McCartney: Live 8 message got through

The new Live 8 DVD is letting people re-experience last July's global anti-poverty concerts, but it's also continuing the campaign for debt relief for developing nations, particularly in Africa. Paul McCartney, who played at London's Hyde Park that day, told us he feels the message of Live 8 was and continues to be heard: "The whole bottom line was the message, y'know?. It made the issue more visible than it was up to that point, and it did do something. You know, I've followed it up since. It certainly has had an effect. You can't cure things overnight, but, you know, in the same way that Hotel Rwanda placed a spotlight on the African situation, I think it helps bring people's attention to these things."

Macca opened the London Live 8 show by playing "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" with U2, then closed the concert with his own band, playing a set of Beatles songs. All are included on the DVD.

McCartney's US Tour continues on Friday, November 11th, in Anaheim, California.