with having a concert!? Not everyone can rush off to Africa and administer vital medication to dying children. Not everyone wants to post their leftover food to starving children. This concert was simply a way for everyone (who wanted too) to feel that they have done something positive towards making a change. It was a POSITIVE thing to do. Those of us lucky enough to be at the concert left that evening feeling human. Those who watched it on TV felt the power of that message. We had been forced to get in touch with our emotions, whether that be elation, excitement, empathy, passion.... whatever the emotions we felt, they made us remember what it was like to be human.Reminding us fortunate westerners what it is like to be a real human. And that, my friend, is what i believe is the key to making a change in this very un-human world.
erwan_ticheler
Live 8 was a great concert with great artists from the present and the past.The greatest thing about the music was the choice of songs by a great number of performing artists and bands.The Who played "Won't get Fooled Again" and Sting "Every Breath You Take".All songs with a double meaning during this concert,cause it's all about raising awareness towards the poverty in Africa and pressuring the G8 leaders.Still,the ultimate highlight for me was the performance of my favorite band (together with Sonic Youth) Pink Floyd in their entire line up (except Syd Barrett of course).They also had a great choice of songs (Money,Wish You Were Here,Breathe).Still,there final song took my breath away and I wasn't the only one. "Comfortably Numb" was sung so beautifully and played with such intensity that it was unreal (considering the fact that they are old rockers and haven't played together in this set for over 20 years). Truly the musical highpoint of the day! But all in all it was about the message and it was spread out in a good and sincere way,thank you Bob Geldof! Now we can only hope that the G8 leaders have a heart...Missing bands: Sonic Youth,Radiohead,The Prodigy,Lou Reed,Underworld,etc... But hey,you can't have them all!
darkfalafel
This concert is just great.With over 10 hours of continuous playing spread on 8 cities that represents the 8 leaders that will be meeting in Scotland. The main cause of this show is to support the poverty in Africa and to draw the attention of the 8 leaders to consider it in there talking. Hundreads of famous artists performed, from pop to rap, and from punk to metal, with the expected viewing of 2-3 billion people. I had some dull moments of boredom (considering I watched it on TV), but if you watching live this is another case, especially in London that had the main events. In my opinion the greatest thing about this concert is Pink Floyd, which was an event that will be remembered for a long time. Its the reunion with Roger Waters, the master mind behind there greatest albums such as the wall after an almost 20 years breakup. It is sure a show to remember, but I hope just this effort will not be wasted.
