Archive for July, 2005
News round-up: July 2005
Madonna, Pink Floyd and tennis player Yannick Noah perform at Bob Geldof’s latest fundraiser…
“It was 20 years ago today”: the first words sung, by Paul McCartney, at the global Live concert. Actually, Macca, it was 19 years and 51 weeks since Live Aid, but let’s not split hairs. Bob Geldof’s international event to raise […]
Posted: July 31st, 2005 under Monthly news.
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G8 expectations at live spectacular
By ROB JONES
Even without the imaginary rattling of collection tins and a bedraggled Irish pop star straining at viewers to “get on the fucking phone” to donate, Live 8 had money on the agenda: Africa’s overwhelming lack of it and the Western world’s bountiful supply of the stuff.
Almost 20 years ago to the day, […]
Posted: July 3rd, 2005 under Food for thought.
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