July 2, 2005 Siegessäule, Berlin, GER

On 2 July 2005, a Live 8 concert was held at the Siegessäule (Victory Column) in the Tiergarten park in Berlin, Germany.

The event is also referred to as "Live 8 Berlin" or "Live 8 Germany".

Initially, some music critics wrote the Berlin concert off as a failure when the original line-up was announced, with several complaining there were too many bands singing in German to appeal to the world. This so-called "problem" (rubbished by Live 8 organiser Bob Geldof) was alleviated by the late addition of Green Day to the list of artists performing.

Lauryn Hill and Crosby, Stills & Nash were originally in the lineup, but both pulled out.

Green Day also caused a minor stir when they sang "Sieg Heil to the President Gasman" undoctored as part of their song Holiday.

Lineup

Hosts: Anne Will Michael Mittermeier Claudia Schiffer Jürgen Klinsmann

Die Toten Hosen: "Wünsch Dir Was", "Pushed Again", "Steh Auf, Wenn Du Am Boden Bist", "Show Everyone You're Here", "Hang On Sloopy" (B 14:03) Wir sind Helden: "Nur Ein Wort", "Denkmal", "Bist Du Nicht Müde" (B 14:27) Söhne Mannheims: "Jah Is Changing All", "Babylon System" (B 14:44) Katherine Jenkins: "Amazing Grace" (B 15:02) BAP: "Wie Schön Dat Wöhr", "Verdamp Lang Her" (B 15:11) Audioslave: "Doesn't Remind Me", "Dedication To What Is Right", "Black Hole Sun", "Like a Stone", "Killing in the Name" (B 15:28) Green Day: "American Idiot", "Holiday", "Minority", "We Are the Champions" (B 15:52) Juli: "Geile Zeit", "Perfekte Welle" (B 16:18) Silbermond: "Zeit für Optimisten", "Durch die Nacht" (B 16:59) Chris de Burgh: "The Road To Freedom", "Lebanese Night", "The Lady In Red", "Don't Pay the Ferryman" (B 17:13) Brian Wilson: "Wonderful", "Our Prayer/Gee", "Heroes and Villains", "God Only Knows", "California Girls", "Good Vibrations", "Fun Fun Fun" (B 17:34) Renee Olstead: "My Baby Just Cares for Me" (B 17:58) Sasha: "If You Believe", "Hard to Handle", "Turn It Into Something Special" (B 18:06) a-ha: "Take On Me", "Summer Moved On", "Hunting High And Low" (B 18:22) Daniel Powter: "Bad Day", "Song 6" (B 18:45) Joana Zimmer: "I Believe (Give A Little Bit)" (B 18:57) Juan Diego Flórez: "You'll Never Walk Alone" (B 19:12) Reamonn: "Hallelujah", "Alright" (B 19:20) Roxy Music: "Virginia Plain", "Love Is the Drug", "Do the Strand", "Jealous Guy" (B 19:37) Faithless: "Mass Destruction", "We Come 1" (B 20:01) Herbert Grönemeyer: "Der Mond ist aufgegangen", "Mensch", "Bleibt Alles Anders", "Flugzeuge im Bauch", "Bochum", "Heimat" (B 20:15) Otto: "Piano Man" (B 20:47)