Live 8

[Malcolm]

M?TLEY CR?E and STATUS QUO are among the 65 bands that were reportedly rejected by the the Live 8 organizers after the artists offered to play the flagship concert in London next month, according to The Scotsman. "We simply don't have room for them," Harvey Goldsmith, the promoter, said.
STATUS QUO famously opened the original Live Aid concert in 1985 with their hit "Rockin' All Over The World". Yesterday their lead singer, Francis Rossi, said they were "desperate" to play at Hyde Park. "We're going to be there if they want us to," he said. "We want to make it clear we are desperate for this gig."

[Axls Locomotive]

Nothing quite like a drunk scotsman screaming that over and over again.

here ya go, a bottle of Haigs and a copy of the Proclaimers greatest hits...get practicing.  ill be right behind you

[Walapino]

loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

they dont have room for Motley Crue?? WTF Rome and Paris have like 10 acts barely announced and most of them suck majyor tons of cock!!

[Malcolm]

It appeared Friday that Toronto may have lost out to Barrie, Ont., as the host of Canada's Live 8 concert, but no official word has been given.

Organizers have put off an announcement about the venue and lineup until Tuesday, and would not reveal on Friday where the concert would take place.

The Canadian Press reported that no decision had been made about the venue ? there is apparently still a debate behind the scenes about the best location for the concert, which is expected to draw a massive crowd.

That uncertainty didn't stop the Mayor of Barrie, Rob Hamilton, from saying his city would love to host the event.

"We're very positive about this," CP quoted Hamilton as saying. "Barrie is a great town and [the concert] will allow us to join a national, international stage and promote ourselves."

Barrie, an hour's drive north of Toronto along Highway 400, is home to Park Place ? the outdoor venue formerly known as Molson Park.

Concert promoter Michael Cohl confirmed that Barrie could be chosen.

"At this time, Park Place in Barrie is one of the sites under consideration for the Live 8 venue," he said. "Many factors have to come together before this is confirmed. When we have final confirmation, we will make an announcement."

Live 8 is a series of concerts being staged July 2 in eight cities around the world with the aim of putting pressure on the leaders of the G8 nations to help the world's poorest countries.

There has been much speculation and few firm details about the Canadian edition of Live 8. Originally, Parliament Hill was rumoured to be the site of the concert. But musician Bob Geldof, the driving force behind Live 8, said this week that Toronto had been selected instead.

   Even the assistant to Barrie's Mayor, Jill Taylor, was cautious about saying Toronto had lost out.

"We haven't received any official notification," she said.

All Toronto's Mayor, David Miller, would say Friday was that he was "disappointed" at the thought of losing out to his neighbour to the north.

It has also been rumoured that the concert would be held at Downsview Park, the Air Canada Centre and the Rogers Centre (the former SkyDome).

[Eazy E]

I read another article saying that Downsview Park and the Skydome are both booked on the 2nd.  I really hoped it would be at Downsview...  What is the capacity at Molson Park?  I really don't want it to be ticketed.

[Malcolm]

I read another article saying that Downsview Park and the Skydome are both booked on the 2nd.  I really hoped it would be at Downsview...  What is the capacity at Molson Park?  I really don't want it to be ticketed.

What is booked at downsview?

[badapple81]

(June 14, 2005 - New York, NY) 100,000,000 Bon Jovi fans ... will be only a fraction of the worldwide audience who will see the Island recording group, when they appear at the Museum Of Art in Philadelphia on July 2nd as part of the American lineup of "Live 8: The Long Walk To Justice." The once-in-a-lifetime all-star event, organized by Sir Bob Geldof on the 20th anniversary of the "Live Aid" concerts, will present concerts in London, Berlin, Paris, Rome, and Philadelphia on the eve of the international G8 Summit in Edinburgh, Scotland. Further information is available at www.live8live.com.

"We're excited to be part of such a great lineup of artists for these shows," said Jon Bon Jovi. "And we're honored to help fulfill Bob's vision. The impact he made in Africa twenty years ago is still the benchmark by which all charitable music events are measured."

[D]

Bon Jovi get to play for 20 minutes

I wonder if that is what all the bands get?

[Malcolm]

 U.K.'s News of the World reports that the SEX PISTOLS will be reuniting to perform at Live 8 after frontman Johnny Rotten finally agreed to do the show his bandmates immediately gave the green light to to. "The others said 'Yes' straight away but Johnny took his time," a source said. "He knew the rest of the band had given the reunion the green light so in the end he agreed."

[redarmy76]

It has been officially reported that Barrie, Ontario is getting this concert.  Some acts that have been confirmed are our local Canadians Bryan Adams, Tragically Hip, Our Lady Peace, Bare-naked Ladies, Celine Dion (satelite) also Deep Purple and Motley Crue.

I can't wait, Barrie's my hometown, and Park Place (Molson Park) is within walking distance of my house.  If anybody has ticket info, p.m. or post it here.
Tickets are going to be impossible to get as the place normally only holds 35,000, but they should be able to cram 50,000 in there.  But with 2-3 million people within an hour of Barrie, plus it's a long weekend there are going to be tons of people here anyways.

[Malcolm]

M?TLEY CR?E and DEEP PURPLE will be taking part in Canada's Live 8 concert, which will be held July 2 near Barrie, Ontario, according to The Globe and Mail.

The anti-poverty concert will coincide with other gigs around the world.

The event is being staged to bring attention to the problem of world poverty and pressure leaders of industrialized countries to take action.

The Barrie site can hold 35,000 people. Concert goers will be limited to two tickets each. Tickets are free and will be available starting at 10 a.m. EDT from Ticketmaster. Those seeking tickets, however, will have to answer a quiz.

The show will run 11 a.m. EDT to 8 p.m. CTV will broadcast the performance.

The list of performers also includes BRYAN ADAMS, CELINE DION, BLUE RODEO, GREAT BIG SEA, OUR LADY PEACE, AFRICAN GUITAR SUMMIT, BARENAKED LADIES, JANN ARDEN, BRUCE COCKBURN, GORDON LIGHTFOOT, TRAGICALLY HIP, TOM COCHRANE, and SAM ROBERTS. Ms. Dion will appear by satellite.

Dan Ackroyd and Tom Green will host.

The Live 8 series is timed to coincide with a summit of the world's biggest industrialized countries in Scotland. Concert organizer Bob Geldof said Canada is in a unique position to lead the fight against world poverty, noting that it is the only G7 nation boasting a surplus.

[Malcolm]

 Despite erroneous media reports to the contrary, M?TLEY CR?E has officially joined the star-studded line-up of artists that will perform as part of the "Live 8: The Long Walk To Justice" concerts on July 2, at the Toronto portion of the worldwide music event at Park Place in Barrie, Ontario.

Fresh off their sold-out, acclaimed tour of Europe, the band will preview portions of their upcoming "Carnival of Sins" North American tour, which gets underway July 26 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine, CA. They will join an international roster that includes some of the biggest artists in music to support the campaign created to pressure world leaders at the upcoming G8 Conference to "Make Poverty History."

And while Live 8 promoter Harvey Goldsmith told the press about the London show, "There are artists whom I'd loved to have been on, like M?TLEY CR?E, who came too late," the reality is the band weren't even scheduled to be in the U.K. at the time. Instead, they will be in Canada, where they'll participate in the Toronto segment of the global concert.

CR?E's Nikki Sixx said, "We are honored to be invited to perform at Live 8 in Toronto. M?TLEY CR?E is excited to participate in Bob Geldof's global effort to end poverty around the world." Added the band's Mick Mars: "We are proud to make history as a small part of this momentous event."

M?TLEY CR?E will join forces with an incredible line-up of artists, including BRYAN ADAMS, BARENAKED LADIES, DEEP PURPLE, BRUCE COCKBURN, SIMPLE PLAN, THE TRAGICALLY HIP and GORDON LIGHTFOOT for the Canadian arm of Live 8.

[Malcolm]

[mrlee]

Axl was approached to do this show according to that site rare GNR download site.  The link to it was posted in dead horse for someone who wanted breakdown live.

[Malcolm]

JET ADDED TO LIVE 8 IN BARRIE
On Wednesday afternoon, Live 8 organizers announced that Australian rockers Jet have been added to the line-up in Barrie on July 2nd. Tickets to the event will be available free beginning Thursday at 10 am. Jet is currently working on the follow-up to the hit album, ?Get Born?.

[J?]

Damnit Barrie lineup sucks IM going regardless but fuck. It would kick ass if Guns N Roses did it. And they would so get to close the show, if axl was like yeah album dropping blah heres our first single, but  yeah that wont be happening fucking eh... come on foo fighters or red hot chili peppers for barrie!

[Eazy E]

Where's K-os?? Matt Good?

And if you're going to have older acts, where's the Guess Who? Rush?

Someone did a bad job of rounding up artists for Barrie.


Edit - And Billy Talent?  I'm not a fan, but these guys are making some noise right now.

[J?]

I'm surprised that the Eagles arent involved in Live 8. They would seem like a band that is pro environmental, anti government, anti war and shit. They seem just like a band who would do live 8

[Malcolm]

I think the Lineup is amazing..Aviasly compared to London it slacks but tis amazing..The hip,Motley,Deep Puple,Bryan Adams and by the way The Bachman/Cummings Band IS the Guess Who

[Malcolm]

Net Music Countdown is reporting that AUDIOSLAVE are among the newest additions to the Live 8 list of performers.

According to www.live8live.com, AUDIOSLAVE is slated to play the Live 8 Berlin show, along with already confirmed acts GREEN DAY, LAURYN HILL, BRIAN WILSON and A-HA. ROXY MUSIC will also perform at the Berlin concert, which takes place July 2 at the Brandenburg Gate.

Live 8 shows are scheduled for July 2 in the U.S., the U.K., Germany, France, Italy and Canada. Activist and BOOMTOWN RATS frontman Bob Geldof has led the way to organize the shows to raise public awareness and urge world leaders attending the G8 summit in Scotland to eliminate poverty. Tokyo, Japan and Johannesburg, South Africa will also host Live 8 shows (though details have not yet been announced), and a July 6 concert will take place in Edinburgh.

Live 8 will be webcast by America Online and televised around the world.