One year on, and other than much needed TV exposure for Geldofs cronies, what did LIVE8 actually achieve?

Answer 1

a lot of publicity and good P.R. for some famous people who don't actually care

Answer 2

It helped draw the focus away from the war in Iraq and the fact that Bush and Blair actually is warcrimminals pr. deffenition.

It helped the EMI Group, AOL TIme Warner, Ford Motorcompany, MTV and Nokia (among others) to get very positiv publicity and made them earn even more money.

It helped people think that they do something really good and make them relax a little by comming to a show that give less to the poor people in africa than the companies behind it will earn becaus of the possitive publisity.

It makes the countries behind it look good.

It is mostly about starving kids, not about dictatorship, faulty distirbuting of food and bribery.

It gives the listeners a very good conserts indeed.

It is entertaining.

Answer 3

I know that it did not live up to certain expectations, but I guess some attention on some of the crisis going on in Africa (and the rest of the world for that matter) is better than nothing. According to the website, it did help facilitate the following:

* $50 billion more aid per year by 2010
* Debt cancellation for 38 countries, with 18 benefiting this year
* Primary education for every child by 2015
* AIDS drugs to all those who need them, and care for all AIDS orphans
* Help double the size of Africa’s economy and trade by 2015

Answer 4

they raised awareness to the G8 people and it worked by clearing the 3rd world debts and pleding $25 billion per year that is double what is was before geldof made his mark.

Answer 5

You're right,it was just massive gig to provide exposure for has been pop stars