at CBC site: pic is at link
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/music2005.html
Barrie proved a genial host for the internationally broadcast event, welcoming 30,000 rock fans to Park Place for 10 hours of (mostly) Canadian music. Granted, Barrie’s Live 8 lineup tended to the overly familiar (Tom Cochrane, the Barenaked Ladies, Neil Young). But in addition to raising awareness about African poverty, the show on July 2 demonstrated the unifying power of pop music. Newer bands like Montreal’s Simple Plan provided youthful brio, but it was nothing compared to the awe inspired by old guarders like Gordon Lightfoot. Standing in the middle of the giant stage, brandishing nothing more than an acoustic guitar, Lightfoot dazzled the disparate crowd with evergreen songs like If You Could Read My Mind. Simple Plan have a long way to go if they want to achieve that kind of permanence.
