Live 8

**yogachik** · 07-02-2005, 02:03 PM

I'm sure everyone's out skiing, biking, hiking, climbing... but, anyone watching/hearing this? My XM has all 8 concerts playing live on 8 different channels, which is great since I've been in my car all morning.

I may not love all the acts, but it's a pretty powerful thing to experience.

**LAN** · 07-02-2005, 02:06 PM

You're posting from your car?

XM rules.

**mojorisin** · 07-02-2005, 02:37 PM

Originally Posted by yogachik

I may not love all the acts, but it's a pretty powerful thing to experience.

Agreed. I am really grateful that this is going on.

**bagtagley** · 07-02-2005, 04:05 PM

Floyd in London!

**Artie Fufkin** · 07-02-2005, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by bagtagley

Floyd in London!

Comfortably Numb right now! It's giving me the chills.

Wish You Were Here deadicated to Syd Barret...wow.

**freshie247** · 07-02-2005, 05:09 PM

Definately some great performances.Floyd was really good to see together again. I must say that the camera work sucks & I get very disturbed when they interupt Floyd's Numb to have dumb ass VJ's blather on.

**jibij** · 07-02-2005, 05:45 PM

Originally Posted by freshie247

I get very disturbed when they interupt Floyd's Numb to have dumb ass VJ's blather on.

I tuned in just in time for Floyd. Amazing to see them together again. David Gilmour's voice is as silky as it was 30 years ago and he's still quite the craftsman with the guitar.

I was screaming at the TV when they cut away for the numbnut VJ's to explain to us that we were witnessing a historic event.
NO SHIT... SO SHUT THE HELL UP!!!!

**gravitylover** · 07-02-2005, 08:08 PM

I hope someone recorded/burned the Floyd set. The regular TV coverage sucked. Did Paul McCartney do more than just the two songs we saw on tv?

**Mr.Scruff** · 07-03-2005, 04:32 AM

Holy shit Floyd were amazing! :O

Poor Who, they were forgotten as soon a Breathe started

(and Macca was shit, why did they give some dumb African kid a mic in Hey Jude?)

**DaveTV** · 07-03-2005, 05:18 AM

FUCKING MTV - they cut to those nitwits in the middle of Comfortably Numb, then they finally cut back - AND THEN CUT TO COMMERCIAL A MINUTE BEFORE THE CLIMAX! They are just reality shows now anyway -
FUCK YOU MTV!

(PS I have seen the 'Floyd 5 times WITH Roger Waters - eat yer hearts out..

)

**Mr.Scruff** · 07-03-2005, 05:57 AM

There are about 100 different copies of the BBC uninterrupted footage online

**tuffy109** · 07-03-2005, 08:03 AM

Originally Posted by gravitylover

I hope someone recorded/burned the Floyd set.

they said something about it all being on aol music.

**bagtagley** · 07-03-2005, 09:26 AM

They cut Rita and Ziggy Marley right in the middle of Get Up, Stand Up too.

That dimwit Fergie was singing "Don't forget the fight" until she realized the right lyrics.

**Nobody Famous** · 07-03-2005, 09:42 AM

A reviewer from the Washington Post severly slammed MTV for their coverage, he says aolmusic.com was the best seat in the house.

I was there for about three hours, didn't see the Jumbotrons getting video and audio feeds mixed up like the Wash Post guy said.

**Black Market** · 07-03-2005, 10:50 AM

http://music.aol.com/live_8_concert/live_now

**yogachik** · 07-03-2005, 06:40 PM

listen to pink floyd

**gramboh** · 07-03-2005, 11:27 PM

Any link for the full floyd coverage?

**kush1** · 07-04-2005, 07:39 AM

SOOOO pissed I missed the philly show, (sat, had to work yesterday) I was all set to go and then my new job called me and told me I had a physical/drug test to be at....FUCKERS

**bad_roo** · 07-04-2005, 07:44 AM

Dubya not getting much love from the luvvies...

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Bush says: I put US interests first

Tania Branigan, Luke Harding and Owen Gibson
Monday July 4, 2005
The Guardian

George Bush sounds a warning today to those hoping for a significant deal on Africa and climate change at Wednesday's G8 summit, making clear that when he arrives at Gleneagles he will dedicate his efforts to putting America's interests first.

The president will adopt a stance starkly at odds with the idealism professed by the performers at Saturday's Live 8 concerts around the world and their television audience of 2 billion.

Article continues
"I go to the G8 not really trying to make [Tony Blair] look bad or good; but I go to the G8 with an agenda that I think is best for our country."

Further difficulties for the G8 negotiations came as Gerhard Schröder, the German chancellor, expressed opposition to Britain's plans to double aid over the next five years.

Berlin is refusing to increase its aid budget for Africa from €1.8bn (£1.2bn) a year to €2.4bn - as Mr Blair hoped - and has expressed scepticism over a proposed tax on air tickets to be earmarked for aid.

A Downing Street spokeswoman said: "Let's be judged on the outcome of G8 rather than anything which happens beforehand. We are still making progress."

Jacques Chirac, the French president, sounded a slightly more promising note yesterday by saying G8 leaders were "heading towards" an agreement on climate change after a meeting with Mr Schröder and Vladimir Putin in Svetlogorsk, Russia. He did not, however, say what the deal was.

Bob Geldof, the Live 8 organiser, and stars including Sir Paul McCartney, have urged the 205,000 who attended the concert in Hyde Park, London, to step up the pressure by attending the mass demonstration in Edinburgh on Wednesday. "For God's sake, take this seriously. Don't behave normally. Don't look for compromises. Be great," they said, in a message to G8 leaders. They declared the concerts, which took place in every G8 country, an unqualified success.

**Pedro** · 07-04-2005, 09:49 AM

We stoped down for a few hours then headed to the bar to watch the rest on TV......I was pretty blown away to see floyd rockin it out again...

I made some new friends.....

**snowave** · 07-04-2005, 10:35 AM

yes, a historic event..should be out on DVD by the end of the year I hear..

and yes, I was furious at the motherfucking pisspoor coverage by MTV and Vh-1..the SAME commercials every 5 minutes, chopping up performances..it is getting really sad what the media is doing anymore to events like this..I miss the days when you could actually see an event live and in its entirety..thats one reason I hardly watch the Olympics anymore because everything is chopped up and tape delayed.

My Streaming link did not work, (while I was at work) so I missed that coverage too.

**yogachik** · 07-04-2005, 10:52 AM

Originally Posted by snowave

My Streaming link did not work, (while I was at work) so I missed that coverage too.

The streaming stuff is still up - at aolmusic.com - the whole thing

doesn't work on a mac, though, unless you use Firefox

**snowave** · 07-04-2005, 01:00 PM

Originally Posted by yogachik

The streaming stuff is still up - at aolmusic.com - the whole thing

doesn't work on a mac, though, unless you use Firefox

Cool..I'll have to check it out when I leave work today..I stiull can;t get it to load here..must have something to do with my government computer..

Excellent and right on review of the crappy coverage and a few other tidbits.

http://www.calendarlive.com/music/cl...op-blurb-right

**Nobody Famous** · 07-04-2005, 08:33 PM

Originally Posted by Pedro

We stoped down for a few hours then headed to the bar to watch the rest on TV......I was pretty blown away to see floyd rockin it out again...

I made some new friends.....

I think I saw that guy, too! Thought it was Cheech from Cheech and Chong.