What an incredible event Live8 was.
The performances I enjoyed the most where, without question, ones by artists who performed at the first Live Aid in 1985. Madonna, my beloved U2, Elton, and when Bob Geldof sang I Don't Like Mondays and paused after "And the lesson today is how to die...", the exact same point in the song as he did 20 years ago, and the crowd roared their approval I felt like hugging my television.
(Sadly, Richard Wilkins came on screen shortly afterwards and briefly dampened my love for all mankind. Shut it, Wilkins.)
Couldn't agree more, though Madonna was a little pretentious. My favourite set was Macca and Bono singing Sgt Pepper's.
Posted by: Mr Purple | July 03, 2005 at 11:20 PM