Live 8 Concert

Now available for pre-order is the long awaited Live 8 Concert DVD video. Including extensive footage of the US Live 8 Philadelphia concert.

This box set of four DVDs will feature the best selection of music and video footage from each of the concerts. Because of the enormous popularity of the Live 8 concerts, this DVD is expected to go down in history as the largest selling music video of all time.

Live 8 Music

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The G8

Information about the G8 and Live 8

Nelson Mandela Speech

Transcript of the Nelson Mandela Speech at Live 8 South Africa

Live 8 London Concert

Read exclusive reviews of the Live 8 London, UK concert at Hyde Park from actual concert attendees.

Live 8 Canada Toronto
Concert

Read exclusive reviews of the Live 8 Canada concert from actual concert attendees.

US Live 8: Philadelphia review (cont.)

Food Vendors provide laughs at live8

I tried calling a couple of my friends to brag about the Live 8 Philadelphia moments, but I couldn't seem to get a call out. By the looks of it, I wasn't the only one. There were a lot of people milling about trying to get reception on their cell phones. I heard that there was a special running screen that would allow people at the live 8 concert in Philadelphia to text message their name and it would be broadcast and run like a marquee in the background of the stage or on one of the many monitors. Technology is king here at Live 8. Digital cameras, cell phones, laptops, police with their walkie talkies, and people running around with their i-pods.

The food vendors had marked their turf with all sorts of crazy signs like "Ending world hunger one cheeseburger at a time", or "Make Pizza History", "We don't want your money, well yeah we do, buy a Hot Dog" and "Live Eats" and "Live Ate". I guess they were having a little fun the American way - crass and inappropriate. Funny thing is, Philadelphia has made the charts as the "fattest" city in the USA, and we are host to a concert designed to make poverty history. Pizza joints outnumber fitness clubs 10 to 1.

I have already run into at least seven vendors selling Live 8 Philadelphia bootleg t-shirts and hats. One of the venders was selling embroidered Live 8 Philadelphia t-shirts and Live 8 Philadelphia hats. They look very professional, but I am sure that none of the money is going to Make Poverty History, Live 8, or the Band Aid Trust. I am not sure how I feel about all this bootleg stuff. Bob Geldof said the event was not about money and that all he wanted was our voices. If that is the case, then he shouldn't mind entrepreneurs hijacking his logo in order to spread the word. The Philadelphia police seem to be too busy socializing to even notice or care about the live 8 t-shirt vendors, so I am guessing that this is not high priority on their list.

Live 8 US, Philadelphia (continue review)

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Live 8 London, UK :: Live 8 Philadelphia, USA :: Live 8 Toronto (Barrie),CA