Live 8

[Mazzocchi]

Whos watching it.
Either on MTV or on the interweb.

I'm watching it mostly because Pink Floyd is performing for the first time in a while (Even Roger Waters)

annyone else watching it?

[FendeR`]

I watched it off and on, saw a couple people perform. Most notably, Velvet Revolver.

[Dreadnight]

PINK FLOYD was great,oh man after 24 years they still play great

[Jowe]

Velvet Revolver baby ... watched it on Aolonline.com cheers.


I've read about the MTV Coverage... corporate whores. the vj's yelled over during the solo.. and cut out most of their performance with commercials..

[IronMan]

Watched it live in Canada... and we got live feeds throughout the show of other performances. Our crowd went insane when we saw Floyd perform, especially during Money. They kept doing sound checks though with the drum, everyone started booing the techies.

[J@3]

I didn't watch it. I'm sick of this bra burning tree hugging hippie shit about feeding skinny kids, it's getting irritating now. People think by turning up to a free concert they're going to help the World become a better place... add to the fact that this Live 8 had virtually no real star power at all. Before anyone says it, Paul McCartney should've stopped singing years ago and Coldplay will show up to anything.

[Jowe]

http://www.live8.ssxh.net/vrvideo.mov

[kevC]

I didn't watch it. I'm sick of this bra burning tree hugging hippie shit about feeding skinny kids, it's getting irritating now. People think by turning up to a free concert they're going to help the World become a better place... add to the fact that this Live 8 had virtually no real star power at all. Before anyone says it, Paul McCartney should've stopped singing years ago and Coldplay will show up to anything.

U2 and Pink Floyd are also huge not to mention Elton John... but it's true it's not the same star power it was twenty years ago... Linkin Park / Jay Z made me want to

Also, the MTV/VH1 coverage was horrendous and it was on two channels to rack up advertisement income

[J@3]

Pink Floyd was big, I guess U2 was but Elton wasn't... I mean he is a big star but he does concerts every second week it seems. They needed something a bit better, awell hopefully it results in something.

[kevC]

The thing about Elton John is (and also others like Madonna) was that he was there twenty years ago too... and that helps MTV go "OMFG!! HE'S BACK!! TWENTY YEARS!! OMFG!!!!"

[Mazzocchi]

Meh, its ok MTV whores up everything.
I've gotten sued to it

[The Other Kevin]

Meh, its ok MTV whores up everything.
I've gotten sued to it

you got sued by MTV?!?!?!?!?

[IronMan]

What kind of big stars were you expecting... there were tons of big names all over the world.

And before you make comments like that again, in case you haven't noticed, but this isn't the first time they've thrown free concerts in an effort to make a difference in the world. Live Aid anyone?

[J@3]

There's a huge difference... Live Aid was to raise money, people donated etc this one is to "raise awareness" no donations were asked for.

Live Aid actually meant something... and this meant something to Bob Geldoff aswell, but unfortunately in this celebrity obsessed fame hungry World we happen to live in, it just became an excuse for famous musicians to say "oh yeah I was there for the biggest concert in the World" blah blah blah... I'd bet anything 70% of the people who went to the concerts didn't even know what the purpose of it was until it was rammed down their throats during the show itself.

[IronMan]

Well I don't know how it was in other places, but at least in Canada, the artists believed in a message, they came out to play yesterday for a cause. They didn't just come out and go ROCK ON CANADA!!!! Each artist made sure to remind everybody why they were out there for that day.

And didn't you just prove that it worked yourself? If 70% of the AUDIENCE itself didn't know what it was about, they most definitely knew what it was about now... which is what it's all about, raising awareness. At the end of the concert, I'm sure a lot of people felt that they were part of something big and that they could truly make a difference. I mean at the beginning of the concert, only a couple thousand had signed the petition to pressure the G8 leaders... 3 quarters through the concert, a couple millions signed it... and that's Canada alone.

Also, in terms of raising money, there was its share of fundraising... Live8 T-shirts were selling for 40 dollars each, all proceeds going to charity. And I can tell you just by looking at the crowd, A LOT of Tshirts were sold. Also, makepovertyhistory.com had a strong presence there selling wristbands and handing out postcards to send to Paul Martin. Don't believe in the media that this was just some kind of free gong-show and that it was all about music. The event's message was NOT lost in this crowd in Canada.

[Fenix]

A great accomplishment overall. And Joss Stone is hot.

[J@3]

And didn't you just prove that it worked yourself? If 70% of the AUDIENCE itself didn't know what it was about, they most definitely knew what it was about now... which is what it's all about, raising awareness.

No not at all, I knew what it was about from the beginning... I'm going from alot of quotes I read from people at the shows in various parts across the World, some of them were along the lines of "oh it's great that we're raising money for charity" and others were just plain stupid like "the tickets were free and it's near my house".

Also, in terms of raising money, there was its share of fundraising... Live8 T-shirts were selling for 40 dollars each, all proceeds going to charity. And I can tell you just by looking at the crowd, A LOT of Tshirts were sold. Also, makepovertyhistory.com had a strong presence there selling wristbands and handing out postcards to send to Paul Martin. Don't believe in the media that this was just some kind of free gong-show and that it was all about music.

Of course they were selling merchandise, it happens at every concert. The main premise though wasn't based on fundraising at all... which is good in a way, but it's not going to serve a purpose unless people get truely educated on the whole thing and don't just blindly follow the masses demonstrating in Edinburgh just because everyone else is.

As I said above, my gripe is with those artists who are only doing it for the sake of being able to say they did it... normally I wouldn't care, but when someone like Geldof who's so passionate about it organises something like this I think it deserves more respect.

Other people too have been complaining about the MTV coverage of it (since more people watched it from home as opposed to being there) which can't be a good thing, I mean if they're doing that much to screw up the coverage of something that should've been so important then it's just further evidence that people (or television execs, if you can count them as people) seem to have missed the point somewhat. Anyways the results will speak for themselves I suppose, although I read a few weeks back that certain countries have already agreed to wipe Africa's debt, which is a nice start.

[IronMan]

I didn't mean to direct that comment to you personally, what I meant was that you proved it yourself by saying that 70% didn't know what the problem at hand was until they went to the concert... meaning that the concert had an impact.

All I have to say is that I was a bit sceptical too about what kind of change a couple free concerts can do... but after experiencing it first-hand, I was really impressed at how the message was brought out. And I feel that somedays we forget how powerful the voice of the people can be...

And something that was said during the concert... no matter what anyone says, it was better than doing nothing.

[Mazzocchi]

Meh, its ok MTV whores up everything.
I've gotten sued to it

you got sued by MTV?!?!?!?!?

haha my bad, i ment "used"

There's a huge difference... Live Aid was to raise money, people donated etc this one is to "raise awareness" no donations were asked for.

True

I think if you want to donate, you have to get one of thoes retarded white rubber-i mean 'bracelets' that say 'ONE'
People... can we pelase stop with puting out stupid bracelets for everything?

[Jackal]

Joss Stone looks & sounds like a transvestite. To say she's hot, gah.

[Jona]

I saw Velvet Revolver, can't stand Fall To Pieces, but Slither was cool.

Just saw Motley Crue, it was regular, as always.
The only thing I wanted to see (Deep Purple), I fuckin missed it...

[Rip32]

I watched and i saw Mrs."over-rated" Madonna.

[J@3]

I wish Madonna would get shot... how can anyone take her seriously at all these days? She changes religion every week and has to let everyone know about it, her music hasn't been good for years... I think retirement is the best option for her.

[FendeR`]

Joss Stone looks & sounds like a transvestite. To say she's hot, gah.

If by "sounds like a transvestite" you mean her music sucks, well I don't completely disagree, but she looks like one? Damn I'd hate to think of what your standards are. :\ She's pretty hot, and at least not ugly.

[Filip]

I think she is excellent, 17 years old and a voice like that