dont know if its true but I doubt we will see a Pink Floyld reunion
It only says Pink Floyd correct? I mean it does say nothing of Roger rejoining so could this be a reunion? I look @ it as I have since he left. The rest of the band is decent but w/o Roger it\'s rather a pitiful shell of a band going by the name Pink Floyd.
A look at the Live 8 concert lineups announced Tuesday by organizers:
LONDON:
Mariah Carey
Coldplay
Dido
Keane
Elton John
Annie Lennox
Paul McCartney
Muse
Razorlight
REM
Scissor Sisters
Snow Patrol
Stereophonics
Sting
Joss Stone
Robbie Williams
U2
Velvet Revolver
Bob Geldof
The Killers
Madonna
The Cure
BERLIN:
a-ha
Bap
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Lauryn Hill
Die Toten Hosen
Peter Maffay
Brian Wilson
PHILADELPHIA:
Will Smith (host)
Bon Jovi
Maroon 5
Dave Matthews Band
Sarah McLachlan
Rob Thomas
Keith Urban
Jay Z
Stevie Wonder
50 Cent
Kaiser Chiefs
P. Diddy
PARIS:
Andrea Bocelli
Craig David
Calo Gero
Jamiroquai
Kyo
Yannick Noah
Youssou N\'Dour
Placebo
Axelle Red
Johnny Halliday
Manu Chao
Renaud
ROME:
Irene Grandi
Faith Hill
Jovanotti
Tim McGraw
Nek
Laura Pausini
Duran Duran
Vasco Rossi
Zucchero
Ottawa eyed for Live 8 gig
Concert would follow Canada Day bashes
By JESSICA HALLAM - Ottawa Sun
OTTAWA - This year\'s Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill could be followed by Live 8 on July 2.
Although unconfirmed, it was reported yesterday that Parliament Hill will be included in the group of venues that will host Live 8 concerts to bring awareness to worldwide poverty.
"Together we\'re looking at where\'s the best venue and, as more people jump on board ... figure out what the best combination of possibilities are," World Vision spokeswoman Sharon Marshall told the Sun last night.
"Today the number of incoming calls into the group organizing has increased and the enthusiasm is increasing," she said, adding World Vision, the charity group trying to organize the event, is in heavy negotiations with artists, venues, sponsors and the Live Aid organization.
She wouldn\'t confirm reports that Bryan Adams, the Barenaked Ladies, Jann Arden and Our Lady Peace would be included in the lineup."
The concerts are being held just days before leaders from the world\'s richest countries meet in England for a G8 conference.
London, Paris, Berlin, Philadelphia and Rome were already confirmed as venues earlier this week by Bob Geldof, who founded the hugely successful Live Aid concerts in 1985.
The Live 8 concerts will all have free admission and the artists will be donating their time. Corporate sponsors will cover other costs.
This year\'s concerts fall 20 years after Live Aid, which raised millions of dollars for famine-stricken Ethiopia.
Marshall said that the difference between Live Aid and Live 8 concerts is its purpose. The purpose of this year\'s events has evolved into a political statement, from that of a simple fundraiser.
"It\'s a coalition ... to cancel the debt to poor countries, to create fair-trade rules and to find ways to end child poverty," she said.
City Coun. Diane Deans would like to keep the Canada Day celebrations alive with the Live 8 gig.
"It just keeps that many more people in the capital for another day," said Deans.
so maybe I\'m missing something, but if they are not charging for tickets, how are they planning on breaking even, let alone making a profit? Free concerts= major security needs, not to mention the rest of the crews and paying the bands, etc.