"songs performed by Sting were sung twenty years before at Live Aid. Some artists already had shows planned for 2 July which they performed after their performances at Live 8. Accordingly, they were not present for the ""Hey Jude"" grand finale. The event marked the first time in 24 years that Pink Floyd's seminal line-up would perform. Originally scheduled to close at 21:30 the concert overran and went on until about 00:30, leaving many in the audience with no means of returning home. As he had done at Live Aid 20 years previously, Harvey Goldsmith appeared on stage to thank"
"sounded better than before. The recording of ""Sitting On Top of the World"", the alternate takes of ""We're Going Wrong"" and ""Sunshine of Your Love"" and the interviews are exclusive to the DVD set. All other tracks are identical to the CD release. Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6, 2005 Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6, 2005 is a live album by the British rock band Cream, recorded at the Royal Albert Hall in 2005 during the band's reunion tour. As the title implies, the recording includes songs from their four reunion shows on 2, 3, 5, and 6 May"
"Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6, 2005 Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6, 2005 is a live album by the British rock band Cream, recorded at the Royal Albert Hall in 2005 during the band's reunion tour. As the title implies, the recording includes songs from their four reunion shows on 2, 3, 5, and 6 May 2005. Within five months of these performances, this collection of recordings was released as separate double Compact Disc and double DVD sets. Two months later in December, a triple LP set was also released, containing tracks identical to the CD set. A Blu-ray"
"on stage for the first time in 24 years. A four-song set was played at the Live 8 concert in London. Mason also joined Gilmour and Wright for the encore during Gilmour's show at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on 31 May 2006, reuniting the post-Waters Pink Floyd. Mason has claimed to be the link between Gilmour and Waters, and believes the band will play live again, mentioning the possibility of ""playing again for a charitable cause"" or even ""a tour"" in various interviews in the last few years. He also stated in 2006 that Pink Floyd had not officially"
"The Big Reunion (concerts) The Big Reunion is a 2013 series of concerts featuring British pop groups Five, 911, Atomic Kitten, Honeyz, Liberty X and Blue, and Irish group B*Witched. The groups, who were big names in the UK pop music scene in the late 1990s and early 2000s, reunited for the ITV2 reality-documentary series ""The Big Reunion"" (apart from Blue, who had already been reunited since 2011), a show which follows them meeting again for the first time in a decade and rehearsing ahead of their comeback performance. Although the bands were initially only to perform a single concert"
"media claiming they played ""Wish You Were Here"". On 2 July 2005 Pink Floyd performed at the London Live 8 concert with Roger Waters rejoining David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright. It was the quartet's first performance together in over 24 years — the band's last show with Waters was at Earls Court in London on 17 June 1981. Gilmour announced the Live 8 reunion on 12 June 2005: The band's set consisted of ""Speak to Me/Breathe/Breathe (Reprise)"", ""Money"", ""Wish You Were Here"", and ""Comfortably Numb"". As on the original recordings, Gilmour sang the lead vocals on ""Breathe"" and"
"takes – slick dance moves, catchy lyrics and a great big sense of fun. Brilliant."" The Big Reunion (concerts) The Big Reunion is a 2013 series of concerts featuring British pop groups Five, 911, Atomic Kitten, Honeyz, Liberty X and Blue, and Irish group B*Witched. The groups, who were big names in the UK pop music scene in the late 1990s and early 2000s, reunited for the ITV2 reality-documentary series ""The Big Reunion"" (apart from Blue, who had already been reunited since 2011), a show which follows them meeting again for the first time in a decade and rehearsing ahead"
"for a Hyde Park concert. The group were not allowed to play an encore, and police threatened to arrest frontman Freddie Mercury if he attempted to do so. The British Live 8 concert took place in Hyde Park on 2 July 2005, as a concert organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise awareness of increased debts and poverty in the third world. Acts included U2, Coldplay, Elton John, R.E.M., Madonna, The Who and Paul McCartney, and the most anticipated set was the reformation of the classic 1970s line-up of Pink Floyd (including David Gilmour and Roger Waters) for"
"years apart, the band finally united at a gig at the Royal Festival Hall and a short tour in 2005. Since then, the band has continued as a trio of Hammill, Banton, and Evans, who record and tour regularly in between Hammill's concurrent solo career. The group's albums have tended to be both lyrically and musically darker in atmosphere than many of their progressive rock peers (a trait they shared with King Crimson, whose guitarist Robert Fripp guested on two of their albums), and guitar solos were the exception rather than the rule, preferring to use Banton's classically influenced organ,"
"live CD and DVD. Among those in attendance were Bill Wyman, Steve Winwood, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Roger Waters, Brian May, Jimmy Page, and Mick Taylor. The reunion marked the first time the band had played ""Badge"" and ""Pressed Rat and Warthog"" live. Inspired by the success of the reunion, the band agreed to an additional set of three shows at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, from 24–26 October 2005. According to Clapton, these concerts didn't live up to the Royal Albert Hall performances due to, among other reasons, lack of rehearsal and the resurgence of old"
"charity concert since 1985's Live Aid, which also featured artists such as Eric Clapton. On 2 July 2005, the group took a break from their sold out world tour and appeared at the Live 8 concert, in Hyde Park, London, performing to 240,000 people – their biggest audience yet. Stereophonics did not resurface until later the following year where they began recording for the sixth studio album ""Pull The Pin"" which was released on 15 October 2007. ""Pull The Pin"" is an album that returns to the band's classic rock roots evident in the first album and the influence of"
"which was almost fatal, as his body initially rejected the new organ. He recovered, and in 2004 re-appeared to perform ""Sunshine of Your Love"" at a Rock Legends concert in Germany organised by the singer Mandoki. In May 2005, he reunited with former Cream bandmates Clapton and Baker for a series of well-received concerts at London's Royal Albert Hall, released as the album ""Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6, 2005"", and New York's Madison Square Garden. In between the UK and U.S. Cream dates, he also played live with Gary Moore and drummer Gary Husband at the Dick Heckstall-Smith tribute"
"that"", while AllMusic' Dave Thompson said the group ""never made a less than fabulous album in their lives. And they're not about to start now."" A reunion concert took place at the Royal Festival Hall, London, on 6 May 2005, which was released as ""Real Time"" in March 2007. The Festival Hall concert was followed by several European dates in the summer and autumn. The concert in Leverkusen, Germany on 5 November was filmed for the Westdeutscher Rundfunk TV show ""Rockpalast"", which was broadcast on 16 January 2006. Hammill stated in a December 2005 newsletter that there were no plans"
"the band found ""really exciting."" Allmusic gave it three out of a possible five stars. Allmusic staff writer Steven Jacobetz said it is ""the best show thus far on the tour five shows in. However, in the big picture, a concert which is not one of the best of the European tour and not essential."" It debuted at number 137 on the ""Billboard"" 200 album chart. 5/30/00 – London, England 5/30/00 – London, England is a two-disc live album and the fifth in a series of 72 live bootlegs released by the American alternative rock band Pearl Jam from the"
"Live 8 concert, London The main Live 8 concert was held at Hyde Park, London, United Kingdom on 2 July 2005. The event is also referred to as Live 8 London or Live 8 UK. All times BST It had been said that Paul McCartney and U2's Bono would wear Sgt. Pepper costumes during their performance together. However, when the show took place, the costumes were worn by a four-piece French horn section of free-lance London area players, Richard Steggall, Adam Walters, Joe Walters, and Matt Gunner. Immediately following Travis' performance, Bob Geldof told the audience that he ""couldn't resist"
"second time all of them had appeared together in public since 1986. During the appearance, they re-emphasised that they intended never to officially reunite, citing the opinion of Robert Plant that the re-formed Led Zeppelin was more like a cover band of itself than the original band. Ulvaeus stated that he wanted the band to be remembered as they were during the peak years of their success. The compilation album """", originally released in 1992, returned to number-one in the UK album charts for the fifth time on 3 August 2008. On 14 August 2008, the ""Mamma Mia! The Movie"""
"two other punk bands, the short-lived Kid Dynamite and Paint It Black. Dave Palaitis, Ari Katz, and his wife Tannis Kristjanson went on to form the now defunct Zero Zero. They now play in Miss TK and the Revenge. In 2005 the band got together for a series of three well-received and long-awaited reunion shows over the weekend of August 19 to August 21, 2005. The shows were a result of the cancellation of Hellfest, in which Lifetime was scheduled to play on August 20. Two shows took place in Philadelphia, one at The Trocadero Theatre featured the reunion of"
"In 2005, after years of not working together, Gordon and guitar player Chris Spedding reconnected and toured Europe. Highlights from the shows in Denmark, Sweden and Finland were released on ""The Reunion Tour"", on their own Climate Control label. The French label, Last Call released a DVD from the Amsterdam concert, entitled ""Rockin' The Paradiso"". They also recorded an album of 15 Elvis songs with the Jordanaires for the 30th anniversary of Elvis' death, entitled ""It's Now Or Never"", released on the Rykodisc label. In 2009 and 2010 Gordon toured with an all-star line-up ""The Gang They Couldn't Hang"" that"
"not include guitarist Porl Thompson who rejoined the band in 2005. It was Tolhurst's first performance with The Cure for 22 years, and O'Donnell's first performance for six years. At the time of the shows, it was not immediately clear whether Tolhurst and O'Donnell would be rejoining the band permanently. Later in 2011, O'Donnell confirmed he would be rejoining the band on a permanent basis. Tolhurst departed again after the 'Reflections' reunion, whilst Thompson remains absent from the current line-up. According to a statement released by Vivid LIVE, ""this will be the first, and only, time The Cure perform these"
"5, and 6 May 2005 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, the venue of their final concerts in 1968. Although the three musicians chose not to speak publicly about the shows, Clapton would later state that he had become more ""generous"" in regard to his past, and that the physical health of Bruce and Baker was a major factor: Bruce had recently undergone a liver transplant for liver cancer in 2003, and had almost lost his life, while Baker had severe arthritis. Tickets for all four shows sold out in under an hour. The performances were recorded for a"
"UK. Live 8 concert, London The main Live 8 concert was held at Hyde Park, London, United Kingdom on 2 July 2005. The event is also referred to as Live 8 London or Live 8 UK. All times BST It had been said that Paul McCartney and U2's Bono would wear Sgt. Pepper costumes during their performance together. However, when the show took place, the costumes were worn by a four-piece French horn section of free-lance London area players, Richard Steggall, Adam Walters, Joe Walters, and Matt Gunner. Immediately following Travis' performance, Bob Geldof told the audience that he ""couldn't"
"performed sporadically before Pop became aware of them in 2003. Pop and the Ashetons first reunited that year, sharing four songs on the ""Skull Ring"" album with Pop on vocals, Scott Asheton on drums, and Ron Asheton on both guitar and bass. Soon afterward, the Stooges reunited officially, performing a series of live shows in the United States and Europe, with Watt on bass at Ron Asheton's request, and ""Fun House""-era saxophonist Steve Mackay. Their Detroit homecoming show, postponed by the 2003 North America blackout, was released as the DVD ""Live in Detroit"". On August 16, 2005, Elektra Records and"
"All Time. Roxy Music gave a live performance at the 2005 Isle of Wight Festival on 11 June 2005, their first UK concert since the 2001–2002 world tour. On 2 July 2005, the band played ""Jealous Guy"", ""Do the Strand"", and ""Love is the Drug"" at the Berlin contribution to Live8; ""Do the Strand"" is available on the 4-disc DVD collection, whereas ""Love Is the Drug"" can be found on the Live 8 Berlin DVD. In March 2005, it was announced on Phil Manzanera's official site that the band, including Brian Eno, had decided to record an album of new"
"Furtive Years - A Ned's Anthology"": ""Furtive"" is a reference to their earlier record label. Unlike the others, this compilation features liner notes by Penney and Cheslin, offering insight into the background of songs featured on the album. On 12 May 2008, the band announced that the original line-up would be performing live together for the first time since 1995, for a gig in London at The Astoria. When asked about performing together for the first time in over a decade, Penney stated, ""It just felt right! There was the understandable awkwardness when we stood in a room together for"
"time with Conlon on board. Lead singer Brown initially agreed to take part in the reunion, but later changed his mind, claiming that he no longer wanted to be in the public eye. The group continued with only four members, but decided to keep the name Five. Alongside Blue, 911, Atomic Kitten, B*Witched, Honeyz and Liberty X, Five were featured in the ITV2 documentary series ""The Big Reunion"", which began airing on 31 January 2013. This was followed by a comeback performance at the Hammersmith Apollo on 26 February 2013 and an arena tour around the UK and Ireland in"
"5/30/00 – London, England 5/30/00 – London, England is a two-disc live album and the fifth in a series of 72 live bootlegs released by the American alternative rock band Pearl Jam from the band's 2000 Binaural Tour. It was released along with the other official bootlegs from the European leg of the tour on September 26, 2000. The album was recorded on May 30, 2000, in London, England, at the world-famous live entertainment venue Wembley Arena. It was selected by the band as one of 18 ""Ape/Man"" shows from the tour, which, according to bassist Jeff Ament, were shows"
"reunite for the first time in fifteen years playing three shows at Heaton Park, Manchester, on 29 and 30 June and 1 July 2012 as part of an extensive Reunion Tour, and on 2 December 2011 Ian Brown and John Squire performed together live for the first time since 1995. They joined Mick Jones from the Clash, the Farm and Pete Wylie at the Manchester Ritz in aid of the Justice for Hillsborough campaign. They performed ""Elizabeth My Dear"" as a duo before being joined by Mick Jones and the Farm for renditions of the Clash’s ""Bankrobber"" and ""Armagideon Time"""
"show on the VH1 television programme ""Bands Reunited"" in 2005, and performed live in London with a subsequent expanded DVD/CD release of the episode. In 2005, Peters discovered that he was suffering from chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. At this time, he started a cancer foundation called Love Hope Strength to help with the fight against cancer. In October 2007, Peters, along with 38 other musicians, cancer survivors and supporters, made a 14-day trek to the Mount Everest base camp to perform the highest concert ever on land to raise awareness and money to fight cancer. Other musicians included Cy Curnin and"
"and Live 8"". The Hyde Park concert took place on 15 July 2005. The band and management gave away thousands of free tickets to emergency services people for helping in the aftermath of the 7 July 2005 London bombings, which caused the concert to be postponed by a week. British comedian Peter Kay, who had also appeared during the encore at their Manchester gig in May that year, warmed up the crowd, with the band Razorlight as the support act. The concert was attended by some 65,000 people, and Queen + Paul Rodgers performed for over 2 hours. A typical"
"with Mason, Wright, and Gilmour for their final performance together at the 2005 Live 8 concert in London's Hyde Park, Pink Floyd's only appearance with Waters since their final performance of ""The Wall"" at Earls Court London 24 years earlier. They played a 23-minute set consisting of ""Speak to Me/Breathe""/""Breathe (Reprise)"", ""Money"", ""Wish You Were Here"", and ""Comfortably Numb"". Waters told the Associated Press that while the experience of playing with Pink Floyd again was positive, the chances of a bona fide reunion would be ""slight"" considering his and Gilmour's continuing musical and ideological differences. Though Waters had differing ideas"
"2003 respectively, featuring music recorded and filmed in Chicago, at the Coachella Festival (10 September 1999), at the Shepherd's Bush Empire (22 March 2000) and Fountain Studios, Wembley, London (1 June 2000). A reunion of sorts occurred at a 30 November 2013 live performance by the BBC Concert Orchestra (with a live BBC radio broadcast) including Dudley's orchestral arrangement of the band's EP ""Into Battle"" and a new piece entitled ""Rhythm of a Decade"" by Dudley and narrated by Morley. In their programme notes, they explain ""Rhythm of a Decade"" was inspired by an unreleased Art of Noise piece: ""Of"
"10 December 2007 English rock band Led Zeppelin reunited for the one-off Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert at The O2 Arena in London. According to Guinness World Records 2009, Led Zeppelin set the world record for the ""Highest Demand for Tickets for One Music Concert"" as 20 million requests for the reunion show were rendered online. Fashion trends of the decade drew much inspiration from 1960s, 1970s and 1980s styles. Hair styles included the bleached and spiked hair for boys and men and long and straight hair for girls and women continued, as well as many other hairstyles from the mid-late"
"for an audience of 80,000. In March 2005 McLagan joined Ronnie Wood's band at a London show, which also featured Kenney Jones on drums for the final encore; and in December 2005 Wood joined Ian McLagan & the Bump Band for three numbers at a concert in Houston, Texas. On 11 June 2008 Rod Stewart announced that the surviving Faces were discussing a possible reunion, envisioning making a recording and/or performing at least one or two concerts. On 18 November Rod Stewart, Ron Wood, Ian McLagan and Kenney Jones reunited along with Rod Stewart's touring bassist Conrad Korsch for a"