Live 8... forget water, pack viagra.
In a recent post, I spoke of my excitement at the insanity that is Live 8 coming to Toronto. Now, faced with the announced lineup, watching on TV sounds like a more enjoyable alternative.
A heavy dose of old timers, adult comtemporary and 'are-they-still-together?' bands make up the bulk of the lineup with a pinch of new blood probably being slated as early afternoon openers.
I'm not trying not to be overly ageist here, but really, c'mon Canada.
Convening at Park Place in Barrie (Park what?), this is your much-anticipated lineup:
In the What-the-#$%@ category:
- Deep Purple
- Motley Crue
(dear God)
In the Good-Live-But-Who-Cares-Anymore category:
- Bryan Adams
- Great Big Sea
- Our Lady Peace
In the Harmonica Toting dept:
- Gordon Lightfoot
- Bachman/Cummings Band
- Bruce Cockburn
- Blue Rodeo
- Tom Cochrane
In the Probably-ass-kissing-for-a-duet-with-the-previous-5-guys category:
- Sam Roberts
In the Time-To-Go-Buy-A-$10-Hot-Dog-and-Pee area:
- African Guitar Summit
- DobaCaracol featuring Kna'an
- Les Trois Accords
In the Grab Bag :
- Barenaked Ladies
- Simple Plan
In the Pathetic-Satellite-Appearance category:
- Celine Dion (yes, via satellite)
and finally, in the You-Know-She's-Going-To-Make-Fun-of-This-Whole Thing,-Especially-Celine-Dion category:
- Jann Arden
- Tegan & Sara (if they're gutsy enough)
Hosting duties go to none other than our local blues brother, Dan Aykroyd (once again), but he's not alone. Apparently he's too cool on his own and, as such, the most nausea-enducing 'act' to ever be bred in this country (no, not Celine) will co-host. Enter Tom Green.
It's pretty bad, and it's going to have it's really lame moments (surely), but all in all, it'll probably turn out alright if you have any room in your heart for old Canadiana. We all know that guys like Tom Cochrane put on a great live show (provided he sings Life Is A Highway, of course, 'cause he'd get tomatoes thrown if he denied us).
Is it worth the heatstroke? That's up to you.
Comments (15)
I groaned when I heard the line up too ... Live 8 ... could very well be Live Lame. And what the hell happened to the urban artists?
What a sad line-up. Personally, I'd rather just make a donation than have to sit through the majority of those acts.
And seriously, Motley Crue?
Although I admire Blue Rodeo, Sam Roberts, and Tegan and Sara, I'm not at all fond with the overall lineup. And actually, I thought Motley Crue was the 'best' live act of the given lineup. I'm not a big fan of the Crue, but at least I don't think I'd be bored during their set...Hey "Kickstart My Heart" rocks actually!
10 to 1 the international media still refer to Barrie as "Toronto" in their coverage of our Live 8 concert because really, who the hell knows where Barrie is? At least Toronto is half way recognisable as a world city. Barrie? Other than being home to one of Canada's largest grow ops (just down the street from the concert!) that's about it.
The line up is likely a result of collaborations between a 21 year old Western frat boy and my dad.
Apologies for my dad's taste in music.
Seriously, all that's missing now is a surprise appearance by none other than NICKLEBACK! Fuck yeah!
YES, Garth.... HOW did they miss that?
I can't help buy find it insanely embarrassing that Tom Green is hosting though. There's a guy who really isn't that funny and most of his 'humour' is totally based on physically stupidity and facial expressions. When your sitting 40,000 people back from the stage, it's just going to be the biggest f'ing earsore. Hopefully the people at home will get something out of that and i dont mean an extra evening out when they turn off the set.
Another update = According to the Tegan & Sara website:
"Tegan & Sara will NOT be performing at the Canadian Live 8 concert in Toronto on July 2nd."
Guess they thought it would suck too.
wow ok... nickelback? oh u mean theory of a deadman... and seriously, we should be glad we have Deep Purple and Crue in our lineup, the one performance we should shun upon is Simple Plan, I mean seriously, who wants to see emo punks whining about how theyre not "perfect"... at least Crue and Deep Purple have made impacts! They're kick ass bands and there is nothing anyone can say about them
OK it's free why is everyone complaining. Have any of you complainers even seen the hip live? I will admit that it is not even close to the same caliber as England and another cool band could replace the whole celine dion "satelite" appearance, but those of us who managed to get tickets I'm sure will completely enjoy it!
Good for Tegan and Sara. They're pretty wicked live and funny as hell. I was actually watching for them though. That lineup was pathetic. And why hold it in Barrie? For a supposedly international event, it made Canada look pathetic.
I've seen bigger crowds at secondary and tertiary stages are real outdoor festivals.
View More Events
Suggest an Event
Join the blogTO Flickr group
Join the blogTO YouTube Group
RSS