Live 8

I remember Band Aid. I remember Live Aid. They were both revolutionary. A magnificent testament to all the great things about being human. At the time I remember Bob Geldof saying that it would never happen again.

Then came Band Aid 2 and more recently, Band Aid 20, which proved just how crap the current crop of music stars are. In a way they became a testament to all the bad things about being human: looking back instead of looking forward. Don't get me wrong, * Aid is a worthy, and heartfelt project, it just should only have been done once - like Woodstock. Doing it again only cheapens the original. Of course, it would be nice to live in a world where * Aids weren't necessary.

In a little over an hour Live 8 will begin. Will it be as good as Live Aid? I sincerely hope so. Live Aid was such a fundamentally great idea I'd hate to think that Live 8 - which, unlike Live Aid, isn't about raising money, but about sending the G8 a message - is just an excuse for having a global pop music concert.

Look ever forward.