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The Hip and Live 8 - TonyZZZ - 06-08-2005
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What are the chances of the Hip signing up for this show? (if it comes to be)
I think they are guaranteed to be there given the cause and how they feel about humanitarian efforts.
- gratts99 - 06-08-2005
i would say for sure, if it comes to be.
ROAD TRIP!!
- Stephen Dame - 06-08-2005
My apartment is open if anybody needs a place to crash. I've got a futon AND a toilet.
Seriously though, if this thing goes through and the Hip are part of it, I can provide a crash pad.
- thipfan73 - 06-08-2005
Hmm....I MIGHT have enough money to do it. However, got a promotion and might not be able to take the time off. I will certainly try to make an effort. Get the futon ready Dame.
- ddd444 - 06-14-2005
As of right now, there is NO live 8 show, as the Government put the Kibosh on it for Ottawa.
Had they approved, the boys would have been there!
ddd444
- Cpt. Trips - 06-14-2005
Boo-Urns to that,
especially since I was actually going to be in O-Town for Canada Day weekend...
I blame Sass Jordan...this has to be her doing...
- Lizard King - 06-14-2005
:x damn government! Always have to ruin the fun, I was seriously considering driving up to O-town if the Hip was playing. Man I need a Hip fix in the worst way :nooooo Come on ddd444, I need some of the good stuff :wink:
- VioletlightHeron - 06-14-2005
ddd444 Wrote:As of right now, there is NO live 8 show, as the Government put the Kibosh on it for Ottawa.
Had they approved, the boys would have been there!
ddd444
Thats a bit strange for the government to nix a charity show; any info on why they squashed it?
- thedarkcanuck - 06-14-2005
do the liberals need a reasonable explanation for anything they do?
- das_hips - 06-14-2005
VioletlightHeron Wrote:ddd444 Wrote:As of right now, there is NO live 8 show, as the Government put the Kibosh on it for Ottawa.
Had they approved, the boys would have been there!
ddd444
Thats a bit strange for the government to nix a charity show; any info on why they squashed it?
I think it had something to do with the expected attendance of the concert (150,000+) and the capacity of the Hill (60,000)... the Government also walked away from financing the project (somewhere around 3 million), which is a bit strange considering the G8 just inked a $40 Billion Dollar for foreign aid to Africa...
- j-monster - 06-14-2005
thedarkcanuck Wrote:do the liberals need a reasonable explanation for anything they do?
:lol: :lol:
Actually, the libs' "reasonable" explanation is to blame the Tories' "scary hidden agenda". Ha... oh wait, that's not so funny. :x
- VioletlightHeron - 06-15-2005
das_hips Wrote:VioletlightHeron Wrote:ddd444 Wrote:As of right now, there is NO live 8 show, as the Government put the Kibosh on it for Ottawa.
Had they approved, the boys would have been there!
ddd444
Thats a bit strange for the government to nix a charity show; any info on why they squashed it?
I think it had something to do with the expected attendance of the concert (150,000+) and the capacity of the Hill (60,000)... the Government also walked away from financing the project (somewhere around 3 million), which is a bit strange considering the G8 just inked a $40 Billion Dollar for foreign aid to Africa...
Hell, considering the amount of money the Martin government was throwing around to the various cities and provinces around the past month you'd think that 3 million dollars would be a drop in the bucket for them, not to mention the extremely favorable publicity for funding a worthy cause such as this. The concert is probably worth 10 percentage points in the polls, easily...politicians do boggle the mind :lol:
- beanmedic - 06-15-2005
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Canadian Live 8 concert details Thursday, lineup 'spectacular': organizer
TORONTO (CP) - An announcement concerning a Canadian Live 8 concert will be made Thursday, say organizers who've been working furiously to assemble musicians for a Canuck event.
"We are expecting to announce tomorrow, in a big way. That's what we're kind of working towards," said Sharon Marshall of World Vision, which is involved with Canada's Make Poverty History campaign. She said a venue has been secured although she wouldn't reveal which city would host the historic concert.
"It's not Ottawa . . . I can tell you that the lineup is spectacular. I can tell you that. And that Canadians will be really proud of it."
Marshall said concert promoter Michael Cohl will be involved in making the announcement Thursday.
This has prompted speculation that the Rolling Stones, who will be practising in Toronto for their upcoming tour, will be part of the show.
Live Aid mastermind Bob Geldof is behind this summer's concert bashes which will be held in Philadelphia, London, Paris, Rome and Berlin on July 2.
With U2, Mariah Carey, Madonna, Sting and Sarah McLachlan among the performers in those cities, Geldof's banking on the star-studded event raising awareness of poverty before leaders of the wealthy G-8 countries - which include Canada - meet in Britain.
"There are going to be lots and lots of ways for Canadians to be engaged in the purposes behind this concert," said Marshall.
"This concert is designed to put pressure globally on the G-8 leaders to make major changes in the way we're tackling poverty as a world."
- MikeS - 06-15-2005
Hmmm...the Stones and two weeks to get everything together?
Downsview (with it's experience in such matters) would seem like a logical candidate...
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- fingernailsonhull - 06-15-2005
I was just thinking that. If the Hip are involved, and the rest of the lineup is noteworthy, I shall definitely be there.