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Official Live 8 thread

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123rl

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MadFuzzy said:
Looking forward to seeing Jonathan Ross grovelling/apologising like a bastard in about 30 seconds. :)
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Johnathon Ross cracks me up. He's probably one of the funniest presenters on the BBC. "It was a motherloving good time" :lol
 
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Wax Free Vanilla

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Well that was the best set so far, congrats Snoop.
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MetatronM

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Sounds like you Brits are getting infitiely better coverage than we are here in the US. Apparently MTV believes we want to watch their V-Jays talk for 20 minutes and then see about 4 minuts of a random song by a random band (usually not even the full performance) and then a commercial. Rinse, repeat.

Thank god for the internet.
 
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123rl

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MetatronM said:
Sounds like you Brits are getting infitiely better coverage than we are here in the US. Apparently MTV believes we want to watch their V-Jays talk for 20 minutes and then see about 4 minuts of a random song by a random band (usually not even the full performance) and then a commercial. Rinse, repeat.

Thank god for the internet.
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The concert and coverage (BBC) has been fantastic, IMO. Full coverage of each song, short breaks inbetween, usually to interview someone interesting, and occasionally scenes and highlights of the other shows (Philly, Montreal, Berlin etc)
 
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Keyser Soze

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MetatronM said:
Sounds like you Brits are getting infitiely better coverage than we are here in the US. Apparently MTV believes we want to watch their V-Jays talk for 20 minutes and then see about 4 minuts of a random song by a random band (usually not even the full performance) and then a commercial. Rinse, repeat.

Thank god for the internet.
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The BBC are doing a fucking fantastic job! There are just letting anything go and they will probably deal will all the consequences after the show. Drunk Robbie should go well :)
 
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Kon Tiki

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CTV is doing a great job as well, as far as sets. Even though they are focusing on Barrie, I bet the showed more from the other concerts than MTV.
 
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MetatronM

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Case in point, MTV did just another 5-10 segment on "what Live 8 means" (this has been basically what they've shown for most of the two hours they've been on the air, by the way), and then showed about a MINUTE of Will Smith performing Summertime, and then went to commercial IN MID-SONG.

Fuck you, MTV.


Yay for streaming video!
 
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123rl

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Ah crap! I've got Telewest in my room (where I'm watching this), and my folks have Sky Digital downstairs. I've only just realised that BBC interactive on Sky lets you pick which concert you want to watch!! Grr...fucking primitive Telewest and it's shoddy, crap interactive services
 
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Keyser Soze

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I was just about to post about the interactive thing 123rl I was watching it but BBC are doing a great job jumping betwwen everthing so i dont have to use it....

Fuck +1 for Razorlight
 
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Meier

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I really, really wish oasis had taken the invite for this.. I can only imagine how batshit insane the crowd would go on Don't Look Back in Anger, Wonderwall, Champagne Supernova, etc. right now. Fuckin hell it would have been joyous to see.
 
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MetatronM

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MTV's current coverage:

"Hi, we're back, as you can see there's an awesome concert going on behind me. Razorlight is rocking out right now. But rather than watch this BIGGEST CONCERT IN HISTORY let's go to one of our other V-Jays talking to Snoop Dogg, cause god knows you're not watching MTV for music."
 
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123rl

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Yeah, it's no big loss. It would have been cool to watch the some of the other concerts live though. I'm really enjoying the London show anyway. BBC Three are showing the other concerts tonight anyway so I can watch them then (or just the highlights)
 
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Keyser Soze

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I was wondering is MTV US just scared to broadcast the show incase someone drops an F-bomb live on TV or are the just really that crap. What is it with American TV and one word sending them into such stupid fear?
 
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123rl

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Keyser Soze said:
Fuck +1 for Razorlight
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I only like one of their songs (the first one they did) but they were pretty good tonight as well.

"Music can change the world" - Bono said that

"Sign the fucking petition" - I said that

:lol
 
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Keyser Soze

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VisionaryQuest0 said:
So hey...it's Natalie Portman...the fuck happened to her?
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I haven’t seen Portman so I am not sure what you mean. If you are talking about her hair it was cut almost fully bald for a new movie she was in.
 
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CelticFC#1

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Jesus Christ.

Announcer: "The fantastic Razorlight."

Crowd: *Cheers for two seconds then silence*

The crowd sucks balls.

Gervais dancing with Snoop Dogg's bitches to one of his phat tracks is what is required.
 
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Wax Free Vanilla

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They should have had James Brown on stage, that guy was shit hot on Jonathan Ross' chat show yesterday. Anybody see it? He was fucking awesome.

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A great singer and entertainer. :D
 
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Archaix

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Keyser Soze said:
I was wondering is MTV US just scared to broadcast the show incase someone drops an F-bomb live on TV or are the just really that crap. What is it with American TV and one word sending them into such stupid fear?
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It's MTV's choice, nothing to do with the chance of profanity. They wouldn't be punished in any way no matter what happened as the FCC broadcast rules don't apply to cable stations. It's just that MTV is that fucking bad.

edit: Madonna is half British insofar as that she married a british guy.
 
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dem

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Keyser Soze said:
Isn’t she British, or half British, or quarter British or live in the UK?
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Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone Ritchie was born in Bay City, Michigan, and is one of eight children in a large Italian family.
 
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MetatronM

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Hey, MTV has been running live from London for a while now.

I think somebody tapped the programming guys on the shoulder and said "umm, maybe we should stop talking about this 'greatest concet ever' and start showing it."
 
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The "live" stream is actually about a 4 minute delay but you get the whole concert and not the MTV news best of shit.
 
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123rl

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Keyser Soze said:
Bringing out the girl was a moment....

I gott a shiver down my back...
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Definitely. It's easy to think about it in terms of thousands of people. But focus on one child who survived and it puts it all in perspective, IMO

lol...anyone hear Madonna apologise just now for swearing :lol
 
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COCKLES

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Crowd still looks like their auditioning for Romero's Planet of the Dead. That's what you get for offering free tickets...should have made it paying, that way you'd still sell out and get music lovers in the mood for some funking.
 
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distantmantra

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I've got prior plans today, so we're heading out. Will all of the performances be available to watch later on AOL's site? Desperately want to see Pink Floyd.
 
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Kon Tiki

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distantmantra said:
I've got prior plans today, so we're heading out. Will all of the performances be available to watch later on AOL's site? Desperately want to see Pink Floyd.
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Ya. For the next few weeks.
 
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