Band Aid/Live Aid/Live 8

ceemo · 0

eBAY Still Profiting from Live8 Read the blogpost at Security Awareness for Ma, Pa and the Corporate Clueless. I wonder what Bob Geldof would say if he knew he cost people money and made eBay richer in the process with his protest? :confu...

_johanna_ · 5

or is it just me? Boys and girls...the PINK FLOYD are playing at Live8! We're not even talking about the Gilmour/Mason/Wright floyd either, we are talking the classic Floyd, with Roger Waters.. raise your hand if you thought this would ever happen!

MMbullybuddyGP · 5

Wouldn't it be great if everyone would just sit around hold hands and wish for a world with no profit? Then we could all be as poor as those the concert is supposedly helping. But then who would have a concert for us? Thank you for your support. Cap E. Tilism

iluvbobgeldof · 25

Hyde Park, London: Coldplay, Dido, Sir Elton John, Keane, Annie Lennox, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Muse, Scissor Sisters, Sir Paul McCartney, Joss Stone, Razorlight, Stereophonics, Sting, Robbie Williams, U2, REM, Velvet Revolver, Bob Geldof, The Killers, The Cure, Snow Patrol This list of art...

iluvbobgeldof · 23

I admired Bob when he raised awareness with Live Aid all those years ago. I watched it on TV, bought the T-shirt and thought "what a great guy". But..I can't sit back and watch him urge 1 million people to arrive in Edinburgh without thinking he's utterly, utterly stupid!

So, he thinks Edinbu...

meekus · 3

It has been confirmed by member of Pink Floyd that the band is reuniting to play at Hyde Park, London, England on July 2 for Live 8! The four members from such albums as Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall, Wish You Were Here, Animals, Meddle, etc... - Roger Waters, Nick Mason, David Gilmour, and Rich...

motema2004 · 11

http://www.metro.co.uk/metro/standard/article.html?in_article_id=25193TONY BLAIR must call in his favours from George Bush to make America tackle poverty in Africa, Sir Bob Geldof has said. He urged the Prime Minister to secure...

iluvbobgeldof · 2

i heard this morining that there was going to be a live 8 concert in australia but there was not enough funding. can someone please tell me if this is true?! -- Edited by iluvbobgeldof at 12:50, 2005-06-10 -- Edited by iluvbobgeldof at 12:51, 2005-06-10

franna · 6

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/06/11/uk.g8.africa/index.html ,

meekus · 5

I'm from the Philly area. Only one or two acts coming are very good, and I'm praying for some better acts. Could there be some possible hope that there will be more acts added?

meekus · 3

"There are two Bob Geldofs. One is an articulate and persuasive speaker, who commands the attention and respect of world leaders as well as experts in the field of global poverty. The other is completely mad." I've been wondering about this myself, re all the news of Live 8 and associated events (Ed...

Julia · 5

Maybe in "The Wall," but certainly not now.

iluvbobgeldof · 4

http://www.billoreilly.com/currentarticle It would be worth the (exorbitant) price of my monthly cable television bill to see Bob as a guest on The O'Reilly Factor. Ahhh....the hilarity (and bleeped out expletives) that would ensue!!! -- Edited by franna at 02:4...

iluvbobgeldof · 3

Live8 line-up 'patronising' to Africans Robin Denselow Thursday June 2, 2005 The Guardian Link to article Bob Geldof has been accused of being "deeply patronising" and "missing a golden opportunity" by leaving African musicians out of the predominantly white bill for his series of Live 8 concert...

MMbullybuddyGP · 2

Hello, im new to this forum and i really like bob geldoffs music but i also like the music of the spice girls now is my question to mr geldoff and the live 8 organisation are the spice girls gonna play live 8 or not? there fans desperate for a reunion and getting retarded their making fights...

meekus · 6

now before anyone shuns me or says insulting remarks for my comments, read what i have to say first. i respect bob geldof for what he is doing and always think that live 8 is an excellent idea, especially when it was live aid as it made people realise they should donate more money. the only bad things abo...

motema2004 · 13

I'd just like to voice my utter frustration at the decision made my Sir Bob and the Live 8 organisers as reported in todays newspapers. It seems as though musical snobbery and subjective perceptions of 'seriousness' and 'credibilty' has already begun to taint an event that is supposed to be about b...

motema2004 · 4

Hello!!! Hi, I'm Dina, a 21 year old environmental student from Burlington, Ontario, Canada. I'm writting to express my disapointment about the live 8 concert that Sir Bob Geldof is organising throughout the world. How happy was I to discover that the concerts coincided with my trip to London thi...

meekus · 1

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/06/07/bush.blair.africa/index.html

techpunk · 2

for your information, check our threads. we are all pretty sane minded techno lovers, from edinburgh/ edinburgh area, FYI. http://forum.clubdogma.com/showthread.php?t=8170 http://forum.clubdogma.com/showthread.php?t=8142 Whilst I really am in full agr...

motema2004 · 1

I do hope that Status Quo do open the Live 8 gig. I hope that we will see more than music artists performing songs. It would be nice to see some of the black communitys getting involved. I understand that The Spice Girls may reform for the gig. I hope that they will not use this as a platform to get th...

ArrGee · 11

I cant stand to see his mournful expression of self appointed santitude. He and Bono from U2 must have had a sense of humor bypass at birth. Those African kids must be be wondering what they did they do wrong to get it so hard - wars, no food, and deluded Irish men who follow them around bellowing crass bomb...

sean_scullion · 0

Dear Bob Geldof, If you are reading this, I wish to congratulate you on using your power to raise awareness of the plight of the world's neediest. I wish to congratulate you on using your power to raise awareness that poverty is not something that "just happens" and that the political and corporat...

Fifer · 0

People will attempt to sell tickets via internet auction sites, the only way to combat this is to enter ridiculous bid amounts and not pay. Bids are incremental and the seller will not be aware of your maximum. Anyone can register for an ebay buyers account, make them up.

theHand · 0

http://www.alkemik.com/bobgeldof1.jpg http://www.alkemik.com/bobgeldof2.jpg your comments and suggestions are very welcome, thanks a lot. http://www.thehand.it -- Edited by theHand at 22:11, 2005-06-03 -- Edited by theHand at 22:12, 2005-06-03

Tina McBain · 0

We have now to hand all of the relevant information on the Live 8 event. Please go to the Official Bob Geldof Website www.bobgeldof.info/live8.htm Thank you all for your support and understanding over the past few days. I have been innundated with emails asking for the information,...

ArrGee · 1

Bob helps launch Anti-Poverty 'Click Ad' Celebrities will today launch a new advert drawing attention to the plight of children who die because of extreme poverty. The “click ad” brings together stars including Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, Emma Thompson, Bob Geldof, and Bono. It shows them click...

MMbullybuddyGP · 4

...to see Bob Geldof, finally, on American news & TV!

He is so friggin scarce here in American media (I know the reasons why...still aggravating though)...aah The whole Live 8 thing is just exciting, period. It's nice to have something so powerful as this to be in my lifetime...Live Ai...

_johanna_ · 2

didn't quite belive it would, but there you go....did anyone hear to announcment? oh, and something else...WHY oh why isn't David Bowie one of the major stars! I've heard about him doing under pressure with Annie Lennox, but that's hardly the same as him doing 15 or 20 minutes of his own...:-...

dreammuffin · 0

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/states/pennsylvania/11748734.htm

ArrGee · 0

Even the one I had was a work one, but having changed job, yada yada yada... OK, didn't think I'd have any chance really but now I have none.

kimasabe · 8

Bob yesterday reveiled that Live Aid 2 (or what ever your tabloid calls it) is going to happen, no more detail have been annonced (date, location etc.) but he reveiled that midge ure and he are organising it to take place "close to the date of the G8", which you can pretty much bet on being the 2nd...

Katharina · 10

Bob Geldof is expected to confirm details Tuesday (May 31) of a major charity concert. The media will gather in London, England to hear details of the Live 8 concert. Please do not email bobgeldof.info for any further information as we have no more details than currently out there in the gene...

100percentbehindu · 0

Bob, Thank God that you still believe the music industry has an important position in making the word a better place. After the tsunamis happened, I tried to rally the best and brightest (most powerful) in the American radio and music industries to organize one day rock, soul/hip-hop and countr...

philly guy · 0

Here is the article from the front page of the Philadephia Inquirer, Sunday Paper. It also appeared last week in the Metro Newspaper in Philly but this is the first article that seems to confirm an American location. www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/11767041.htm Will have to wa...

meekus · 22

do you think it'll happen? for now I'll say yay...hoping...

-- Edited by MMbullybuddyGP at 20:58, 2005-05-08 -- Edited by ArrGee at 10:54, 2005-05-18

_johanna_ · 7

I havent seen anything on this site about http://www.makepovertyhistory.org/ so I am taking the liberty to post the link, C'mon everyone sign up! I did - its a good thing! we have to stick together and do something. I think Bob would certainly approve of th...

MMbullybuddyGP · 1

Hello i hope you are all well. We just heard on the news that there is going to be a band aid 2. Does any one no when where and stuff tickets will be avaible?

rckt_grl6 · 0

im unsure of whether this bares any relevance, but... i wondered if any one on here would be able to find and post a copy of Bob Geldofs speech from the Faith in Europe talks on the 4th of may at westminster catherdral. i was wondering this as we wanted to do our drama AS level piece on poverty in africa as we f...

Jules · 0

Anyone know what the total sales for the Band Aid single/dowloads etc was in the end last Christmas?

Jules · 1

Lots of Live Aid references, including Geldof having to hitch hike home afterwards when his car went missing. Was it nicked?

Kicksiron · 3

I have the dvd, its great!!!

Jules · 0

DVD Review - Various Artists - Live Aid It's doubtful that many would remember The Boomtown Rats were it not for Bob Geldof's selfless act of setting aside his career in order to bring to the attention of the Western world the horrible plight of over 30 million Africans who were suffering fr...

Jodie · 1

Hi, By the looks of it...I am joining this forum at ground level... Does anyone currently already here, know about the history of this forum board...or is it a new feature to this site? I will briefly explain, why I found my way here...

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	Awareness Tip - Pink Floyd, Geldoff, eBay and PayPal (Preview) eBAY Still Profiting from Live8 Read the blogpost at Security Awareness for Ma, Pa and the Corporate Clueless. I wonder what Bob Geldof would say if he knew he cost people money and made eBay richer in the process with his protest? :confu...	0	826	Wed Jun 15 4:50 PM, 2005 by ceemo
	has hell frozen over? (Preview) or is it just me? Boys and girls...the PINK FLOYD are playing at Live8! We're not even talking about the Gilmour/Mason/Wright floyd either, we are talking the classic Floyd, with Roger Waters.. raise your hand if you thought this would ever happen!	5	901	Wed Jun 15 4:49 PM, 2005 by _johanna_
	The squishing (Preview) Wouldn't it be great if everyone would just sit around hold hands and wish for a world with no profit? Then we could all be as poor as those the concert is supposedly helping. But then who would have a concert for us? Thank you for your support. Cap E. Tilism	5	928	Wed Jun 15 4:48 PM, 2005 by MMbullybuddyGP
	Where's the groove? (Preview) Hyde Park, London: Coldplay, Dido, Sir Elton John, Keane, Annie Lennox, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Muse, Scissor Sisters, Sir Paul McCartney, Joss Stone, Razorlight, Stereophonics, Sting, Robbie Williams, U2, REM, Velvet Revolver, Bob Geldof, The Killers, The Cure, Snow Patrol This list of art...	25	1632	Wed Jun 15 9:20 AM, 2005 by iluvbobgeldof
	Edinburgh - Bob an idiot! (Preview) I admired Bob when he raised awareness with Live Aid all those years ago. I watched it on TV, bought the T-shirt and thought "what a great guy". But..I can't sit back and watch him urge 1 million people to arrive in Edinburgh without thinking he's utterly, utterly stupid! So, he thinks Edinbu...	23	2173	Wed Jun 15 8:58 AM, 2005 by iluvbobgeldof
	Pink Floyd Is Rejoining! (Preview) It has been confirmed by member of Pink Floyd that the band is reuniting to play at Hyde Park, London, England on July 2 for Live 8! The four members from such albums as Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall, Wish You Were Here, Animals, Meddle, etc... - Roger Waters, Nick Mason, David Gilmour, and Rich...	3	1231	Tue Jun 14 9:56 PM, 2005 by meekus
	Do you think G8 will help Africa? (Preview) http://www.metro.co.uk/metro/standard/article.html?in_article_id=25193TONY BLAIR must call in his favours from George Bush to make America tackle poverty in Africa, Sir Bob Geldof has said. He urged the Prime Minister to secure...	11	5390	Mon Jun 13 10:02 PM, 2005 by motema2004
	live 8 in australia (Preview) i heard this morining that there was going to be a live 8 concert in australia but there was not enough funding. can someone please tell me if this is true?! -- Edited by iluvbobgeldof at 12:50, 2005-06-10 -- Edited by iluvbobgeldof at 12:51, 2005-06-10	2	962	Mon Jun 13 5:20 AM, 2005 by iluvbobgeldof
	Debt cancellation (Preview) http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/06/11/uk.g8.africa/index.html ,	6	1898	Mon Jun 13 2:23 AM, 2005 by franna
	new acts (Preview) I'm from the Philly area. Only one or two acts coming are very good, and I'm praying for some better acts. Could there be some possible hope that there will be more acts added?	5	1387	Sun Jun 12 10:16 PM, 2005 by meekus
	Opinions, anyone? (Preview) "There are two Bob Geldofs. One is an articulate and persuasive speaker, who commands the attention and respect of world leaders as well as experts in the field of global poverty. The other is completely mad." I've been wondering about this myself, re all the news of Live 8 and associated events (Ed...	3	1005	Sat Jun 11 11:28 PM, 2005 by meekus
	Is Bob Geldof just a Nazi? (closed) (Preview) Maybe in "The Wall," but certainly not now.	5	1390	Sat Jun 11 12:26 PM, 2005 by Julia
	Geldorf gets a mention in the US! (Preview) http://www.billoreilly.com/currentarticle It would be worth the (exorbitant) price of my monthly cable television bill to see Bob as a guest on The O'Reilly Factor. Ahhh....the hilarity (and bleeped out expletives) that would ensue!!! -- Edited by franna at 02:4...	4	1001	Sat Jun 11 9:47 AM, 2005 by iluvbobgeldof
	Live8 line-up 'patronising' to Africans (Preview) Live8 line-up 'patronising' to Africans Robin Denselow Thursday June 2, 2005 The Guardian Link to article Bob Geldof has been accused of being "deeply patronising" and "missing a golden opportunity" by leaving African musicians out of the predominantly white bill for his series of Live 8 concert...	3	1222	Sat Jun 11 9:34 AM, 2005 by iluvbobgeldof
	\will the spice girls play live 8 or not? (Preview) Hello, im new to this forum and i really like bob geldoffs music but i also like the music of the spice girls now is my question to mr geldoff and the live 8 organisation are the spice girls gonna play live 8 or not? there fans desperate for a reunion and getting retarded their making fights...	2	1094	Sat Jun 11 6:19 AM, 2005 by MMbullybuddyGP
	good and bad things i think about live 8 (Preview) now before anyone shuns me or says insulting remarks for my comments, read what i have to say first. i respect bob geldof for what he is doing and always think that live 8 is an excellent idea, especially when it was live aid as it made people realise they should donate more money. the only bad things abo...	6	1838	Fri Jun 10 7:08 PM, 2005 by meekus
	Long Live Musical Snobbery (Preview) I'd just like to voice my utter frustration at the decision made my Sir Bob and the Live 8 organisers as reported in todays newspapers. It seems as though musical snobbery and subjective perceptions of 'seriousness' and 'credibilty' has already begun to taint an event that is supposed to be about b...	13	1575	Thu Jun 9 8:39 PM, 2005 by motema2004
	A Bitter Canadian's Perspective of Live 8 (Preview) Hello!!! Hi, I'm Dina, a 21 year old environmental student from Burlington, Ontario, Canada. I'm writting to express my disapointment about the live 8 concert that Sir Bob Geldof is organising throughout the world. How happy was I to discover that the concerts coincided with my trip to London thi...	4	1086	Wed Jun 8 7:04 PM, 2005 by motema2004
	Aid Related News (Preview) http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/06/07/bush.blair.africa/index.html	1	845	Wed Jun 8 6:50 AM, 2005 by meekus
	what we think in edinburgh (Preview) for your information, check our threads. we are all pretty sane minded techno lovers, from edinburgh/ edinburgh area, FYI. http://forum.clubdogma.com/showthread.php?t=8170 http://forum.clubdogma.com/showthread.php?t=8142 Whilst I really am in full agr...	2	1060	Sun Jun 5 10:48 PM, 2005 by techpunk
	Artists to perform. (Preview) I do hope that Status Quo do open the Live 8 gig. I hope that we will see more than music artists performing songs. It would be nice to see some of the black communitys getting involved. I understand that The Spice Girls may reform for the gig. I hope that they will not use this as a platform to get th...	1	829	Sun Jun 5 7:04 PM, 2005 by motema2004
	god Bob Geldof gets on my nerves (closed) (Preview) I cant stand to see his mournful expression of self appointed santitude. He and Bono from U2 must have had a sense of humor bypass at birth. Those African kids must be be wondering what they did they do wrong to get it so hard - wars, no food, and deluded Irish men who follow them around bellowing crass bomb...	11	1662	Sun Jun 5 10:25 AM, 2005 by ArrGee
	G8 requirements (Preview) Dear Bob Geldof, If you are reading this, I wish to congratulate you on using your power to raise awareness of the plight of the world's neediest. I wish to congratulate you on using your power to raise awareness that poverty is not something that "just happens" and that the political and corporat...	0	1012	Sat Jun 4 7:32 PM, 2005 by sean_scullion
	Live 8 Profiteering Via Ebay. (Preview) People will attempt to sell tickets via internet auction sites, the only way to combat this is to enter ridiculous bid amounts and not pay. Bids are incremental and the seller will not be aware of your maximum. Anyone can register for an ebay buyers account, make them up.	0	921	Fri Jun 3 11:49 PM, 2005 by Fifer
	if Bob Geldof change in comics... (Preview) http://www.alkemik.com/bobgeldof1.jpg http://www.alkemik.com/bobgeldof2.jpg your comments and suggestions are very welcome, thanks a lot. http://www.thehand.it -- Edited by theHand at 22:11, 2005-06-03 -- Edited by theHand at 22:12, 2005-06-03	0	877	Fri Jun 3 9:07 PM, 2005 by theHand
	LIVE 8 THE MESSAGE (Preview) We have now to hand all of the relevant information on the Live 8 event. Please go to the Official Bob Geldof Website www.bobgeldof.info/live8.htm Thank you all for your support and understanding over the past few days. I have been innundated with emails asking for the information,...	0	885	Fri Jun 3 4:02 PM, 2005 by Tina McBain
	Make Poverty History Click campaign (Preview) Bob helps launch Anti-Poverty 'Click Ad' Celebrities will today launch a new advert drawing attention to the plight of children who die because of extreme poverty. The “click ad” brings together stars including Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, Emma Thompson, Bob Geldof, and Bono. It shows them click...	1	1356	Fri Jun 3 11:33 AM, 2005 by ArrGee
	so nice... (Preview) ...to see Bob Geldof, finally, on American news & TV! He is so friggin scarce here in American media (I know the reasons why...still aggravating though)...aah The whole Live 8 thing is just exciting, period. It's nice to have something so powerful as this to be in my lifetime...Live Ai...	4	1154	Thu Jun 2 5:56 AM, 2005 by MMbullybuddyGP
	so...it's really happening.. (Preview) didn't quite belive it would, but there you go....did anyone hear to announcment? oh, and something else...WHY oh why isn't David Bowie one of the major stars! I've heard about him doing under pressure with Annie Lennox, but that's hardly the same as him doing 15 or 20 minutes of his own...:-...	2	889	Wed Jun 1 6:05 AM, 2005 by _johanna_
	Homeless vet in Philadelphia (Preview) http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/states/pennsylvania/11748734.htm	0	934	Tue May 31 8:16 PM, 2005 by dreammuffin
	Err, I don't have a mobile phone... FFS!!!! (Preview) Even the one I had was a work one, but having changed job, yada yada yada... OK, didn't think I'd have any chance really but now I have none.	0	940	Tue May 31 6:00 PM, 2005 by ArrGee
	LIVE AID 2 - Official (Preview) Bob yesterday reveiled that Live Aid 2 (or what ever your tabloid calls it) is going to happen, no more detail have been annonced (date, location etc.) but he reveiled that midge ure and he are organising it to take place "close to the date of the G8", which you can pretty much bet on being the 2nd...	8	1771	Tue May 31 5:58 PM, 2005 by kimasabe
	Live 8 ??? (Preview) Bob Geldof is expected to confirm details Tuesday (May 31) of a major charity concert. The media will gather in London, England to hear details of the Live 8 concert. Please do not email bobgeldof.info for any further information as we have no more details than currently out there in the gene...	10	1713	Tue May 31 5:21 PM, 2005 by Katharina
	Glad That You Believe (Preview) Bob, Thank God that you still believe the music industry has an important position in making the word a better place. After the tsunamis happened, I tried to rally the best and brightest (most powerful) in the American radio and music industries to organize one day rock, soul/hip-hop and countr...	0	767	Tue May 31 4:04 AM, 2005 by 100percentbehindu
	Live 8 Philly & London Confirmed (Preview) Here is the article from the front page of the Philadephia Inquirer, Sunday Paper. It also appeared last week in the Metro Newspaper in Philly but this is the first article that seems to confirm an American location. www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/11767041.htm Will have to wa...	0	883	Sun May 29 11:34 PM, 2005 by philly guy
	Live 8 - Will it happen? (Preview) do you think it'll happen? for now I'll say yay...hoping... -- Edited by MMbullybuddyGP at 20:58, 2005-05-08 -- Edited by ArrGee at 10:54, 2005-05-18	22	24807	Sun May 29 4:44 AM, 2005 by meekus
	ww.makepovertyhistory.org (Preview) I havent seen anything on this site about http://www.makepovertyhistory.org/ so I am taking the liberty to post the link, C'mon everyone sign up! I did - its a good thing! we have to stick together and do something. I think Bob would certainly approve of th...	7	1323	Sat May 21 1:18 PM, 2005 by _johanna_
	Band aid 2 (Preview) Hello i hope you are all well. We just heard on the news that there is going to be a band aid 2. Does any one no when where and stuff tickets will be avaible?	1	985	Sat May 7 11:37 PM, 2005 by MMbullybuddyGP
	unsure whether this is to do with it... (Preview) im unsure of whether this bares any relevance, but... i wondered if any one on here would be able to find and post a copy of Bob Geldofs speech from the Faith in Europe talks on the 4th of may at westminster catherdral. i was wondering this as we wanted to do our drama AS level piece on poverty in africa as we f...	0	808	Thu May 5 5:09 PM, 2005 by rckt_grl6
	Band Aid total sales? (Preview) Anyone know what the total sales for the Band Aid single/dowloads etc was in the end last Christmas?	0	985	Mon Apr 18 8:21 PM, 2005 by Jules
	Wembley Special Report in Daily Telegraph-14/4/05 (Preview) Lots of Live Aid references, including Geldof having to hitch hike home afterwards when his car went missing. Was it nicked?	1	1064	Thu Apr 14 7:17 PM, 2005 by Jules
	Anyone got the Live aid dvd? (Preview) I have the dvd, its great!!!	3	994	Wed Mar 30 11:04 PM, 2005 by Kicksiron
	Review of Live Aid (Preview) DVD Review - Various Artists - Live Aid It's doubtful that many would remember The Boomtown Rats were it not for Bob Geldof's selfless act of setting aside his career in order to bring to the attention of the Western world the horrible plight of over 30 million Africans who were suffering fr...	0	1116	Mon Feb 7 6:16 PM, 2005 by Jules
	re: Introduction (Preview) Hi, By the looks of it...I am joining this forum at ground level... Does anyone currently already here, know about the history of this forum board...or is it a new feature to this site? I will briefly explain, why I found my way here...	1	973	Mon Jan 17 9:07 PM, 2005 by Jodie
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