100 things that would've made Live8 more awesomer

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1. David Bowie reunites with the Laughing Gnome for an emotional rendition of "Heroes". Not a dry eye in the field.

― Cunga (Cunga), Sunday, 3 July 2005 04:27 (twenty years ago)

2. Having the video feed carried on C-SPAN with no hosts.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Sunday, 3 July 2005 04:35 (twenty years ago)

3. Making poverty history

― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Sunday, 3 July 2005 04:41 (twenty years ago)

the cure doing more than 3 songs.

― That One Guy (That One Guy), Sunday, 3 July 2005 04:41 (twenty years ago)

i guess that was 4.

― That One Guy (That One Guy), Sunday, 3 July 2005 04:41 (twenty years ago)

5. A "Make history poverty" campaign designed to impoverish historians.

― Hurting (Hurting), Sunday, 3 July 2005 04:52 (twenty years ago)

6. More drugs.

― the temptation of wheat (the temptation of wheat), Sunday, 3 July 2005 04:58 (twenty years ago)

7. Actual African people.

― Whiney G. Weingarten (whineyg), Sunday, 3 July 2005 05:00 (twenty years ago)

#7 was unfortunately not possible because Ladysmith Black Mombazo was already booked.

― Hurting (Hurting), Sunday, 3 July 2005 05:04 (twenty years ago)

Youssou N'Dour was there!

(With, uh, Dido.)

(Who is probably not African.)

― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Sunday, 3 July 2005 05:09 (twenty years ago)

8. A swiftly-moving housing reclamation project on the behalf of all the Zimbabwean displaced.

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Sunday, 3 July 2005 05:22 (twenty years ago)

9. Not having MTV involved in any capacity whatsoever.

― boogering, Sunday, 3 July 2005 05:29 (twenty years ago)

10. Slash hanging around long enough to have come on and done Live and Let Die with Paul McCartney.

11. Elton John hanging around long enough to have come on and done Pinball Wizard with the Who.

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 3 July 2005 05:40 (twenty years ago)

12. Elton John hanging.

― Penelope_111 (Penelope_111), Sunday, 3 July 2005 07:20 (twenty years ago)

13. even more CSI-related elements

― mark s (mark s), Sunday, 3 July 2005 07:33 (twenty years ago)

14. bombs

― el sabor de gene (yournullfame), Sunday, 3 July 2005 07:52 (twenty years ago)

15. Fifteen minute pause for everyone in the audience to give themselves a pat on the back

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 3 July 2005 09:44 (twenty years ago)

16. twenty minutes pause for everyone not in the audience ditto ditto

― mark s (mark s), Sunday, 3 July 2005 09:53 (twenty years ago)

17. Heartmelting CGI rendition of "It's Not Easy Being Green" by Jar Jar Binks

― Siegbran (eofor), Sunday, 3 July 2005 10:34 (twenty years ago)

18. Public execution of BB's Craig Bitchtits.

― Penelope_111 (Penelope_111), Sunday, 3 July 2005 10:42 (twenty years ago)

19. madonna desperately trying to create my controversy by making out with that formerly-starving african woman while shouting "fuck me africa! fuck me africa!"

― william, it was really nothing (superpopelectro), Sunday, 3 July 2005 11:31 (twenty years ago)

*more, not my...

― william, it was really nothing (superpopelectro), Sunday, 3 July 2005 11:32 (twenty years ago)

20. "Hey Ya"

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 3 July 2005 12:13 (twenty years ago)

21. Africa fucking Madonna

― m0stly clean (m0stly clean), Sunday, 3 July 2005 17:32 (twenty years ago)

22. Live link up with Osama bin Laden

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Sunday, 3 July 2005 17:37 (twenty years ago)

23. NWA reunites in Johannesburg.

― Bobby Peru (Bobby Peru), Sunday, 3 July 2005 17:38 (twenty years ago)

24. My Bloody Valentine Reform and play new album !

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Sunday, 3 July 2005 17:41 (twenty years ago)

25. If it didn't cause that douche from the Wire to write that shitty article.

― Elephant eraserhead (David Allen), Sunday, 3 July 2005 17:48 (twenty years ago)

26. Britney, Christina, Jessica, Lindsey, and Pink squash the beef and sing "We Are The World" acapella in a big hot-tub, followed by a rousing rendition of "Pass the Cavarsia".

― St. Dilenger (Bobby Peru), Sunday, 3 July 2005 17:48 (twenty years ago)

27. Steak and a blow job.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 3 July 2005 17:49 (twenty years ago)

28. Led Zepellin reform with Phil Collins on drums.

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Sunday, 3 July 2005 17:50 (twenty years ago)

29. zep reform w.Macca's drumbrute on drums!!

― mark s (mark s), Sunday, 3 July 2005 17:51 (twenty years ago)

30. Sinead O'Connor shouting "Fight the real enemy!" and ripping up a picture of John Mayer.

― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Sunday, 3 July 2005 17:52 (twenty years ago)

31. Dave Matthews giving a shout-out to ILM.

― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Sunday, 3 July 2005 17:53 (twenty years ago)

zep reform w.Macca's drumbrute on drums!!

Now you're talking, he looked like he could eat John Bonham for breakfast.

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Sunday, 3 July 2005 17:54 (twenty years ago)

32. Prince plays "Sign O' The Times," his cover of "One Of Us" and a 20 min version of "Purple Rain"

― Randy Reiss (undeadsinatra), Sunday, 3 July 2005 18:45 (twenty years ago)

33. "The End of Poverty"

― Bobby Peru (Bobby Peru), Sunday, 3 July 2005 18:59 (twenty years ago)

34. Genitals

― larry bundgee (bundgee), Sunday, 3 July 2005 19:01 (twenty years ago)

35. Chumbawamba perform "Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records" in it's entirety.

― Neil FC (Neil FC), Sunday, 3 July 2005 19:03 (twenty years ago)

36. the audience taking off their gray rubber bracelets and attempting to shoot them into bono's mouth, rubber-band gun style (as suggested by popjustice).

― william, it was really nothing (superpopelectro), Sunday, 3 July 2005 19:21 (twenty years ago)

37. House of Pain reunion, except they don't perform "Jump Around".

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 3 July 2005 19:24 (twenty years ago)

38. if it was to spread awareness about dope, guns and fucking in the streets (tie-in with NWA reunion)

― miccio (miccio), Sunday, 3 July 2005 19:25 (twenty years ago)

zep reform w.Macca's drumbrute on drums!!

Now you're talking, he looked like he could eat John Bonham for breakfast.

he did!!!!

39. massive rioting and/or fred durst.

― hstencil (hstencil), Sunday, 3 July 2005 19:26 (twenty years ago)

40. exactly the same except all-nude

― miccio (miccio), Sunday, 3 July 2005 19:27 (twenty years ago)

41. Exactly the same except all dressed as fat bees.

― Penelope_111 (Penelope_111), Sunday, 3 July 2005 19:35 (twenty years ago)

42. All acts ended their set with a cover of "She Left Me On Friday"

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 3 July 2005 19:46 (twenty years ago)

43. Toto reunion, concluding their set with a smouldering live version of Africa that ends with somebody breaking a lantern and causing the entire stage to burn down.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Sunday, 3 July 2005 19:48 (twenty years ago)

44. All artists forced to sing a capella over the drum track from Lumidee's "Uhh Ohh"

― miccio (miccio), Sunday, 3 July 2005 19:56 (twenty years ago)

45. ILm's comments being projected over the stage rather than the Make History Poor slogans.

― elwisty (elwisty), Sunday, 3 July 2005 20:59 (twenty years ago)

46. Marcy Playground

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 3 July 2005 21:00 (twenty years ago)

47. A gotcha style hidden camera in David Stubbs' bedroom, occasionally being projected on to the big screens, and mind probes in his head which project his thoughts into a mega computer which in turn projects holograms of his thoughts. Perhaps he will invent a hilarious new Mr Agreeable column! What amusing spite will he unleash on Joss Stone?!

― elwisty (elwisty), Sunday, 3 July 2005 21:15 (twenty years ago)

48. A dunking booth

― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Sunday, 3 July 2005 22:21 (twenty years ago)

49. Tony Slattery, Mike McShane, and Greg Proops doing a Make Poverty History hoe-down.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 3 July 2005 22:27 (twenty years ago)

the cure doing more than 3 songs.

-- That One Guy (Glixe...), July 3rd, 2005 1:41 AM.

They did more than three songs! They came back ten to fifteen minutes later and performed "Just Like Heaven" and "Boys Don't Cry"! And it was great power-pop!

Re: 26, sorry to be pedantic but it's "courvoisier" -- it would've been cool to see that, though.

― Ian Riese-Moraine has been xeroxed into a conduit! (Eastern Mantra), Sunday, 3 July 2005 23:17 (twenty years ago)

50. The KLF

― daavid (daavid), Sunday, 3 July 2005 23:22 (twenty years ago)

51. Mariah Carey's breasts popping out.

― Ian Riese-Moraine has been xeroxed into a conduit! (Eastern Mantra), Sunday, 3 July 2005 23:24 (twenty years ago)

52. Onstage punchup between Waters and Gilmour as "Comfortably Numb" draws to a close.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Sunday, 3 July 2005 23:32 (twenty years ago)

53. double-penetration

― Susan Douglas (Susan Douglas), Sunday, 3 July 2005 23:33 (twenty years ago)

54. DVDA
55. All performers kept in a box without food for six days prior to performance so that they may more fully appreciate the nature of hunger.
56. Missy Elliott

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 4 July 2005 00:01 (twenty years ago)

57. A stage design that made some sort of sense.
58. David Hasselhoff in Berlin!

― Bobby Peru (Bobby Peru), Monday, 4 July 2005 00:51 (twenty years ago)

59.- Mr. Brightside
60.- Somebody Told Me

― elgolfo (elgolfo), Monday, 4 July 2005 00:59 (twenty years ago)

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