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MTV, VH1 To Air Live 8 Performances Uninterrupted
07.07.2005 8:34 PM EDT

Ten hours will be broadcast commercial-free on Saturday.

Responding to viewers and critics, MTV Networks has announced that it
will broadcast 10 hours of Live 8 performance footage — including sets
from Jay-Z, U2, Paul McCartney and others — commercial-free on MTV and
VH1.

MTV and VH1 will each offer five hours of uninterrupted performance
footage with differing artist lineups on Saturday. VH1 will air its
Live 8 highlights from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, while MTV's
batch of highlights will roll out from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.

"At MTV and VH1, we're in a constant and candid dialogue with our
audience, and in the wake of the live events last Saturday, our
viewers have resoundingly told us online they want to see full-set
performances from their favorite artists," MTV Networks Music Group
President Van Toffler said of the move. "As a result of viewer demand
and thanks to the Live 8 organizers and performers, MTV and VH1 will
air 10 consecutive hours from one of the most important musical events
of our time."

MTV has also announced plans to roll out a half-hour special on the
issues behind the Live 8 event on Friday at 9 p.m. ET. "Live 8: Next
Steps" will re-air at 8 p.m. on Saturday immediately following the
Live 8 highlights.
Live 8 London: Madonna, Snoop, U2, Coldplay
Live 8 Philadelphia: Destiny's Child, Dave Matthews, Kanye West
Live 8 Around The World: Shakira, Audioslave, Good Charlotte, Green Day

Both MTV and VH1 will air performances by U2, Pink Floyd, Orchestra
Baobab, Coldplay and Sir Paul McCartney. MTV's coverage will also
include performances by Linkin Park, Jay-Z, the Killers, Kanye West
and Green Day, while VH1's coverage will add Rob Thomas, Dave Matthews
Band, Sting and Maroon 5 to the mix. Viewers can also expect to see
performances by Destiny's Child, Madonna, Dido, R.E.M., Shakira, Snoop
Dogg, Good Charlotte, Audioslave, Mariah Carey, Robbie Williams and
the Who, among others.

Finally, they done something right...

Yeah it's a shame they couldn't do this on the actual date.
At least through this they admit they fucked up

jayaredee said:

True.

Hotlegs said:

They are broadcasting 10 hours commercial free
& still you find something to bitch about.
Some people can never be pleased.

thedoorkeeper said:

Because it would have been nice to do when it was actually live.
The damage is done, and the performances are already available on AOL to watch over and over.

wow...two music channels actually showing uninterrupted music and not reality shows, Punl'd and Jackass?...who'da thunk it?

jayaredee said:

Exactly. AOL definitely kicked ass hands down.

Thank goodness. I finally get to see the performances!

Gangsta Fam, Bjork is on MTV now!

PhilG said:

I got it taped! She looked and sounded great. Wish I could see the whole thing though.

GangstaFam said:

You know, I still missed it What songs did they show?

They showed all of Audioslave's performance. Chris's vocals seemed kinda off, but overall they did pretty good. Can Audioslave legally perform RATM and Soundgarden songs though?

AnckSuNamun said:

They only broadcast two songs:

All is Full of Love
Desired Constellation

BJORK SUCKS BJORK SUCKS BJORK SUCKS BJORK SUCKS BJORK SUCKS BJORK SUCKS BJORK SUCKS BJORK SUCKS BJORK SUCKS BJORK SUCKS BJORK SUCKS BJORK SUCKS BJORK SUCKS BJORK SUCKS BJORK SUCKS BJORK SUCKS BJORK SUCKS BJORK SUCKS BJORK SUCKS BJORK SUCKS BJORK SUCKS BJORK SUCKS BJORK SUCKS BJORK SUCKS BJORK SUCKS BJORK SUCKS

PhilG said:

just two?! damn, and she's a headliner

AnckSuNamun said:

I felt lucky to see any at all. I didn't think they'd play her. They showed none of Annie Lennox's performance.

GangstaFam said:

Actually they did.right between Will Smith & keane.MTV broadcast her performing Sweet Dreams & Why.

did anyone see Stevie Wonder's performance? I missed it,how was it??

DavidEye said:

It's on demand at AOL

http://music.channel.aol....demand.adp

Stevie's performance was good, btw.

GangstaFam said:

I'll have to watch Annie on demand since I missed it. I still haven't gotten around to Dido and UB40 either. It still boggles me as to why AOl isn't showing Bjork or any other artists in Japan. It's almost as if the Tokyo set deosn't exist.

HulkHogan said:

I know. Lame, isn't it?

PhilG said:

In their 5 hours of footage? I didn't see them either.

GangstaFam said:

After Vh1's broadcast MTV showed theirs.They repeated segments of the most popular artists like Pink Floyd,Paul McCartney & Mariah Carey.But in between those segments they showed different footage than Vh1 like Bjork,Annie Lennox, & Stevie Wonder.

PhilG said:

Hmm. I'll have to go through my tape again. About how far into the 5 hour broadcast was she?