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Like the original Live Aid page, the acts can be re-arranged in order of performance after the concert has happened... -- Madchester 18:09, 31 May 2005 (UTC)
I've rearranged the list of performers at each of the show, so that they're in alphabetical order. This is to prevent the list's order from changing too much on a regular basis, and to remove the POV of any act perceived being more popular than another, by moving them to the top of the list. -- Madchester 02:20, 16 June 2005 (UTC)
Would it be possible to put a complete alphabetical list of all the participants somewhere? Vanderdecken 19:10, 2 July 2005 (UTC)
Can we have a list of permormers in the order they appeared, along with the compares who introduced each act (e.g. Peter Kay)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.109.110.172 ( talk) 15:50, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
I've seen Live 8 described as "Live Aid II" in at least one external source...should Live Aid II be created as a redirect? -- DXI 22:14, 31 May 2005 (UTC)
Is it just me or are those criticisms ubiquitous to any aid/charitable organization? Also, Live 8 is about promoting awareness (to things like debt cancellation and fair trade) NOT raising aid money.... Hence the free shows
A more realistic and potential problem I do see is scalpers hoarding all the lottery tickets and selling them on eBay, on site, etc....-- Madchester 19:14, 1 June 2005 (UTC)
"Questioning whether trade or Western governments are indeed major factors in social problems within Africa, including AIDS, poverty and corruption, suggesting that internal reform within Africa is more important than foreign aid."
The criticism section needs a LOT more sources; everyone with a opinion is simply stating their 2 cents on the page, with no sources to back them up.-- Madchester 19:50, 2 July 2005 (UTC)
Mariah Carey, the only non White artist? (Isn't she white?) What about Snoop Dogg?-- Richy 22:24, 2 June 2005 (UTC)
Isn't Slash from Velvet Revolver as black as Mariah Carey? -- Richy 19:35, 8 June 2005 (UTC)
There is no mention that the concert at The Meadows in Edinburgh was almost exclusivly African (actual African artists and African music) with the exception of a couple of Afro-Caribbean artists. And would anyone object to me changing the "Edinburgh near Gleneagles" bit? they are about 50 miles away from each other - near, but the article would make you think that they are over the road from each other. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.41.86.101 ( talk) 20:24, 27 September 2005 (UTC)
Not meaning to nit-pick, but are these strictly charity concerts if they are not to raise money? I know that charitable organisations are involved and I don't quite know what else to call them but this is of a different order of event than Live Aid as it is directly targetting world leaders and politicians rather than the population at large. They are kind of political pressure rallies with music. Btljs — Preceding undated comment added 13:39, 3 June 2005 (UTC)
I have a question about the “Ticket Lottery” – How can NON-UK-People take part??? I think it is not possible to send a Text Message to a Special “UK Texting Number” from a non UK mobile net!? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.141.154.216 ( talk) 10:39, 5 June 2005 (UTC)
I think the article needs to go more in depth in explaining the tickets. If the concert was free then why did people want to win a ticket? and how is it a charity event if it was not actually raising any money and just awareness - Jonesolivia — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jonesolivia ( talk • contribs) 05:16, 5 March 2014 (UTC)
How should we organize the format to fit the Scotland gig? It's kind of a lead up to Live 8 and the G8 Summit.... -- Madchester 16:19, 8 June 2005 (UTC)
Does anyone know if you can improve your odds by texting multiple times or do they just add each individual person to the list to be drawn from once? Can each person only win one set of tickets also?-- Richy 19:33, 8 June 2005 (UTC)
Something happening on July 3.... another follow up to the main concerts on the 2nd. http://www.news24.com/News24/Entertainment/Abroad/0,,2-1225-1243_1717907,00.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/4612621.stm -- Madchester 21:30, 10 June 2005 (UTC)
I would think that the general public was strongly opposed to the selling of tix on eBay. Many ppl responded to Geldof's criticism and added spoof bids or tickets to many listings on eBay. Now, this response has forced eBay to back off its orginal policy of allowing the sales of charity tix. W/o the public backlash, I doubt this would have been acheived. -- Madchester 21:55, 14 June 2005 (UTC)
Both groups are NOT mutually exclusive. There were also many non-customers who signed up, just to protest eBay's actions. -- Madchester 22:59, 14 June 2005 (UTC)
This is the official release:
***Message from Doug McCallum: LIVE 8 Ticket Sales***
14 June, 2005 | 07:34PM BST
Dear all,
Today you have made it very clear to us that our previous decision to allow the sale of LIVE 8 tickets on eBay.co.uk was not one that the vast majority of you agreed with. As a result of this clear signal from the Community we have decided to prohibit the resale of LIVE 8 tickets on the site.
Although the resale of tickets is not illegal, we think that this is absolutely the right thing to do. We have listened to the views you expressed on the discussion boards and in the many emails you have sent to us. We shall be working over the next few hours to remove all LIVE 8 ticket listings from the site.
Thanks for taking the time to contact us and make your views heard,
Regards,
Doug McCallum Managing Director, eBay (UK) Ltd. On behalf of the whole eBay.co.uk team
There had to be a considerable response from the public to generate such an unprecendented move by the company. -- Madchester 00:42, 15 June 2005 (UTC)
Until a report has confirmed a location, please, don't make any changes to the format. There's enough speculation as it is already, and anything added w/o a verifiable source is just more speculation. I'm trying to understand why all these ppl are making all the Toronto to Barrie edits, when neither Park Place nor World Vision Canada have formally annouced it to be the actual venue. With Downsview dropping Caravan from its lineup and 680 News discussing plans of Sunnyside Park on-air with Dan Ackroyd [2], anything is possible at the moment, including last minute changes. -- Madchester 06:19, 18 June 2005 (UTC)
Just a heads up to other Wiki peeps... some anonymous users edited the pages to use it to sell their Live 8 tickets. -- Madchester 20:44, 18 June 2005 (UTC)
This might be a surprise coming from me, but I think the three bordered Wikinews links are a bit over the top. I believe itemizing all Wikinews stories in the "External links" section should be sufficient. Thoughts?-- Eloquence * 22:53, 19 June 2005 (UTC)
Since the show is actually held in Versailles (in the suburbs of Paris), should the location be changed likewise? even though it'll probably be referred to as the Paris show in most media.
Likewise, while the Canadian show is held just outside of Barrie, even promoter Michael Cohl says its "this is a Toronto gig, it is happening in a place north of toronto and south of downtown Barrie." [3] Outside of Canada, the media will simply say that the show was held north of Toronto, in Barrie... even though it's an hour's drive away.
If you visit the official Live 8 concert listings [4],the show is still labelled as being in Toronto, even though it's north of Toronto in Barrie.
How should we go with the city naming procedure in the article?
-- Madchester 15:11, 21 June 2005 (UTC)
The Live 8 website is now calling the Canadian show as "Barrie", NOT Toronto [5] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jbfraser ( talk • contribs) 19:30, 23 June 2005 (UTC)
Is there anything you need for or about the Barrie event??? I live in Barrie and also will be working the live 8 show in Molson Park (I'll never call it Park Place) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jbfraser ( talk • contribs) 20:39, 23 June 2005 (UTC)
I suspect many Canadians are familiar with Barrie, since it has been a major concert venue for years. Even in high school in the 80s, I was accustomed to seeing concert tour t-shirts with Barrie listed and MuchMusic concert listing often mentioned the city. However, this knowledge may not be widespread and Barrie is probably unknown outside the country. So it should be qualified with "north of Toronto". -- Westendgirl 04:51, 30 June 2005 (UTC)
Am I correct in guessing that Live8 is a play on "Live Aid" and G8? Unless I missed it, this is not addressed in the article, nor in the Live8 website. -- Westendgirl 04:51, 30 June 2005 (UTC)
Is it time to split this into one page per concert, plus one page on the over-arching series? Then they'll be ready for set lists, etc. Andy Mabbett 11:35, 30 June 2005 (UTC)
Done now, anyway ;-) Andy Mabbett 16:13, 30 June 2005 (UTC)
I think we should put events that occured across concerts simultaniously (ie, Will Smith's opening finger clicks) on the main page. User:Barberio 16:55, 02 July 2005 (UTC)
How should we layout the setlists? I think we need to include the time, presenters and performers (obviously), songs performed, and any other notable events related to each act. -- Madchester 02:08, 2 July 2005 (UTC)
Should we mention the march on edinburgh on this page, or create a linked stub? -- Barberio 11:35, 02 July 2005 (UTC)
Should we start putting in, under a new header, significant events during the concert and events? -- Barberio 15:38, 2 July 2005 (UTC)
I've just organised the article names to be consistent with the ones used throughout the venues. These are used on the TV captions and above the stage. The main problem one is the Eden Project (currently at "Cornwall"), which I'm not sure what to call. violet/riga (t) 17:47, 2 July 2005 (UTC)
I have been told that everyone who performed in one of the concerts was given a gift basket that included, among other things, a $6000 watch. Now, I don't believe that this is true, as the goal wasn't for money, and seems to defy the entire purpose of Live 8. Can anyone verify this, and if it is true, maybe it should be put in the article? Kaiser Matias 08:56, 2 July 2005 (UTC)
The article is very slanted towards the artists receiving the supposed gift baskets. The performers willingly came to perform for free, it was only the organizers and corporate sponsors who gave away these gifts in the first place. -- Madchester 18:36, 6 July 2005 (UTC)
Apparently, it's very very amusing to change Live 8 to Live AIDS throughout this article. Because people in Africa have AIDS, get it? Yeah, me neither. I will continue to watch out for this one. Drseudo 21:25, 2 July 2005 (UTC)
A great article is being created here...|||| — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.91.96.62 ( talk) 00:18, 3 July 2005 (UTC)
We should mention the significance of the Pink Floyd reunion. I had, but this was removed in entirty as a 'POV'. -- Barberio 11:06, 3 July 2005 (UTC)
I have tried trawling through the Wikipedia policies, and I can see nothing which states that we have to pussyfoot around the use of words such as fuck which some people might find offensive. For this reason, I am adding back the direct quote from Madonna ("are you fucking ready, London?"), as it is a lot clearer to see why some complaints may have been made as a result, than if the article just says "Madonna, in London, was apologising for what she had shouted, due to profanity in her sentence after her first song." IF someone wishes to censor this article again, could they please discuss their reasons for doing so here first. And if there is a Wikipedia policy against quoting such language, then I apologise for breaking it. Regards. Tjwood 16:16, 3 July 2005 (UTC)
The lineups take up too much room, and should be kept on the individual concert's pages. Andy Mabbett 08:17, 4 July 2005 (UTC)
We should also mention Sail 8 Andy Mabbett 08:18, 4 July 2005 (UTC)
I was under the impression the march on Edinburgh on Saturday was the one announced by MPH on New year's day, and was attended by about a quarter of a million, making it the largest protest in Scottish history, not 100,000 as said here. Geldof's one is on Wednesday, to coincide with the Live 8 concert then, which is why he said at the concert "I hope I'll see you in Edinburgh on Wednesday".
If this is correct, you should probably do something about this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.92.168.174 ( talk) 19:25, 4 July 2005 (UTC)
UB40 had with them a south- Asian style drum outfit; who were they? Andy Mabbett 19:32, 4 July 2005 (UTC)
It would be nice to see some comments about Bill Gate's appearance in the Hyde Park show. Hearing the way Bob Geldorf idolizes Gates is a real disappointment. The donations made to Africa by the Gates Foundation is probably quite small compared to, say, the worldwide donations. Seeing Gates on a stage about poverty and justice makes me sick, when one considers all the laws he has broken and his continuing efforts to close file formats, patent trivial software algorithms, etc. [Anon.] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.105.190.93 ( talk) 22:06, 4 July 2005 (UTC)
Shouldn't there be a section on reaction to the performances? For example, many artists (especially Pink Floyd) have seen album increases in the UK following the concert, indicating that they were well-received. On the other hand, Pete Doherty's Libertines album registered a 35% decline in sales, the only album from a performer to fall...
Acegikmo1 07:11, 5 July 2005 (UTC)
I think there should be a follow up on the webpage hits for Make Poverty History, ONE, Live 8, etc. since the concerts have aired. And what about the sale of the white wristbands? I'm wondering if there's been more orders placed since the shows. -- Madchester 18:38, 6 July 2005 (UTC)
Not to sound crochety, but do we *really* need a country-by-country list of broadcasters? This is a very good example of why people should be conservative about adding current-events type information into an article -- because 90% of it is worthless after the event is no longer current.
Wikipedia is not a collection of pointless data. Does anyone really care that public channel CT2 of Ceská televize broadcast it in Czechoslovakia, or 99FM in Lebanon? How about a month from now? A year? Can you think of any realistic situation where someone would want to know that? No? Then why is it in the article? Lists are bad writing in general, and they dillute the useful information.
That section should be summarized (e.g, 99% of it deleted) as soon as the current events tag comes off, if not sooner. →Raul654 08:13, 5 July 2005 (UTC)
It probably cost a few millions pounds to organize an event like that. I'm really curious who footed the bill? The article refers to the 500K vat rebate from the government to the 'organizers'... surely Bob Geldof didn't pick up tab? Adidas — Preceding undated comment added 16:33, 5 July 2005 (UTC)
Is it true that only 7500-10000 people showed up for the Japanese live 8? Can anyone confirm this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.141.214.87 ( talk) 03:00, 6 July 2005 (UTC)
We might have to alter the playlist for McFly in Tokyo because it appears 'I've Got You' was not their opening number. There is a video on Youtube of the band performing ‘5 Colors In Her Hair’. It is definitely from the concert and appears to be their opening number. In every other video the lights are already up when the band begins, but in this song the lights are down and they emerge from the darkness to greet the hall.
Also, Good Charlotte apparently began their set with 'The Anthem' and not 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous'. Again, they emerge from the darkness and yell, "Tokyo, are you ready?!" And again, this is on Youtube.
Both videos I have identified as possible opening numbers also share a common thread with other opening acts from this venue: All begin with a projection of the Live 8 logo. ( 207.81.164.238 19:47, 19 December 2006 (UTC))
Live-8 is really a bunch of "feel good, do good" people wanting to give Africa yet another large sum of money (this time in the form of debt forgiveness) with exactly zero performance goals. Too much aid, of whatever form, ends up buying weapons or increasing Africa's birth rate, setting it up (once again) for another disastrous round of devastating famines. Too often warlords sell product, buy weapons, and engage in civil war. An enlightenment needs to happen in Africa, moving it away from 12th century religious (and 19th century political) ideologies, and toward sustainment and democratic systems. Live-8 did nothing to address or promote these fundamental issues. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.105.188.236 ( talk) 20:07, 6 July 2005 (UTC)
Is this still a current event? -- Celestianpower 16:35, 7 July 2005 (UTC)
I remember reading that Geldof wanted the G8 nations to pledge $25 billion in aid and that anything else meant Live8 failed. Now we know that $50 billion was pledged. However I just read on wikinews.org that the concerts failed to meet expectations. Does anyone else know about this? Bubbachuck 23:08, 8 July 2005 (UTC)
I can't see a performer's list anywhere... is that just an oversite, or is there one somewhere. -- user:zanimum — Preceding undated comment added 23:10, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
Is there already a page for the 1985 Live8 concert(s) as well? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.210.40.179 ( talk) 12:12, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
I have something I would like to add to the "criticisms" section but I want to see if there is support for it first. What bothered me about Live 8 is that it was, essentially, a massive lobbying effort to get the politicians in the West to spend their citizen's tax money on a cause which the Live 8 organizers were hyped up about. But I could be the lone ranger here, and I don't want to just stick in my own point of view without getting some feedback to see if other contributors think it's and appropriate addition. orporg 13:01, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
Anyone know if this is coming out on DVD, or if they got permission off the performers to release it on DVD in the future? Richy 14:31, 16 August 2005 (UTC)
It came out already... WestJet — Preceding undated comment added 17:25, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
Did anyone else feel that this article is very biased towards the concert in the UK? You have to read it damn closely to even notice that other concerts were even held. - Drdisque 00:34, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
As Bob Geldof is a citizen of the Irish Republic, he is not entitled to use the prefix 'Sir' with his name despite being a KBE. I've therefore removed the two incorrect references. -- Breadandcheese 19:45, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
The fact that Kanye West stated that "man-made diseases placed in African communities" is not necessarily a reference to the theory that AIDS was created to exterminate African populations. There is another theory that AIDS was created in the small pox? vaccine, since it was created with monkeys' kidneys that were infected with the SIV virus that eventually transferred to humans. This theory is well developed in the movie "Origins of AIDS". The fact that the reference is ambiguous, and that only one is stated in this article, I argue, makes for a not-neutral POV. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.68.236.142 ( talk) 23:26, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
STOP SPAM PLEASE! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.130.149.138 ( talk) 15:07, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
I added some info about the special airing tonight. WestJet 16:08, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
In my attempt to clean this article up I have came to references. I would like to change to footnotes. Any objections? Sorry Guy 19:44, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
Apologies -- I read wikipedia a lot but don't add or edit a great deal, but this article really seems to need some work. The Spice Girls section I found interesting and informative, but sentences like:
"Although the story behind this performance that never happened was more known only by people at the UK, news and rumours kept everyone for months unsure whether their reunion was true or not"
need to be rewritten. Also
"The MTV and VH1 Live 8 broadcasts were a complete betrayal of the foundations upon which the networks were built. It was a far cry from the comparative coverage of Live Aid, which aired live from the London opening to the Philadephia close."
seems to go against the neutral POV policy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Swyves ( talk • contribs) 07:37, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
I have two videos of Raphael performing in France on Youtube, whereas your playlist lists one. ( 207.81.164.238 01:00, 28 December 2006 (UTC))
I'm pretty sure Peter Kay doesn't drink, so I don't think he was drunk when he introduced the Who. So I've removed it. Swaddon1903 20:07, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
Don't you people think that it's totally unnecessary - not to mention a bit of an exaggeration - to name the Roger Waters appearance with Pink Floyd "one of the most remarkable incidents of modern music history"? Memorable, widely anticipated, yes; "one of the most remarkable incidents of modern music history" sounds like mere POV. I've removed it. If someone opposes to it, we can rediscuss it here, though. I also edited the reference to The Who reprising their Live Aid performance, by playing Who Are You and Won't Get Fooled Again, since the former had not been played 20 years before - when the band did a 4-song performance, by the way, not merely two, like in 2005.
Now, another edit that I wish I had done, but preferred not to, since it would mean the deletion of an entire section of the article (albeit a very short one): don't you think that the lack of response of the Roman crowd to Duran Duran is hardly a memorable moment, worthy of mentioning here? By definition, memorable should imply something to be remembered (generally in a positive light), not something that people weren't even paying attention to at the time it happened. Mentioning the controversial appearance by Pete Doherty is one thing, since it generated a lot of talk, but Duran Duran seem to be entirely out of context here. I'm for removing the whole mention to Rome in this section, but preferred to post here first, to see some of the opinions about it. JimboB 05:18, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
Ok, so no one answered. I removed it then. Let's discuss it here. If someone feels it shouldn't have been done, show me your arguments. Cheers. JimboB 23:30, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
Bono's Jacket:
The blurb about Paul McCartney stealing Bono's jacket and wearing it on stage - I can't confirm from the source cited BUT if you watch the video - Paul McCartney is NOT wearing a jacket during the performance....
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Removed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.88.187.216 ( talk) 16:37, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
Is there will be another LIVE8 conert? and when? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.61.164.98 ( talk) 13:44, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
Hi there, this Flickr user has been very helpful and let me use some of his Pink Floyd images for an article I'm writing. I thought I'd post his page here, in case anyone else was interested:
[9] Parrot of Doom ( talk) 18:03, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
How much was raised total? Any information about ratings is needed too. Also something about it being broadcasred online.--Cooly123 01:50, 3 February 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cooly123 ( talk • contribs)