Live 8 2005

I've just got in from work and turned on Live 8.

The crowd are SO SO SO QUIET!!!! And just standing there! No sort of atmosphere at all apart from a few claps.

What is going on?

Are they thinking "I wish The Big Call on ITV was on tonight...then I would have stayed at home!?"

Oh god look who's on now. Be thankful this isn't being broadcast on Channel 4, or else Jimmy Carr would have hosted the event!

They just showed the crowd in front of the BBC BIG Screen in Manchester, Wossy said it was Birmingham!

Dumbass!

Well Wossy earlier told viewers that a shot of the big screen in Birmingham was Manchester - and now he's gone and said that a shot of Manchester was Birmingham.... who's feeding him this duff info?!

Jimmy Carr is cool! Do NOT slag him off!

I'm suprised by how much coverage the event is getting on the BBC actually. Regardless of the very good cause (and the fact it's not gonna make the blindest bit of difference), it is essentially a political protest and the BBC's continuous broadcast of it must surely be constued as an advocation of said political protest. Surely the beeb isn't in a position to do this? Discuss...

Can't say I'm impressed with the BBC's link ups but never mind. Great concerts! Annie Lennox - doesn't often make many public appearances but that version of 'Why' earlier was superb. Not to mention (Sir) Bob Geldof obviously - basically revamping his 'Don't Like Mondays' from Live Aid. Brilliant.

1 million people in Philladelphia! Fantastic.

I just really hope these G8 people take note of this! This is the 21st century for God sake!


more from me later

Is it me, or are the crowd really lifeless?

The crowd seem to have a can't be bothered attitude - they may as well be walking around with Walkmans! It probably seems different because when you think of Live Aid at Wembley - it was a stadium hence there was also crowd seating space and it projected sound better. Thats my opinion anyway. Some audience boom mics may help.

they really are!

and I have to say, I know it's a live broadcast and understandably things go wrong/mics aren't on when they should be etc, some of the links have been done very poorly.

Such as cutting to Fern, halfway through an interview (like with Sir Paul), and then cutting back to the stage! Surely it would have been better to have Wossy say after the artist has finished "Fern caught up with.... this is what they had to say...." etc.

But overall, coverage has been good - good to see interactive too!

Half the time they look like they are trying to get the best pics with their camera phones!
A lot of them probably texted not expecting to win, won and couldn't sell their tickets on eBay!

Even Craig David managed to stir some cheers from the French crowd (!); I think if he performed at Hyde Park he would have been greeted with either silence or a load of bottles.