tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post112238172616980286..comments2024-03-29T10:17:18.826+00:00Comments on No Rock And Roll Fun: THE BEST GIG EVERSimon Hayes Budgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-1122462451452600072005-07-27T11:07:00.000+00:002005-07-27T11:07:00.000+00:00God, I have no memory whatsoever of Adam Ant being...God, I have no memory whatsoever of Adam Ant being on.<BR/><BR/>Elvis Costello and Howard Jones are both clear as the day they played though...<BR/><BR/>Actually, thinking about it, Live 8 could have done with a bit more "person runs on and does one song" variety show style to it - it all seemed way too pre-planned, rather than the "let's do the show right here" insanity that Live Aid projected.<BR/><BR/>Still, this is old shit now, isn't it. Live 8 will forever go down in history as "One of the only gigs that Pete Doherty could be arsed to turn up for".<BR/><BR/>Although to be honest, if I got more publicity for a "no show" than a "show", I'd stop turning up too...<BR/><BR/>nuff. back to work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-1122391431217066972005-07-26T15:23:00.000+00:002005-07-26T15:23:00.000+00:00Throwing my mind back twenty years, the only two p...Throwing my mind back twenty years, the only two performances I could recall (before they started turning up on clips shows) were U2 and Adam Ant.<BR/><BR/>Having said which, though, my favourite bit was Andy Kershaw introducing Frank Partridge's 3pm news summary -"now, thrill to the visuals"Simon Hayes Budgenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-1122385766150457272005-07-26T13:49:00.000+00:002005-07-26T13:49:00.000+00:00So who were the best band at Live Aid then?So who were the best band at Live Aid then?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com