Live 8 concert, Berlin
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| Location | Siegessäule, Berlin, Germany |
| Founded by | Bob Geldof and Midge Ure |
| Date | July 2, 2005 |
| Genre(s) | Pop and Rock music |
| Website | Official Site |
On 2 July 2005, a Live 8 concert was held at the Siegessäule (Victory Column) in the Tiergarten park in Berlin, Germany.
The event is also referred to as "Live 8 Berlin" or "Live 8 Germany".
Initially, some music critics wrote the Berlin concert off as a failure when the original line-up was announced, with several complaining there were too many bands singing in German to appeal to the world. This so-called "problem" (rubbished by Live 8 organiser Bob Geldof) was alleviated by the late addition of Green Day to the list of artists performing.
Lauryn Hill and Crosby, Stills & Nash were originally in the lineup, but both pulled out.
Green Day also caused a minor stir when they sang "Sieg Heil to the President Gasman" undoctored as part of their song Holiday (Green Day song), as saying "Sieg Heil" is illegal in Germany.
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[edit] Lineup
[edit] Hosts
- Anne Will, newscaster
- Michael Mittermeier, comedian
[edit] Performers
Past Live Aid performers are listed with an asterisk (*):
- Die Toten Hosen: "Wünsch Dir Was", "Pushed Again", "Steh Auf, Wenn Du Am Boden Bist", "Show Everyone You're Here", "Hang on Sloopy"
- Wir sind Helden: "Nur Ein Wort", "Denkmal", "Bist Du Nicht Müde"
- Söhne Mannheims: "Jah Is Changing All", "Babylon-System"
- Katherine Jenkins: "Amazing Grace"
- BAP: "Wie Schön Dat Wöhr", "Verdamp Lang Her"
- Audioslave: "Doesn't Remind Me", "Dedication To What Is Right", "Black Hole Sun", "Like A Stone", "Killing in the Name"
- Green Day: "American Idiot", "Holiday", "Minority", "We Are the Champions"
- Juli: "Geile Zeit", "Perfekte Welle"
- Claudia Schiffer
- Silbermond: "Zeit für Optimisten", "Durch die Nacht"
- Chris de Burgh: "The Road To Freedom", "Lebanese Night", "The Lady In Red", "Don't Pay the Ferryman"
- Brian Wilson*: "Wonderful", "Our Prayer/Gee", "Heroes and Villains", "God Only Knows", "California Girls", "Good Vibrations", "Fun Fun Fun" (Brian played Live Aid as part of The Beach Boys line-up)
- Renee Olstead: "My Baby Just Cares For Me"
- Sasha: "If You Believe", "Hard to Handle", "Turn It Into Something Special"
- a-ha: "Take On Me", "Summer Moved On", "Hunting High And Low"
- Daniel Powter: "Bad Day", "Song 6"
- Joana Zimmer: "I Believe (Give A Little Bit)"
- Juan Diego Flórez: "You'll Never Walk Alone"
- Reamonn: "Hallelujah", "Alright"
- Roxy Music*: "Virginia Plain", "Love Is the Drug", "Do the Strand", "Jealous Guy" (Bryan Ferry played solo at Live Aid)
- Faithless: "Mass Destruction", "We Come 1"
- Herbert Grönemeyer: "Heimat", "Der Mond Ist Aufgegangen", "Mensch", "Bleibt Alles Anders", "Flugzeuge Im Bauch", "Bochum"
- Otto: "Piano Man (Spezial Version)"
[edit] References
- thelive8concert.com Live 8 website - Details about the Live 8 concert
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