thanks. Nobody wants to hear the reality side of things. They dont look at the entire picture or want to look beyond it of whats coming. Or even fathom new ideas and such. Cause it all has to stay the same or else the festival isnt how its supposed to be.
The song is 40 years old. A lot has changed in Africa in 40 years; poverty has reduced, life expectancy has increased, family sizes have reduced. Millions more africans are essentially middle class now. This is not a story told widely enough.
Both Sheeran and Geldof can be right here, and I don't actually see much of a contradiction. That said, I feel no need to wheel out yet another version of this song. The original is a classic and very much of its time. Later versions are inferior and inevitably rarely played. I'd question how much cash they can possibly make from it too as nobody buys singles much any more, and this one will be forgotten by January.
This yr we only cooked breakfast the first cple of mornings and took no booze other than a handful of cans for the first afternoon by the tent after setting up. We didn't go mad drinking - but a few ciders throughout the day - and bought all of the rest of our meals. Prob spent £80-100 a day between us, possibly a bit less (i bought some tshirts and other bits).