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p2pnet.net News:- Pink Floyd is calling for bands who played the Live 8 shows to give their profits to charity.
“The veteran rockers have seen their album sales rocket by an astonishing 1,300% since Saturday - but they don’t want a penny of it,” says Sky News, going on:
“Guitarist Dave Gilmour said he does not want to profit from the show - and any extra cash should be given away.
"If on Thursday the G8 leaders tick the right three boxes at Gleneagles then the main objective will have been fulfilled,” he says
"If other artists feel like donating their extra royalties to charity, perhaps then the record companies could be persuaded to make a similar gesture …”
[Don’t hold your breath, Dave.]
Sales of Echoes: The Best Of Pink Floyd are up 1,343% at HMV, says the story..
The Live 8 coverage, which also included performances by Madonna, U2 and Robbie Williams, was watched by a peak of 9.6 million viewers on BBC1.
(Thanks Russell)
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Sky News - Pink Floyd’s Profits Plea, July 5, 2005
July 7th, 2005 at 6:58 pm
I read the first sentence and right away thought that the record companies should contribute their profits generated from the Live 8 show to charity also. Nice to see that David Gilmour is trying to persuade the labels to do so.
I have had mixed feelings of late with these types of charity concerts. Artists quickly line up to do their part in the name of charity but at the same time with the knowledge that they will sell a ton of more records increasing their own profits. It appears that this is all a big marketing ploy in the guise of a charity event.
As an example, U2 record sales exploded after the first Live Aid concert and helped to make them an international hit, something they probably would not have achieved without that great exposure within a similar time frame. I don’t think U2 is what it used to be, musically speaking, and their last great album was Achtung Baby released in 1992. It’s funny how Bono’s involvement in relieving 3rd world debt has done quite a bit to expose his band and to sell more records the current of which are mediocre. Once again, it appears that his actions are a big marketing ploy in the guise of charity.
(Let’s see what this is going to spark!)
Ted V.
July 9th, 2005 at 2:10 am
…unless pigs start flying.
btw, who’s the old fart in the photo?