Entetainment Weekly Live 8 Review

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Jul09

Entetainment Weekly Live 8 Review

…But a few hours into the 10-hour concert, the London show really hit its inspirational stride. Geldof took the stage and introduced some Ethiopian famine footage that had been shown 20 years ago. When it ended, he brought out Birhan Woldu, a healthy and beautiful 24-year-old woman who had appeared in the video, and, he said, barely escaped death thanks to funds raised by Live Aid. It was a powerful mooment, and it could have been marred when Geldo immediately introduced, the next performer, Madonna. But, unexpectedly, the juxtaposition worked: Madge and Woldu’s embrace will likely become Live 8’s most enduring image.
As Madonna fought back tears, she quickly launched into her set opener, a gospel-fired rendition of “Like a Prayer” that built a solemn moment into a truly uplifting performance. That joyous mood was sustaind by dance-pop hits “Ray of Light” and “Music,” which she extended into an epic vamp that had most of the crowd clapping and singing along…