Why, i Will Be Watching Live8 to Make Sardonic Comments and Generally Waste a Tepid Saturday Afternoon

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Some real time reactions perhaps, or is ILx in spending the afternoon in it's bedroom "thinking"?

― elwisty (elwisty), Saturday, 2 July 2005 11:16 (nineteen years ago)

*that "to" should be "too" shouldn't it...

― elwisty (elwisty), Saturday, 2 July 2005 11:17 (nineteen years ago)

No that "to" is ok.

― dmun drive-in (dmun), Saturday, 2 July 2005 11:30 (nineteen years ago)

unless its followed by a fullstop and "Make Sardonic Comments..." is a new sentence.

― dmun drive-in (dmun), Saturday, 2 July 2005 11:31 (nineteen years ago)

well bono just namechecked all the countries in the world, i wish he wasnt wearing his glasses today.

― ppp, Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:10 (nineteen years ago)

I thought U2 were only meant to be doing one song?

It's going to overrun by about five hours, isn't it?

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:13 (nineteen years ago)

everyones very smug i see, from the crowd to the artists. bono slipped in a bit of the beatles' blackbird aka 'africans, i am here to save you!'

― ppp, Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:16 (nineteen years ago)

please tell me he actually said that

― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:18 (nineteen years ago)

I'm no fan, but I'd love it if Bono decides to play for about five hours before letting anyone else on the stage.

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:18 (nineteen years ago)

Bono "9 thousand people die every day in Africa . . . . and I earn 9 GRAND a day . . . . ain't it cute? BUY I-POD"

― On one hand I've got myself to blame (Lynskey), Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:19 (nineteen years ago)

He actually did.

Now playing: One. Nice version.

― Marty Innerlogic (marty innerlogic), Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:19 (nineteen years ago)

he didnt, but he might as well have, he looked so pleased with himself. he just said a speech about africans dying from curable diseases and symptoms and that 'we can (or maybe it was we are going to) change that today'. i havent been paying attention to live 8 before today, but does anyone know what the ticket prices people paid for this event go towards?

― ppp, Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:20 (nineteen years ago)

The Princes Trust (for replacing Party In The Park), and operating costs...it's not a fundraiser although everybody seems confused…

― carson dial (carson dial), Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:21 (nineteen years ago)

Oh dear God. Bono singing Unchained Melody. That really is too much. Anyone for tennis?

― uptoeleven (uptoeleven), Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:24 (nineteen years ago)

I wish he'd do Toto's "Africa"

― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:25 (nineteen years ago)

I just started a long boring day of work. I believe I'll watch some of these videostreams on AOL.

― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:27 (nineteen years ago)

I feel like Big Brother!

― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:28 (nineteen years ago)

fuck, I can't get it to work! I want to help! I can't help if I can't watch!

― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:29 (nineteen years ago)

hahaha WTF DIE TOTEN HOSEN!!!

― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:30 (nineteen years ago)

if this creates awareness of the problems in africa thats great, but not all of africa is full of starving, shrivelled bodies of people who live in mudhuts you know (not that theres anything wrong with mudhuts of course), this whole thing smacks of a bunch of condescending westerners wanting to save 'the poor coloureds'. which actually, isnt that bad, if it pumps some money where its needed, but half of these artists dont seem to really care or know anything about the issues at hand. perhaps they dont need to know - theyre just here to 'convert' other people and make them aware, but its all just bollocks isnt it? when the gig is over, what is the point of all that awareness going to be? if people could donate some money somewhere, surely that would have been more useful, if only on a small level (or even if people had to pay for a ticket that went to charity etc). i mean, the leaders at the g8 summit, theyre hardly likely to watch this and change their minds, are they? surely they know people arent assembled at this event to relieve world debt but just to see these bands for free.

― ppp, Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:35 (nineteen years ago)

what time is it in England? I didn't expect to deal with Coldplay so early.

― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:36 (nineteen years ago)

I really admire Chris Martin because he clearly doesn't care about how much of a tit he makes himself look.

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:36 (nineteen years ago)

they keep cutting to Gwenyth (and Apple!)

oh and now Richard Ashcroft is joining them for Bittersweet Symphony

― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:37 (nineteen years ago)

haha 'that's life - you're a slave to money then you die'

― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:38 (nineteen years ago)

ashcroft sounds like hes going to burst out laughing any moment. i liked martin's intro for ashcroft and what appeared to be a complete lack of knowledge about the G8 summit.

― ppp, Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:39 (nineteen years ago)

i dunno if they just showed ashcrofts wife but some woman in the audience looked like a hot french woman.

― ppp, Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:39 (nineteen years ago)

Coldplay's pathetic attempt at "Rocking all over the world" has just made U2's "Unchained Melody" look brilliant. And I never thought Status Quo would seem so peerless.

― Guy Beckett (guy), Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:40 (nineteen years ago)

meanwhile in Berlin they're watching Coldplay on the tube! Boo, I was excited to see what followed Die Toten Hosen.

― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:41 (nineteen years ago)

Can we bet on what time it's going to start raining? I pick 4:30PM.

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:42 (nineteen years ago)

it would be good if coldplay did a proper status quo cover with members of ver quo!

― ppp, Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:43 (nineteen years ago)

I saw one Toten Hosen song on Dutch television! Best so far.

― Marty Innerlogic (marty innerlogic), Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:43 (nineteen years ago)

haha 'that's life - you're a slave to money then you die'

Would "Lucky Man" or, ahem, "The Drugs Don't Work" be more appropriate?

― On one hand I've got myself to blame (Lynskey), Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:43 (nineteen years ago)

I'd rather see quo do a coldplay cover.

― Guy Beckett (guy), Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:44 (nineteen years ago)

Do Coldplay always drag the tempo down? It's the first time I have seen them 'live'... It's hard to see how something so dreary could be popular. A mass taste for glum..

― Guy Beckett (guy), Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:46 (nineteen years ago)

yeah when I hear their stuff on the radio I'm like "yeah I can see them doing OK" but live I just can't believe this bowl of porridge has sat atop our charts for three weeks.

― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:47 (nineteen years ago)

Oh they're speeding up now.. it's that slow ballad into fast(ish) rocker thing.

― Guy Beckett (guy), Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:47 (nineteen years ago)

Radio Activity shirt on the drummer!

― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:49 (nineteen years ago)

Odd that Franz Ferdinand are being used to plug all the gaps.. They're not playing are they?

― Guy Beckett (guy), Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:50 (nineteen years ago)

nope, but they should be. at least they have a bit of energy

i would have liked to have seen jamelia at this thing, instead of the horrendous joss stone

― ppp, Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:51 (nineteen years ago)

Mr. Coldplay Drummer wore a Kraftwerk shirt. So, points for that.

Xpost!

― Kent Burt (lingereffect), Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:51 (nineteen years ago)

Best bits so far:
1. Bono: "We are not looking for charity, we are looking for justice"
2. The official tagline - "this is your chance to make history by making poverty history"
3. Bono: "This is a rock n roll show"
4. Chris Martin: "this is the greatest thing that's ever been organized in the history of the world"
5. the funny status quo-bit

― Essdot, Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:51 (nineteen years ago)

Does Germany have its own Dylan?

― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:52 (nineteen years ago)

somebody's waving a giant flag that says "(SOMETHING) NAZIS" on it!

― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:52 (nineteen years ago)

"theres a lot of very old bands here" - truest thing someone has said on this prog so far

― ppp, Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:53 (nineteen years ago)

The gaps between acts are huge. You'd think it would be slicker for such a huge event - revolving stage or something...

― Guy Beckett (guy), Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:54 (nineteen years ago)

That woman who is looking forward to Annie Lennox should be fucking shot.

I can't believe these people. Is it that I'm incredibly out of touch, or are the general public really stupid?

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:54 (nineteen years ago)

I have to admit Coldplay is better than German reggae.

― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:55 (nineteen years ago)

the crowd seem to be the thickest bunch ever, second only to the artists for sheer smugness - one guy said 'its about making poverty history, not the music'. of course it is, mate. theyre as full of themselves as martin, ashcroft and all the rest.

― ppp, Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:58 (nineteen years ago)

will you people explain to me whose comedic stylings I'm enduring right now?

― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:58 (nineteen years ago)

theyre from the bbc2 comedy show little britain.

why does every artist that comes on stage have to hold their arms outstretched, martyr style?

― ppp, Saturday, 2 July 2005 12:59 (nineteen years ago)

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I'm leaving work at 5 - catching Roxy is a really good way to end this thing.

meanwhile def poetry jam at philly. :/

― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:41 (nineteen years ago)

I love Andrew Marr. I have a weird fixation with him which disturbs the mister. I just jumped up and went "Andrew Marr!" when he appeared in that London Eye knock-off.

I can't believe they cut off an interview with the Scissor Sisters to listen to Dawn French being crap and unfunny.

― ailsa (ailsa), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:42 (nineteen years ago)

when is the big floyd showcase

― ZionTrain (ZionTrain), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:42 (nineteen years ago)

I can't believe Mariah's wormed her way back in after that appalling acting stint (and I'm talkign about when she played Cat Deeley's bridesmaid in her wedding to Dec - hammiest cameo ever.)

― Huey (Huey), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:43 (nineteen years ago)

our lady peace, introduced by tom green

gotta love canada

― maura (maura), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:44 (nineteen years ago)

shall we start a new thread? this is one getting slow

― mark s (mark s), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:44 (nineteen years ago)

I'm starting to worry this Floyd "reunion" might have the air of a quarterly company review in Worksop.

― Huey (Huey), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:44 (nineteen years ago)

I am quite impressed at her ability to move in those shoes - her feet are almost perpendicular to the ground (Mariah, that is).

― ailsa (ailsa), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:45 (nineteen years ago)

who are these guys in toronto?

― That One Guy (That One Guy), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:45 (nineteen years ago)

I have a feeling there's some counterbalance up top. (xpost)

― Huey (Huey), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:45 (nineteen years ago)

just caught a clip of jay-z – you know your game is extra-tight when you can rock a crowd while dressed like a camp counselor

god our lady peace covering "bird on a wire" no less ("like AFRICA WITHOUT ANY HOME" you sir are banned from ad libs forever)

― jones (actual), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:45 (nineteen years ago)

Wheel on the brats! Let's hope Jarvis is around to show his arse soon.

― Huey (Huey), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:46 (nineteen years ago)

sarah mclachlan in philly zzzz

― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:46 (nineteen years ago)

Is everyone contractually obliged to have a gospel-esque choir of backing singers?

― ailsa (ailsa), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:46 (nineteen years ago)

for a delirious moment i thought those kids were actual real pygmies!!

(actual real pygmies i think occupy a v.stressed part opf africa ie the congo?)

― mark s (mark s), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:47 (nineteen years ago)

mariah is fab

― ppp, Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:47 (nineteen years ago)

meanwhile, in paris, antonio banderas is performing andrew lloyd webber songs ... or at least it seems that way

― maura (maura), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:47 (nineteen years ago)

While the gospel choirs invariably work, there's always a slight uneasy doffing-the-cap air about them, especially when there's so many in succession.

― Huey (Huey), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:48 (nineteen years ago)

for a delirious moment i thought those kids were actual real pygmies!!

Pygmyst!

― RS LaRue (RSLaRue), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:48 (nineteen years ago)

OH MY GOD AN OFF-TUNE HIGH NOTE AGGH

― maura (maura), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:48 (nineteen years ago)

Foster's very cute, mind.

― Huey (Huey), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:49 (nineteen years ago)

SAY HELLO TO MARIAH'S LITTLE FRIEND!

― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:49 (nineteen years ago)

The GREAT Paul Thompson.

― rumple, Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:49 (nineteen years ago)

"I know I said I didn't need one but I lied"

She's diva-ing live! Around the world!

― Huey (Huey), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:49 (nineteen years ago)

mariah needs a mic stand

for poverty

― maura (maura), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:50 (nineteen years ago)

I demand that we send Mariah and Celine to the G8 to plead this case

― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:50 (nineteen years ago)

its weird that mariah is doing tracks from way early in her career.

― ppp, Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:50 (nineteen years ago)

Mariah's assistant with all the little bottles! God she rocks.

― Don't fuck this up! (noodles is a cunt), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:50 (nineteen years ago)

AND THEN A HERO COMES ALONG

― maura (maura), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:50 (nineteen years ago)

two kids in the canadian audience are wearing a sawed-in-half globe as sunhats!!

― jones (actual), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:52 (nineteen years ago)

MARIAH AND SARAH MCLACHLAN DOING BALLADS AT THE SAME TIME

― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:52 (nineteen years ago)

its weird that mariah is doing tracks from way early in her career.

She needs to remind people who she is, frankly.

― Huey (Huey), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:52 (nineteen years ago)

has mariah nicked Akons choir..

― jk_ (jk@gabba), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:53 (nineteen years ago)

Our Lady Peace is waving a Canadian flag!

― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:53 (nineteen years ago)

what you're not even going to pause to be jealous about the globehats???

― jones (actual), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:53 (nineteen years ago)

Oh, God is she going to go "in you and you and you and you" for the whole Hyde Park audience?

― ailsa (ailsa), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:54 (nineteen years ago)

Rewatching Elton + Pete... not good.

MAKE DOHERTY HISTORY

― Huey (Huey), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:54 (nineteen years ago)

our lady peace's song = "we are all innocent" – bit of a mixed message here surely??

― jones (actual), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:55 (nineteen years ago)

There needs to be some more suprises. Cud showing up to back Mariah would be good.

― Huey (Huey), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:55 (nineteen years ago)

mariah is sending the children away so she can get into her hoochie persona, isn't she

― maura (maura), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:55 (nineteen years ago)

she should do a song from glitter

― That One Guy (That One Guy), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:56 (nineteen years ago)

Sarah McLachlan and Josh Groban duet. I can see mold growing on the stage.

― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:56 (nineteen years ago)

Max Beesley's waiting in the wings.

― Huey (Huey), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:56 (nineteen years ago)

"i'm gonna let you go now"

she imprisoned thpse kids and forced them to sing with her!!

(actually aw - it must have been fun for them to do that)

― mark s (mark s), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:56 (nineteen years ago)

her new album is pretty hot, haters. is it me or is her new single being sung to a DAT?

― ppp, Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:56 (nineteen years ago)

New thread by request of mark s

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:57 (nineteen years ago)

Sarah MacLachlan is pretty hardcore. I can't handle it.

― RS LaRue (RSLaRue), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:58 (nineteen years ago)

mariah looks so happy!!

― jones (actual), Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:58 (nineteen years ago)

posh was just singing along, pretending for one minute that it was mariah's voice coming out her mouth, not her own.

mariah is just a complete diva parody isnt she? its quite brilliant, shes like kathlessn turner in taht ken russell film she did back in the 80s.

― ppp, Saturday, 2 July 2005 19:59 (nineteen years ago)

new thread:
Why, i Will Be Watching Live8 to Make Sardonic Comments and Generally Waste a Tepid Saturday Afternoon Part 2

― ppp, Saturday, 2 July 2005 20:00 (nineteen years ago)

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