Morbyd
Moderator
Hey folks. Just back from Live 8 - Moscow and since, after Toyko, we're the first to wrap up (and since we don't have any Tokyo people on the board), I thought I'd relay some impressions.
We got there after the show had started and I still haven't figured out the name of the Russian act that was on but they were quite good. I'll have to check that out.
Next up was B-2, one of the top rock bands in Russia right now. They played a very solid, if short, set. If these guys ever sing in English they'd be huge.
Interspersed with the performances were live shots from other shows. We saw Destiny's Child in Phillie, Muse in Paris, Faith Hill in Rome, and A Simple Plan in Toronto, among others. Unfortunately, I had slipped out to the wc when a clip of U2 in London was played. Nelson Mandela speaking was, as always, powerful.
Headlining our show was Pet Shop Boys, whom I had never seen live before. Great show! With electronic bands it's always hard since so much is sequenced, but they had a percussionist and guitarist on stage alongside Chris Lowe and his keyboards. Neil Tennant and a backup singer delivered a solid performance of their classics - It's a Sin, Suburbia (my favorite), West End Girls, Domino Dancing, Always on My Mind, Where the Streets Have No Name, Let to My Own Devices, etc.
The crowd was so pleased that it demanded an encore... apparently, the band hadn't prepared for one, since they repeated It's a Sin!
I'm not sure how much awareness was raised by the Moscow show... they only added it on Tuesday, and the whole worldwide event didn't get too much notice here until then. Still, it was great to be a part of history.
The organizers contacted me from London earlier in the week and I tried to help them find them some sponsors but wasn't successful on such short notice. If someone had helped, perhaps some of the other bands that wanted to play here (B-52s, for example) could have traveled.
Pics coming later.
We got there after the show had started and I still haven't figured out the name of the Russian act that was on but they were quite good. I'll have to check that out.
Next up was B-2, one of the top rock bands in Russia right now. They played a very solid, if short, set. If these guys ever sing in English they'd be huge.
Interspersed with the performances were live shots from other shows. We saw Destiny's Child in Phillie, Muse in Paris, Faith Hill in Rome, and A Simple Plan in Toronto, among others. Unfortunately, I had slipped out to the wc when a clip of U2 in London was played. Nelson Mandela speaking was, as always, powerful.
Headlining our show was Pet Shop Boys, whom I had never seen live before. Great show! With electronic bands it's always hard since so much is sequenced, but they had a percussionist and guitarist on stage alongside Chris Lowe and his keyboards. Neil Tennant and a backup singer delivered a solid performance of their classics - It's a Sin, Suburbia (my favorite), West End Girls, Domino Dancing, Always on My Mind, Where the Streets Have No Name, Let to My Own Devices, etc.
The crowd was so pleased that it demanded an encore... apparently, the band hadn't prepared for one, since they repeated It's a Sin!
I'm not sure how much awareness was raised by the Moscow show... they only added it on Tuesday, and the whole worldwide event didn't get too much notice here until then. Still, it was great to be a part of history.
The organizers contacted me from London earlier in the week and I tried to help them find them some sponsors but wasn't successful on such short notice. If someone had helped, perhaps some of the other bands that wanted to play here (B-52s, for example) could have traveled.
Pics coming later.
der!
