Live8

[Ghoulish Delight]

Perhaps, but I think what they were attempting to do was separate themselves from any sort of controversy over who might be making money off the show. They were vehement about the tickets being free, so much so that when they started showing up on EBay, they threatened legal action until EBay blocked auctions of Live 8 tickets.

I'm undecided whether it's good or bad. I agree that they could have used it to generate money to be sent over there, especially since one of their goals is to increase the ammount of money the G8 nations send. BUT, I also like the attempt (albeit largely failed, imo) at saying, "It's not about money, it's about attitudes. Throwing all the money from selling tickets over there would be a tiny bandaid, what really needs to change is global awareness and willingness to do what needs to be done." And what needs to be done is FAR more than throwing money that way.