Live 8

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Live 8 is a series of charity concerts that took place on July 2, 2005, in the G8 countries and in South Africa. They are scheduled to go ahead of the G8 conference and a summit held at the Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder, Scotland from 6-8 July 2005. Both events also coincided with the 20th anniversary of Live Aid. Run to support the goals of the UK Make Poverty History campaign and Global Call for Action Against Poverty, ten simultaneous concerts were held on July 2 and one on July 6. On July 7, G8 leaders pledged to double the 2004 level of aid to poor countries from $ 25 billion to $ 50 billion by 2010. Half of that money goes to Africa.

More than 1,000 musicians performed at the concert, which aired on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks.

Live Aid Officer Bob Geldof announced the show on May 31st. Many former Aid Direct actions offer their services for the cause. Prior to the official announcement of the event, many news sources referred to the event as Live Help 2 . However, Geldof and co-organizer Midge Ure have since explicitly said that they do not consider the show the same as Live Aid. On an episode of BBC's Two music-based comedy panel show Never Mind the Buzzcocks, which aired on March 2, 2006, Cribs frontman Ryan Jarman said he had sent a Geldof sms to suggest that "Live Aid 2" would be a good idea. However, after arranging the event, Geldof said: "This is not a Direct Aid 2. This concert is the starting point for The Long Walk To Justice, the only way we can all make our voices heard in unison." Many of the 8 Live supporters are also involved in the forgotten NetAid concert, including Executive Producer Jeff Pollack.

The Live 8 committee presented "Live 8 Live" to world leaders on 8 Live calls that politicians take action to "Make a History of Poverty". The name from the list also appears on giant television at every concert during the broadcast.

A set of Live 8 DVDs was officially released on November 7, 2005 internationally and November 8, 2005 in the United States. It was released almost one year to the day after the release of Live Aid DVD on November 8, 2004.

Video Live 8

Concert

Announcer Jonathan Ross opened the European concert Live 8 with the words:

There were ten concerts held on July 2, 2005, most of them simultaneously. The first one was held at Makuhari Messe in Japan, with Rize being the first of all 8 Live players. During the opening of a Philadelphia concert outside the City Art Museum, actor Will Smith leads a joint hearing of London, Philadelphia, Berlin, Rome, Paris and Barrie in synchronized finger shots intended to represent the death of a child every three seconds. in Africa.

Bob Geldof held an event at Hyde Park in London, England where he also performed "I Do not Like Monday". Special guests appear throughout the concert. Then United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Microsoft founder Bill Gates addressed the London show, while former South African President Nelson Mandela addressed the crowd in Johannesburg. Guest presenters, from sports stars to comedians, also introduce action.

Included in all-up stars is Pink Floyd, reunited with former bassist/vocalist/lyricist Roger Waters for the first time in over 24 years. With the death of pianist/keyboardist/backing vocalist Richard Wright in 2008, Live 8 became the last time the four known band members, the "classic" lineup perform together in concert. The band dedicated "Wish You Were Here" to their absent former member, Syd Barrett, who died in 2006.

Although the concert was free, 66,500 pairs of tickets for the Hyde Park concert were allocated from June 13 to 15, 2005, to the winners of the mobile phone text message competition starting on Monday, June 6, 2005. The involved entrances sent answers to selected questions via message text worth Ã,  £ 1,50. Winners are drawn at random from those who answer questions correctly. More than two million messages were sent during the competition, earning  £ 3 million. The first Ã,  £ 1.6 million raised was awarded to the Prince Trust, who had to cancel the party's annual concert at the Park in Hyde Park that year to make way for Live 8. According to the Live 8 website, the fund was raised beyond  £ 1, 6 million "will go to pay the cost of Live 8, because this is a free show".

Some ticket winners place their tickets for sale on Internet auction sites eBay, and many are criticized by the event organizers, including Bob Geldof. Initially, eBay defended its decision to allow the auction to take place, stating that there is no law against the sale of charity concert tickets. The site also offers to donate to Live 8 at least equivalent to the cost that will result from ticket sales. Some people, angry by others who seem to use Live 8 to make money, put fake bids for millions of pounds for such auctions in an attempt to force sellers to sell them. It was later announced that eBay, under pressure from the British government, public, and Geldof itself, would withdraw all ticket auctions.

A similar touting situation emerged for Edinburgh and Canada events, and eBay stopped selling the tickets as well.

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Show

London, UK

• U2 and Paul McCartney opened the London concert, playing "Sergeant Lele's Lonely Hearts Club Band". Later, Bono added a few lines of The Beatles' "Blackbird" to the end of "Beautiful Day".
• Keane features Somewhere Only We Know and Bedshaped singles.
• The classic composition of progressive rock band Pink Floyd (Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Richard Wright and Nick Mason) played together onstage for the first time in 24 years. The band performed "Speak to Me", "Breathe/Breathe (Reprise)", "Money", "Wish You Were Here" and "Comfortably Numb". They are the only band not introduced orally. It will be the last appearance by the Pink Floyd lineup, such as Syd Barrett & amp; Richard Wright will die in 2006 and 2008, and Waters refuses to accompany Gilmour & Mason for The Endless River by 2014.
• Pete Doherty joins Elton John for the hit version of T.Rex "Children of the Revolution".
• Using most of the musical instruments used by rock band Travis, who just left the stage, Bob Geldof decided "abruptly" to feature The Boomtown Rats hit "I Do not Like Monday".
• Prior to the set of Madonna, Geldof introduced Birhan Woldu, who was a famous starving boy in the CBC News report that prompted Geldof to organize Live Aid. He held hands with Madonna while the singer brought the first verses "Like a Prayer". Geldof has asked Woldu who he wants to perform on stage with, with Woldu choosing Madonna as the only artist he hears.
• Chris Martin includes the Status Quo song chorus "Rockin 'All Over the World" on the bridge of Coldplay song "In My Place". Status Quo has opened the 1985 Wembley Live Aid concert with the song. In addition, Coldplay joins Richard Ashcroft to perform "Bitter Sweet Symphony".
• Robbie Williams started the set with Queen's "We Will Rock You" cover. Williams stated in an interview that he "wants to bring a little Freddie back from the original Live Aid". Williams often performed the same part of "We Will Rock You" during his own concert.

Philadelphia, USA

• Will Smith leads a crowd in singing along with the theme song "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air".
• Mayor John Street announced on stage that there were more than 1 million viewers in the audience.
• Concluding Action Stevie Wonder joined the stage by Matchbox Twenty forward Rob Thomas and vocalist Maroon 5 Adam Levine. Thomas dueted with him on the "Plateau" and Levine in "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours". During the performance of Wonder, American Idol assesses Paula Abdul and former actor Frasier David Hyde Pierce can be seen dancing on stage.

Barrie, Canada

Deep Purple makes appearances and performs "Highway Star", "Smoke on the Water" and "Hush". The Tragically Hip plays a set, just before Neil Young completes Live 8 in Barrie with "4 Strong Winds", "Rockin 'in the Free World" and "O Canada".

Berlin, Germany

Some highlights from the Berlin show include Brian Wilson who plays a set with his band, performing "Our Prayer"/"Gee", "God Only Knows", "California Girls", "Good Vibrations", and "Fun Fun Fun". ", as well as Green Day, after releasing their political rock opera" American Idiot "the year before.

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General meetings and protests in Edinburgh

On July 2, the same day as the Live 8 concert, protests and protest marches were held in central Edinburgh, the closest city to Gleneagles venue for the weekend G8 conference. The protest was organized by the Make Poverty History coalition as part of a series of events ahead of the G8 conference, and was planned before the announcement of Live 8.

An estimated 225,000 people took part, making it the biggest protest in Scotland and the biggest anti-poverty protest in Britain.

Demonstrators are asked to wear white clothing to create a white symbolic ring across the city, which fits into the Make Poverty History white bracelet. The parades are handled by coalitions and other activists, celebrities and religious leaders who support campaigns for political action against world poverty.

Assistant Chief Constable Ian Dickinson, who led the event's police, said:

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Important presence

In the weeks leading up to Live 8, the British newspaper Daily Mirror started a petition, garnering support for the British rock band Status Quo to play on the show. Initially offered a 6pm slot, the band already had a commitment in Ireland and therefore requested a previous slot. Their request was rejected by the organizer because no slots were available.

There has been speculation by the press that the English girl group Spice Girls will be reuniting for the Live 8 show, in what will be their first performance as a five-part since May 1998. At the 8 Live launch in May, Bob Geldof confirmed that organizers are trying to create a group make updates for the event. In the end, the Live 8 reunion did not materialize due to helplessness by Spice Girl Mel B. During the Hyde Park concert, British comedian Peter Kay jokingly introduced the Spice Girls as she introduced The Who.

British rock band Oasis also refused to participate in the concert as they performed at City of Manchester Stadium on the same night and day after tomorrow. Noel Gallagher later expressed disagreement that musicians are expected to rally the comforts of Geldof. Gallagher was also vocally skeptical about the impact of Live 8, citing his belief that rock stars do not have much influence over world leaders as may be believed by organizers of Live 8.

British rock band Radiohead also declined an offer to play at the event.

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Criticism

Disadvantages of African/black artist

The original formation for the Hyde Park concert faced criticism as it only has one ethnic minority artist - Mariah Carey. Blur and Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn called the lack of black players the organizers of the "biggest oversight", while Senegalese musician Baaba Maal wrote in The Independent: "I find it very patronizing as more African artists we are not involved."

Live 8 organizers later added R & amp; B English Ms. Dynamite, US rapper Snoop Dogg and Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour to Hyde Park's lineup in response to the criticism. N'Dour is Africa's only major artist scheduled to perform in one of five major concerts. A Live 8 spokesperson said that a number of black players have been approached but are not available to participate and that the event will still feature "big urban elements". The organizers also argue that there are some black British artists who can attract a large global audience, stating that Geldof's intention is to target the largest global stars to ensure the media's attention and a large television audience. Live 8 concerts in Johannesburg and the "Africa Calling" concert featuring the full African lineup at Eden Project in Cornwall, held following criticism.

Motives and controversy

Live 8 has been dismissed by some as a "public relations act" for G8 leaders and multinational corporations, because of the difference between the event's rhetoric and the actual effort made after the event in reducing poverty.

The Geldof motive for organizing Live 8 is also questionable. TV and radio presenter Andy Kershaw directs criticism at Geldof and motives for Live 8, saying: "I came, reluctantly, to the conclusion that Live 8 was as much as Geldof's showing off his ability to push the president and prime minister, like showing Africa's potential. Indeed, Geldof does not seem to be interested in African forces, only in Africa on his knee. "Rashod Ollison of Baltimore The Baltimore Sun echoed the criticism of Kershaw, calling the event a" celebrity celebrity travel feast ".

Organizers were criticized for using Africa as a "catwalk", more about reviving an aging rock star's career than helping poor people in Africa. The formation for the Canadian Live 8 concert in particular, was criticized for being "unrelated" and filled with "has-beens music". Furthermore, Live 8 concert time, coinciding with the long-planned Make Poverty History rally in Edinburgh, invites criticism from the parade organizers. Benedict Southworth of Make Poverty History claims that concert time on the same day in March undermines political messages and has the effect of leading the media to cover concerts rather than parades.

Damon Albarn suggested that players should press their record labels to pay "a kind of tariff" from the upcoming sale of upcoming footage from playing on the show, so "it really shows it is an altruistic act and that there is no self-gain in it". Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour announced that he would donate profits from the sales increase in Pink Floyd's Echoes album to charity, stating: "Although the main purpose is to raise awareness and put pressure on G8 leaders, will make a fortune from the concert.This is the money that should be used to save lives. "

Critics flattened at the Philadelphia Live 8 concert, when it was revealed that while the players did not receive compensation for their participation, they were given a gift bag containing a designer gift worth about $ 12,000. Prizes include $ 2,000 Gibson guitars, $ 3,000 Hugo Boss suits and $ 6,000 Bertolucci watches.

Uncensored broadcasts

Although the event is broadcast before the flow of water in the UK, there is no censorship effort by BBC . The network was criticized for its coverage of the Live 8 concert due to the number of vows alive by several players aired before the watershed. Madonna, Snoop Dogg, Razorlight, Green Day, U2 and Velvet Revolver were also criticized because they used strong language during their performances. Investigation by UK media regulator Ofcom decided that television viewers were subjected to "the most offensive language" and demanded that the BBC issue an apology in the air.

In the United States, ABC invited criticism from Parents Television Council when the delayed performance of Hyde Park concert failed to censor The Who's performance of "Who Are You" containing the lyrics, "Who's making love?". ABC replied: "Unfortunately, one inappropriate phrase sung by one player was initially missed and made it into the East Coast feed network, then edited from the West Coast feed."

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MTV and VH1 were criticized for their coverage of the Live 8 concert. Critics and media viewers complained that the network was focusing too little on actual musical performances, indicating frequent switching between artist and concert , and cut out ads, interviews or "education segments" while the band still perform. VJ also received criticism for often talking about performances. The following weekend, MTV and VH1 aired ten hours of commercial-free live music from the Live 8 concert in response to criticism.

The London concert also received criticism when alcohol was banned for concert goers, but was available for VIPs.

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Legacy

On July 2, 2006, BBC One, CTV and MTV broadcast Live 8: What's the Difference Done A Day . In the UK, the special is 60 minutes compared to the US version on MTV running on 90 minutes. The special event aired on MTV at 7:30 pm Eastern time, hardly giving the viewers the chance to be aware of the broadcast. Instead of airing a special late night show, MTV broadcast their normal broadcast schedule for Sunday, again adding to the criticism of MTV's lack of interest in Live 8.

In a report issued in June 2006, the G8 reportedly did not fulfill their promises set in 2005. According to DATA, the US has stepped up its promise of development assistance but is increasingly unsuitable in their meetings and, in general, the G8 is moving slowly in an effort to meet his promises.

Some people regard Live 8 as a success, including Bob Geldof himself. Chris Martin of Coldplay describes Live 8 as "the greatest thing ever to be organized in world history". However, others believe it is a publicity stunt and a failure because the G8 has forgotten their promise. Geldof also believes that public attention was quickly diverted by the London bombing on July 7, 2005, the day after Live 8 Edinburgh which was the last concert in the series.

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See also

• List of historic rock festivals
• List of Live artists 8
• Live Help
• Live Earth
• Philadelphia Freedom Concert
• G8

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References

Source of the article : Wikipedia