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Add the andPOP Facebook Application(andPOP) - Barrie has conquered Toronto, as the Ontario city was announced today as the host of the Canadian Live 8 concert.
Being held on July 2 at Park Place, formerly known as Molson Park, Live 8 will bring together at least 19 bands who will perform to help bring awareness to world poverty.
Confirmed artists include: Bryan Adams, Jann Arden, Our Lady Peace, The Tragically Hip, Sam Roberts, Great Big Sea, Blue Rodeo, Simple Plan, Gordon Lightfoot and many more. U.S. acts include Motley Crue and Deep Purple.
Dan Aykroyd and Tom Green will host the Barrie concert.
After more than week of speculation, the news was made official this morning at a press conference at Toronto's Mod Club, attended by concert organizer and Rolling Stones manager Michael Cohl.
"I'm thrilled with the outpouring of support from the artistic community," said Cohl. "It promises to be a great show, but we have to remember that we're coming together to urge the government to cancel the debt and improve aid and trade."
Toronto Mayor David Miller issued a statement in response to the defeat, wishing Barrie the best of luck, but saying he was disappointed it would not be held in his city.
Ticket holders will also see satellite feeds from across the globe, featuring Pink Floyd, U2, Sir Paul McCartney, Destiny's Child and Stevie Wonder.
Free tickets (2 per person) will be available on Thursday,
June 23 at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster's web site.
There is also an added twist on how to obtain tickets, says Cohl. Anyone looking for tickets will have to answer a skill testing question about Live 8 (According to Live 8 and Make Poverty History, what can the G8 leaders do to help make poverty history? a) Increase foreign aid, b) Cancel the debt of poor countries, c) Make trade rules fair for the poor, d) All of the above).
"We can make Live 8 a turning point in history," says Dave Toycen, President of World Vision Canada. "Canadians have a clear opportunity to add their voices to the millions who want the G8 leaders to end extreme poverty."
More than 12,000 postcards have already been gathered, asking Prime Minister Paul Martin to increase aid to 0.7% of GNP and to push for better trade rules for poor
countries.
"Together, we can take a big step to end child poverty," says Toycen. "Every day, 50,000 people die from poverty related causes and more than 800 million people go to bed hungry every night."
CTV will air the concert starting at 11 a.m. ET on July 2. The net work will also broadcast live portions of additional Live 8 concerts from around the world. CTV will begin broadcasting live early in the morning when the first act takes to the stage in Europe and will continue until the last act finishes at the Canadian concert, around
8 p.m. ET.
A "Greatest Hits" recap will air in primetime following the conclusion of the live broadcast with highlights from the most memorable performances of the day from around the world.
Full Barrie line-up:
Barrie (partial lineup):
Celine Dion (via satellite)
Deep Purple
Motley Crue
Gordon Lightfoot
Sam Roberts
Tom Cochrane
Bachman/Cummings Band
Barenaked Ladies
Our Lady Peace
Blue Rodeo
Simple Plan
Bruce Cockburn
Jann Arden
Bryan Adams
Great Big Sea
African Guitar Summit
DobaCaracol featuring Kna'an
Les Trois Accords
Tegan & Sara
