Live 8

Live 8 It might have been 2 o'clock in London, but at about 1:20 Bono managed the first nob gag of the day. Jo Whiley asked him about how he made his entrance at Live Aid. He said that it was by helicopter, and he could see the headlines. "U2 go down on Noel Edmund's chopper." The real joy was his realisation half way through that he was live on BBC Two on a Saturday afternoon but that he'd already committed himself with Jo joining in at the end to lessen the impact. Priceless. Ooh look -- Coldplay are on ...