Live 8 (2005)

Directors:

Bruce Gowers, Nick Hopkin,

Writers:

Bob Geldof (idea), David Wild

Stars:

Bob Geldof, Articolo 31, 4Peace Ensemble

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Bob Geldof	...	Himself
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Articolo 31	...	Themselves
4Peace Ensemble	...	Themselves - Johannesburg
A-Ha	...	Themselves
Bryan Adams	...	Himself
Romeo Antonio	...	Himself
Ainhoa Arbizu	...	Herself
Jann Arden	...	Herself
Tina Arena	...	Herself
Richard Ashcroft	...	Himself
Audioslave	...	Themselves - Berlin
Dan Aykroyd	...	Himself
Bap	...	Themselves - Berlin
Amel Bent	...	Himself
Louis Bertignac	...	Himself

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

peace | charity | digit in title | tv special | live broadcast | 

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Taglines:

The long walk to justice

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Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site The Live 8 List

Country:

UK

Language:

English French German Italian Spanish Zulu Russian Japanese

Release Date:

2 July 2005 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Chateau de Versailles, Versailles, Yvelines, France

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

480 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Franz Ferdinand were asked to perform but guitarist Nick McCarthy's wedding was planned for that day so therefore couldn't perform.

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Connections

Featured in The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (2005)

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Soundtracks

"Ray of Light"
Written by Madonna, William Orbit, Clive Maldoon, Dave Curtiss and Christine Leach
Performed by Madonna

User Reviews

Great concert for a great cause

Live 8 was a great concert with great artists from the present and the past.The greatest thing about the music was the choice of songs by a great number of performing artists and bands.The Who played "Won't get Fooled Again" and Sting "Every Breath You Take".All songs with a double meaning during this concert,cause it's all about raising awareness towards the poverty in Africa and pressuring the G8 leaders.

Still,the ultimate highlight for me was the performance of my favorite band (together with Sonic Youth) Pink Floyd in their entire line up (except Syd Barrett of course).They also had a great choice of songs (Money,Wish You Were Here,Breathe).Still,there final song took my breath away and I wasn't the only one. "Comfortably Numb" was sung so beautifully and played with such intensity that it was unreal (considering the fact that they are old rockers and haven't played together in this set for over 20 years). Truly the musical highpoint of the day! But all in all it was about the message and it was spread out in a good and sincere way,thank you Bob Geldof! Now we can only hope that the G8 leaders have a heart...

Missing bands: Sonic Youth,Radiohead,The Prodigy,Lou Reed,Underworld,etc... But hey,you can't have them all!