Live 8

[Axls Locomotive]

Lol - i watched about an hour then switched it off

I have never seen such boring performances from band after band. Absolutely no energy whatsoever. Aren't they supposed to care about Africa - well that didn't come through on stage....

thats cos youre a cynical fart

[Izzy]

Lol - i watched about an hour then switched it off

I have never seen such boring performances from band after band. Absolutely no energy whatsoever. Aren't they supposed to care about Africa - well that didn't come through on stage....

thats cos youre a cynical fart

Fuck u

I was disappointed they showed so little enthusiam - i'd have thought a genuine chance to do some good would have pushed to put on a far better show

[Axls Locomotive]

i must be seing a different concert...almost everyone i saw was either concerned or humbled by the event

so what artists were not enthusiastic??

[Allman]

Floyd is on, Money/Wish You Were Here/Comfortably Numb

They rock.

[Axls Locomotive]

Floyd were fantastic, emotional night for them it felt...maybe a bit too esoteric for the headliner band but they certainly are in a class of their own...and it shows you why bands today of that genre just dont compare to floyd

[tim_m]

they all seemed to be having a great time together on stage. roger really seemed into it and having a great time. i hope this leads to more than this performance.

[Danilo]

pink floyd was beautiful, great show...

[Jamie]

Live 8 was brilliant. A bit disappointed only London and some of Philly were shown over here. I wanted to see the Crue, Deep Purple. Highlights for me were VR, The Who, U2, McCartney and of course Pink Floyd, an amazing band live and an amazing band altogether. Glad they re-united for the show and hope they will remain together to record and tour.

[tim_m]

Live 8 was brilliant. A bit disappointed only London and some of Philly were shown over here. I wanted to see the Crue, Deep Purple. Highlights for me were VR, The Who, U2, McCartney and of course Pink Floyd, an amazing band live and an amazing band altogether. Glad they re-united for the show and hope they will remain together to record and tour.

all shows will be on demand soon at aolmusic so you'll be able to see what you missed.

[Is he struggling?]

Highlights of the day (from what I have seen):

Pink Floyd - not just for the spectacle of a full reunion, but also because it was a very good performance.

Madonna - I'm not usually a fan of hers, but her setlist was very well judged - the 'music makes the people come toghether' refrain really worked for an event like this. She even sang quite well too.

Robbie Williams - Again, I'm not usually a fan of his. But I must (very grudgingly) take my hat off to him. He can really get a crowd going.

Mariah's skirt.

Stereophonics - Another act whom I am not too fond of most of the time. Yet they surprised, even shocked, me by how tight they were.

Brian Wilson - He and his band really do a stunning job of playing songs from 'Pet Sounds' and 'Smile' live.

Velvet Revolver - to be honest, they seemed to bemuse a lot of casual watchers. But they were as good as any other time I've seen them, and that is good enough for me.

The Who - Impossible to fault their performance. Really rocked.

Richard Ashcroft - A nice surprise, if nothing else.


Lowlights:

Pete Doherty - Flailing around the satge and slurring and mumbling your words may be really, like, Rock n' Roll man, nut I thought he was rubbish. The Nathan Barley's of the world will still go wild for him, though

Ms Dynamit-ee-eee and her student Trot rantings (blah blah the west has raped and tortured the third world for centuries blah blah equality now blah blah zzzzzzzzz)

Peter Kay's 'Amarillo' sing-along - come on, its getting really old now.

People aplauding the 'Drive' famine film - I know they meant no harm, but what were they thinking?


Chris Martin's 'Rocking all over the world' ad libs - I guess some people just aren't cut out for being genuinely charismatic and entertaining(it is however very worrying when such people can become the one of the biggest stars in the world. Anyway, that's enough Coldplay bashing for now).

Maroon 5 - as banal as they come. And thier lead singers duet with Stevie Wonder on 'Signed, Sealed, Delivered' actually made me pine for Blue's version.

[conny]

Pink Floyd were fantastic.

[Bill 213]

I had to say the Philly lineup was pathetic.  MTV featured it more heavily so I tuned into AOL and caught most of the London show.  Great performances by VR, Coldplay and Ashcroft, The Who and Floyd.  They really stole the show at the end and the crowd was going absolutely haywire.  I kinda frowned on seeing Sir Paul with Mariah but eh, it's Paul McFuckingCartney and he can do whatever the hell he wants because he's earned that rite

[J?]

Yeah....



U2 was great!?

Waiting for VR now. Wonder how many/what songs they'll do.......




/jarmo

Fucking Right on !!!!!

ROCK ON JARMO!!!!
 
U2 = amazing!

Does anyone know how many songs Coldplay did?

and Bittersweet symphony was sooooooooo awesome for me!

[Evolution]

Pink Floyd fucking did it for me, I had been drinking heavily by that point but i went silent for their set.  Awesome.

[Cornell]

Pink Floyd kicked major ass! 

[Malcolm]

As for Barrie we just got home and it was fucking amazing..Better then the sars concert with the excpetion of AC/DC..Deep Purple,Randy Bachman,The Crue,The Hip and Neil Young killed big time..Amazing show

[Malcolm]

Sir Paul McCartney closed the London leg of the day?s momentous Live8 concerts with a storming set of Beatles hits.

And the legend was joined onstage during a show closing ?Hey Jude? by many of those who had performed during the day ? including The Who, The Killers, Pink Floyd, Snow Patrol, Mariah Carey and Annie Lennox. Event organisersBob Geldof and Midge Ure took to the stage too.

"You had a great day ? I had a great day," said McCartney after ?Get Back?. "We hope the heads of G8 are listening hard ? they can?t avoid this," he added. Following ?Baby You Can Drive My Car? he said: "Let?s rock and stroll all the way to Edinburgh." He was joined on the track by George Michael.

McCartney also played an incredible version of ?Helter Skelter? and ?The Long And Winding Road?. The London show over-ran by two hours.

[tim_m]

As for Barrie we just got home and it was fucking amazing..Better then the sars concert with the excpetion of AC/DC..Deep Purple,Randy Bachman,The Crue,The Hip and Neil Young killed big time..Amazing show

neil young? i didn't know he was scheduled to perform.

[slash4ever]

 :hihi:Pete Doherty- fucking wanker. What the hell was he on?
VR kicked ass of course!
The Who, Pink Floyd, and U2 were the only bands worth watching.
u2 and Sir.Paul McCartney were great. Fucking Sergeant Pepper stuck in my head all day!
Did ANYBODY think Richard Ashcroft was good, or am i the only person who even saw him?

[Malcolm]

As for Barrie we just got home and it was fucking amazing..Better then the sars concert with the excpetion of AC/DC..Deep Purple,Randy Bachman,The Crue,The Hip and Neil Young killed big time..Amazing show

neil young? i didn't know he was scheduled to perform.

He wasnt added until late..He came out and did a song with his wife and then one on the piano then everyone came out and they did Keep On Rockin In The Free World and it fuckin rocked majoerly