I saw this commercial on MTV

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for some concert that is being staged on television to help raise money and stuff for fair trade and AIDS in africa and what not to coincide with that G8 conference or something like that, i only saw the commercial once and ive forgotten the exact specifications so you can fill us all in if you know, but anyway i thought to myself that this looked like the kind of performance the beastie boys would be interested in doing. it didn't name any of the lineup or anything so thats why i was curious. this is just pure wishing but if anyone knows about this event thatd be great.

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I was reading the newspaper on Saturday about the G8 concerts going off around the world, the one in the States is being held in Philly, in did give the line up, and the first thing I looked for was Beastie Boys, but there was no mention of them at all....which I was really surprised at.....not that it's a bad thing that they're not doing it, but it did surprise me they aren't....maybe, with any luck, they're working on something new...but more than most likely, they're taking time out.

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c (http://www.beastieboys.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=52614)

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cool bananas

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There's a live 8 concert being held in Barrie,Ontario Canada on July 2. Here is the line up:
Bryan Adams
African Guitar Summit
Jann Arden
Bachman-Cummings Band
Barenaked Ladies
Blue Rodeo
Tom Cochrane
Bruce Cockburn
Deep Purple
Celine Dion (from Las Vegas)
DobaCaracol, featuring Kn'aan
Great Big Sea
Jet
Les Trois Accords
Gordon Lightfoot
Mötley Crüe
Our Lady Peace
Sam Roberts
Simple Plan
Tegan and Sara
Tragically Hip
Neil Young
i'm not sure if there are differnet lineups for different places though

Here's an article i found.
"After weeks of speculation, Barrie, Ont., has won out over Toronto as the location of the upcoming Canadian Live 8 concert.

Concert promoter Michael Cohl, who helped organize the Rolling Stones SARS benefit concert in 2003, announced Tuesday morning that the free concert will take place on July 2 at Barrie's outdoor Park Place concert venue, formerly known as Molson Park.

Performers will range from Canadian icons like Gordon Lightfoot, Bruce Cockburn, Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings to bands like the Barenaked Ladies, Blue Rodeo, Our Lady Peace, the Tragically Hip and Great Big Sea.

Michael Cohl announces that Barrie, Ont. will host Canada's Live 8 concert.
"You don't get many chances in your lifetime to be part of a worldwide movement," Great Big Sea frontman Alan Doyle told CBC News. "I'd like to be in the country that leads the world on effecting social change for those who need it most. ... One of the things [Canadians] like to be known for internationally is being the people that care the most."

Set to begin at 11 a.m. and end at 8 p.m., the July 2 concert will be hosted by Dan Aykroyd and Tom Green. Free tickets, limited to two per person, will be distributed beginning Thursday via the Ticketmaster website.

The Live 8 concerts are aimed at raising awareness about world poverty and to pressure the Group of Eight leaders – meeting in Gleneagles, Scotland, from July 6-8 – to increase their foreign aid budgets and cancel debts owed by poor nations.

They originally announced five free Live 8 concerts to be staged on July 2: in Philadelphia, London, Paris, Rome and Berlin. Last week, Geldof revealed four more venues: Toronto, Tokyo, Johannesburg and Cornwall, England. "

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Live 8 in London has the best line up:

U2
Coldplay
Paul McCartney
R.E.M.