Live 8, July 2, 2005
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Although billed as 'Live8 Toronto', the venue was actually near a small city named 'Barrie', located about 80km north of Toronto.
What an amazing opportunity this was and I am forever grateful for the gig. Until the day of the show, I had no idea that I would be given an all access pass - absolutely nothing was off limits (short of good taste). Normally, if I shoot a performance from the stage, I wear black to try and fade into the background ... unfortunately, I was wearing bright faded jeans and, to top it off, a bright yellow T-shirt. Just Lovely. Not very professional, but I didn't know I was to have stage access.
How the organizers managed to get the Barrie production together in such little time is beyond me. If I remember correctly, the Barrie show was at it's worst only 15 minutes off schedule (compared to hours for some other venues which had weeks to prepare).
Here's a frame from the Live8 video where I'm (green arrow) shooting Tommey Lee through his drum kit:
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City of Barrie, backstage photos etc. |
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Bryan Adams,Bruce Cockburn, Deep Purple,African Guitar Summit, Blue Rodeo, Bare Naked Ladies |
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K'naan,Great Big Sea, Gordon Lightfoot, Jet, Jann Arden, DMC - Aerosmith - Josh Todd (Buck Cherry) |
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Sam Roberts, Randy Bachman w Carpet Frogs, Our lady Peace, Motley Crue, Neil Young. |
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Tom Cochrane w Red Rider, Simple Plan, The Tragically Hip |
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Grand Finale! A packed stage and media frenzi. |