Live 8 concert, Berlin

On 2 July 2005, a Live 8 concert was held at the Siegessäule (Victory Column) in the Tiergarten park in Berlin, Germany.

The event is also referred to as "Live 8 Berlin" or "Live 8 Germany".

Initially, some music critics wrote the Berlin concert off as a failure when the original line-up was announced, with several complaining there were too many bands singing in German to appeal to the world. This so-called "problem" (rubbished by Live 8 organiser Bob Geldof) was alleviated by the late addition of Green Day to the list of artists performing.

A finnish rock band HIM was rumoured to took part in this concert but the performance never happened.

Lauryn Hill and Crosby, Stills & Nash were originally in the lineup, but both pulled out.

Lineup

Hosts

Anne Will, newscaster
Michael Mittermeier, comedian

Performers

Past Live Aid perfomers are listed with an asterisk (*):

Die Toten Hosen: "Wünsch Dir Was", "Pushed Again", "Steh Auf, Wenn Du Am Boden Bist", "Show Everyone You're Here", "Hang On Sloopy"
Wir sind Helden: "Nur Ein Wort", "Denkmal", "Bist Du Nicht Müde"
Spot "From Live Aid To Live 8"
from London: U2/Paul McCartney "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
Söhne Mannheims: "Jah Is Changing All", "Babylon-System"
Katherine Jenkins: "Amazing Grace"
BAP: "Wie Schön Dat Wöhr", "Verdamp Lang Her"
Audioslave: "Doesn't Remind Me", "Dedication To What Is Right", "Like A Stone", "Killing in The Name", "Black Hole Sun"
Green Day: "American Idiot", "Holiday", "Minority", "We Are The Champions"
Juli: "Geile Zeit", "Perfekte Welle"
Click-Spot "Deine Stimme gegen Armut" - Claudia Schiffer
Silbermond: "Zeit für Optimisten", "Durch die Nacht"
Chris de Burgh: "The Road To Freedom", "Lebanese Night", "The Lady In Red", "Don't Pay The Ferryman"
Brian Wilson*: "Wonderful", "Our Prayer/Gee", "Heroes and Villains", "God Only Knows", "California Girls", "Good Vibrations", "Fun Fun Fun"
Renee Olstead: "My Baby Just Cares For Me"
Sasha: "If You Believe", "Hard to Handle", "Turn It Into Something Special"
a-ha: "Take On Me", "Summer Moved On", "Hunting High And Low"
Daniel Powter: "Bad Day", "The Best Comes Back Tonight"
Joana Zimmer: "I Believe (Give A Little Bit)"
Juan Diego Flórez: "You'll Never Walk Alone"
Reamonn: "Hallelujah", "Alright"
Einblendung Bob Geldof "Speech"
Roxy Music*: "Virginia Plain", "Love Is The Drug", "Do the Strand", "Jealous Guy" (Bryan Ferry played solo at Live Aid)
Faithless: "Mass Destruction", "We Come One"
Herbert Grönemeyer: "Heimat", "Der Mond Ist Aufgegangen", "Mensch", "Bleibt Alles Anders", "Flugzeuge Im Bauch", "Bochum"
Otto: "Piano Man (Spezial Version)"

References

thelive8concert.com Live 8 website - Details about the Live 8 concert