LIVE EARTH HAMBURG REVIEW

Live Earth Hamburg. What can I say about it?

It rained most of the day. The stadium was half empty. It took ages to get in because the venue was clearly under staffed.

There was little sense of saving the planet. It was more like a music showcase. Although that could be due to the fact that I just don´t know the language.

Luckily we did get in on time to see Shakira shaking her hips that don´t lie. (See vid)

Most of the acts were German. They were not bad. There was one rock band called Silvermond that got the crowd going. Good looking lead singer too.

Snoop Dogg did the usual bling bling, and then left the stage.

Katie Melua, has a really good voice.

Chris Cornell did that much under-rated Casino Royale tune which I was very happy about.

And Cat Stevens performed his first gig in ages apparently, wrapping up the event. I love Wild World so I was very much looking forward to it.

He has a very sympathetic face now. So when the organisers completly messed up the sound on him, it was hard not to feel sorry for him. I can´t help but feel he deserved better.

Don´t be fooled by the video below, the sound was dire.

There was a lag of about 10 minutes betweens acts aswell. And when you take into account that there was about 20 acts, the day did drag. While you waited you watched live feeds from around the world. Especially London, where the sun shined and The Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Co entertained the crowd.

Hmmmmmm...

Over the course of the day I had 4 Beers, One Coffee, One bag of sweet popcorn, One German sausagey thing, One fish sandwich thingy, One spicy pretzely thing. Needless to say by the end of proceedings, I felt like our climate. All over the place.