support live 8!!!!
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Acctually there where going to be many more artists but this thing is a scam more of a publicity stunt for the bands less then like 20% of the money made will go to the African poverty anyways and any that does is will be taken by the local warlord. A good example of this is shown in the begining of Black Hawk Down when there was food brought to a starving town and people where grabbing it right when some warlords men come and confiscate all of the food saying it belongs to him.Don't get me wrong I wish there was no poverty or hunger in the world but a lot of orginizations out there acctually are just scams.
Concrete_Rose
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i think live8 was a good idea, shame that there are soo many helpless people in the world 
hopefully the government will give them more help now
hopefully the government will give them more help now
LordLucas said:
Did you watch BHD on FX? Been on like a bunch of times. Ditto to what you said too, I'm real sure the likes of Beyonce and Maroon 5 really care about world poverty...
Did Live 8 do anything 20 years ago? Did it do anything this year?
Sounds like publicity...
Of course there is still those crazy fellows like U2... dumbass's...
Lord Lucas and Urban to be fair the money wasnt meant to be going to help Africans anyhow. That was NOT the point of live 8. The whole point of the concert was due to the fact that this year Britain lead G8 and there is a meeeting in Scotland this week for this. The concert was to draw attention to the people of this country and the world the situation in Africa and to show people wanted a change. There are also marches this week planned for this. Hopefully it will show that citizens of Britain...and many other countries(dunno about the US after reading what you two and bio said about it) care what happens to these people. Again i would like to point out it wasnt supposed to be a fundraiser. More of a media awareness thing. Also a report that some stars from the UK live 8 WILL be giving there money to the cause.
Pink Floyd have pledged to donate all profits made as a result of last weekend's Live 8 concert to charity and urged other performers to do the same.
The legendary band reformed especially for the gig after more than 20 years of hostility.
Their album sales have rocketed, with fans flocking to record stores to buy copies of the band's greatest hits album.
Sales of Echoes: The Best Of Pink Floyd are up 1,343% at HMV, but guitarist David Gilmour said he would not profit from the smash hit show.
"Though the main objective has been to raise consciousness and put pressure on the G8 leaders, I will not profit from the concert," he said in a statement.
"If on Thursday the G8 leaders tick the right three boxes at Gleneagles then the main objective will have been fulfilled.
"If other artists feel like donating their extra royalties to charity, perhaps then the record companies could be persuaded to make a similar gesture and that would be a bonus.
"This is money that should be used to save lives."
Gilmour is no stranger to charity. In 2003 he sold his London home for £3m and gave all the money to a project for the homeless.
His sentiments over Live 8 were echoed by Liberal Democrat culture spokesman Don Foster, who urged artists with boosted sales to do the honourable thing.
"Live 8 may have struck a chord with viewers all over the world, but for the artists it's now clear that it also struck gold," he said.
"Now they should continue to show their goodwill by donating the profits that Live 8 helped create."
The Who and Annie Lennox also registered massive increases.
Every act who played at Hyde Park on Saturday received a sales boost - except for Pete Doherty.
The Live 8 coverage, which also included performances by Madonna, U2 and Robbie Williams, was watched by a peak of 9.6 million viewers on BBC1.
Pink Floyd have pledged to donate all profits made as a result of last weekend's Live 8 concert to charity and urged other performers to do the same.
The legendary band reformed especially for the gig after more than 20 years of hostility.
Their album sales have rocketed, with fans flocking to record stores to buy copies of the band's greatest hits album.
Sales of Echoes: The Best Of Pink Floyd are up 1,343% at HMV, but guitarist David Gilmour said he would not profit from the smash hit show.
"Though the main objective has been to raise consciousness and put pressure on the G8 leaders, I will not profit from the concert," he said in a statement.
"If on Thursday the G8 leaders tick the right three boxes at Gleneagles then the main objective will have been fulfilled.
"If other artists feel like donating their extra royalties to charity, perhaps then the record companies could be persuaded to make a similar gesture and that would be a bonus.
"This is money that should be used to save lives."
Gilmour is no stranger to charity. In 2003 he sold his London home for £3m and gave all the money to a project for the homeless.
His sentiments over Live 8 were echoed by Liberal Democrat culture spokesman Don Foster, who urged artists with boosted sales to do the honourable thing.
"Live 8 may have struck a chord with viewers all over the world, but for the artists it's now clear that it also struck gold," he said.
"Now they should continue to show their goodwill by donating the profits that Live 8 helped create."
The Who and Annie Lennox also registered massive increases.
Every act who played at Hyde Park on Saturday received a sales boost - except for Pete Doherty.
The Live 8 coverage, which also included performances by Madonna, U2 and Robbie Williams, was watched by a peak of 9.6 million viewers on BBC1.
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