*Laughs* You're joking, right? PINK FREAKING FLOYD!!!

I'm going to wake up before noon to run my errands, kick my lodger out of the house and possibly turn off my TV JUST to watch this thing, and I'm not even a music fan!

This event is going to kick serious tail

I really support this Live 8 thing. I think it's great to end poverty. Tell me, isn't this being lead by that same guy who did 'do they know it's christmas'?
However, I don't think I'll be able to watch it coz I'm not allowed to watch tv on Saturdays for religous reasons.

I think It's absolutely wonderful that we live in a worlds where people blithely ignorwe poverty for decades until Celebrities say "Poverty is bad."

That said, this is a great event, but did anyone else notice that those last couple events on the performers list look like they got a little... shortchanged?
They have less than half the performers of the more high-profile shows like the one in London.

Anyway, that's enough out of me, and I know I'll be watching tomorrow.

I'd consider this a noble effort if there was a concert in Vancouver.

Because I am a cynical one, ultimately these artists will accomplish nothing. This really affirms my disdain for celebrities; thinking there is a simple solution for a complex problem.

Andrew Marr's (BBC political journalist) comments seemed among the more realistic, if disheartening - the debt may be cancelled, the aid may be increased, but the trade restrictions are unlikely to be lifted, and unless the corruption is eliminated from many African governments, other things won't have a very big effect. But even if cynics might comment that the acts are just doing it for egotistical reasons, the good things about the events (raising awareness, if only for a short time) surely outweigh the bad.

As for the London concert itself... worst bit? The BBC cutting away from REM's performance (the only one they interrupted, I think). A shame, as not only are they my favourite band, but they also seemed to be one of the first to get the London crowd looking remotely interested (the front part - who apparently were "VIPs" - seemed petty bored. In an interview, one of them described one band - Razorlight IIRC - as merely "quite good"! Comr on, liven up a bit!). Though they later really seemed to get into Robbie Williams's performance (he had the crowd in the palm of his hand, and though I'll be ridiculed for this, I really do enjoy some of his songs. Flame away!).

Some of the comedians presenting were good too. Enjoyed Ricky Gervais (even though I'm hardly the biggest fan of The Office), Matt Lucas and David Walliams, Lenny Henry and Peter Kay.

I wasn't keen on Velvet Revolver or Mariah Carey (among others), and was more impressed by Madonna's breakdancers than by her. And for some reason, the sound at the start of Sgt Pepper's seemed a bit feeble. But there were more than enough great bits to make up for that, like the Coldplay+Richard Ashcroft rendition of "Bittersweet Symphony" and and the absolute highlights, the amazing Pink Floyd (15 minute time limit? Who cares!) and The Who (even though they didn't do Baba O'Riley, My Generation or, my personal favourite, Boris the Spider ).

It felt an amazing privilage to witness such an event. When Pink Floyd played 'Wish You Were Here' and 'Comfortably Numb', i had major goosebumps. It was so thrilling to see them in the flesh (no pun intended...). Other highlights were The Killers, The Who, Robbie Williams and the Hey Jude Finale. I am glad i taped the entire event.

I must agree that the problem of wiping out poverty is easier said then done, but i wholeheartadly agree with such a movement. If Africa can get their house in order, then procedures will be a lot easier - otherwise we are merely just throwing money at something and nothing happens.

Hell yeah. Comfortably Numb gave me goosebumps, I was geeking out with pure excitement...

Then the video ran out of tape. I'm sure I'll be killed for that but daaaamn it was an amazing experience.

I hope this means more Floyd stuff, even an EP would be greatly appreciated.

Seeing the way David Beckham had made such a big deal out of him when he was introducing him, I'd have thought Robbie Williams would have made a much better performance. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't bad, but I guess I just over-expected- tha's all.

You gotta admit that he got the crowd working though don't you? Talking about Pink Floyd - their greatest hits "Echoes" had an over 1300% increase in sales since they played on Saturday night! I would love to hear some new Floyd, but if they just toured, then i'd be happy with that too - then I can say "I saw Pink Floyd!" LOL.

I didn't go to the Live 8 (the one held in Philly since that's where we live nearby), but my sis did. She kept saying Will Smith this and Will Smith that...
~Neo

I just caught the Muse performance on the net after work. I must say that I enjoyed Travis' and Scissor Sisters' performances too. Overall it was a good show on all fronts bar a couple of performances (cough-cough-RobbieWilliams).