Live 8 Concert

US Live 8: Philadelphia review (cont.)

Jars of Clay, Sarah Mclachlan and Maroon 5 at Live8

Live 8 Philadelphia is treated to Kami the HIV Positive Muppet. I am told by a very wise miss-know-it-all that Kami is a healthy HIV positive muppet that appears on Takalani Sesame. (South Africa's version of Sesame Street). Apparently this character was designed to help teach tolerance and understanding to children at a young age. The end result is that the children of South Africa are better informed about aids. Miss- know it all tells me that "Takalani" means "be happy". Since I don't have kids, I was unaware of Kami.

Contemporary Christian rockers Jars of Clay seemed a little out of place and the crowd reaction is not as strong as it should have been. A good portion of the band's fan base comes from the Christian rock world and I guess they weren't out in numbers to show support. Jars of Clay turned in a solid set by my standards with "Show Your Love" and "Flood". Jars have been involved with helping out in Africa since 2002. They started an organization called Blood: Water Mission that works toward combating poverty and AIDS in Africa. The organization works to raise money for the purpose of building clean water wells. A fellow concertgoer told me that they have already built 42 wells in Africa, helping thousands.

Chris Tucker introduces Sarah Mclachlan. Sarah covers "Fallen", "World On Fire" "and a wonderful duet with Josh Groban, "Angel"

Maroon 5 hit the stage with fire in their belly's. "Harder To Breathe" a lot of people in the crowd lip-synced the lyrics to "This Love". They did "She Will Be Loved" and the crowd swayed in tune. The one thing I can say about this band is that they did a nice job switching between the poppy "This Love" over to their "She Will Be Loved". I actually thought this was a bold move. I know the track is popular, but at first it seemed a little slow. The crowd loved it. Basking in the sun like cats. Girls moved in closer to their boyfriends and grabbed them around the shoulders. Maroon 5 hit Philly Live 8 right in the face as they ended their set with a cover of Neil Young's famous track "Rockin In The Free World". I think it kinda woke everybody up (in a good way). I wonder if we'll get to see Neil Young on the big monitors. I heard that he was going to be playing at the Live 8 Canada show today. That would be awesome.

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