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Originally Posted by HomerMcvie
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No money? Are you kidding? Yes, they don't get paid to do a 4 song set but the amount of public awerness raised from the event is huge. Every band, artist whatever have either grown in popularity (ie sold more records made more money) are re-gained past popularity. Theres no doubt that everyone that preformed has gained more money because of the event. (respectable of Pink Floyd to donate all the money, but there the only ones.)
I for one are quite glad the Mac did not contribute to this. The whole thing seemed to trival. No offence to Bob Geldof his heart is in the right place and he trully does care but as for everyone else... well I have lost a lot of respect for them. The bands that played had no political awareness what so ever. The whole thing was supposed to raise awareness for those is africa, did it? Well for about a week, if that. The only awareness it raised was for those artists that are now enjoying more income. Makes me sick that people use other peoples missfortune to fuel there greed.
What Live 8 did for africa was very minute. People just forget all about the troubles in africa yet remember the big, pretentious, glamouress concert in London.
Live 8 = Nostigla acts and/or opportunitists after some cash. Thank god the Mac didn't contribute to the patheticness that live 8 was.