Music and Youth
DVD of Live 8 music event to launch next week
MUMBAI: Arguably the biggest concert event of the year Live 8 will be available on DVD from 7 November 2005.
The concert which was held in eight venues around the globe including London aimed at raising awareness about poverty and coincided with the start of the G8 Summit.
The concert was the brain child of Sir Bob Geldorf. Geldof has said that he wants the DVD to be the biggest-selling DVD of all time. In India the eevnt aired on VHI on 3 July 2005 for a marathon 12 hours.
EMI had obtained the worldwide DVD rights to Live 8 concerts in June 2005. Live 8 had given the rights to EMI after the music company pledged a hefty donation to the organisation.
A percentage of the proceeds from the sales of the DVD will go to charities working in Africa. The likes of Pink Floyd, The Who, Robbie Williams, Paul McCartney, Mariah Carey, Coldplay and U2 performed at Live 8. The event has already earned $12 million in gate receipts. The show more or less cost the same to be organised.
Media reports further indicate that merchandising sales have already crossed the 1 million pound mark. Corporate hospitality at London’s Hyde Park concert brought in more than 500,000 pounds. Book rights were sold for $420,000 and photo rights for $340,000. Meanwhile Geldorf is upset that rap star Eminem had refused to perform at the event.
The Live 8 concerts were aimed to mobiliase public opinion on poverty and put pressure on leaders of rich nations like America to thrash out a deal on poverty. They eventually agreed to double aid to poor countries by 2010 and to cancel the debts of 18 countries.
MUMBAI: Mumbai is about to witness something it has never seen before. The Global Youth Festival arrives on 6-7 December at Jio World Garden with 15,000 attendees and 60-plus experiences sprawled across six sprawling arenas. On its sixth edition, this is no ordinary jamboree—it is a carefully orchestrated collision of wellness, adventure, arts, music, yoga and social change.
Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis will throw open the proceedings with a landmark ceremony, signalling the state’s backing for a movement that has already mobilised youth across 20-plus countries and 170-plus cities. The sheer scale is staggering: 500-plus volunteers powering the machine, 600,000-plus volunteer hours logged across previous editions, and millions of lives touched annually.
The speaker roster is formidable. Diipa Büller-Khosla and Dipali Goenka, chief executive of Welspun India, will share the stage with Malaika Arora in conversations spanning leadership, creativity and culture. Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Mansukhbhai Mandaviya will also attend, reinforcing GYF’s reach into the corridors of power.
But this is not mere talk. The Solaris Mainstage promises concerts from renowned Indian artists. Innerverse delivers a 360-degree LED spectacle of art, technology and sound. The Love and Care Arena houses hands-on projects spanning women’s empowerment, child education, rural upliftment and animal welfare. India’s largest outdoor sound-healing experience awaits. An inflatable obstacle course, neon drifter karts and open-sky bouldering cater to thrill-seekers.
Some have branded GYF the “Coachella of Consciousness.” Others call it “India’s Largest Sober Festival.” Spiritual visionary Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshji, who inspired the festival, will deliver the Wisdom Masterclass. Every rupee goes to charity.
After Mumbai comes Kolkata on 14 December. New York looms next year. For one weekend in December, Mumbai becomes the epicentre of youth-driven change—and nothing will be quite the same after.
Tickets available on BookMyShow. Visit youthfestival.srmd.org or follow @globalyouthfestival on Instagram.
