The Long Walk to ... the Park

None of the Austinist staff was among the lucky 1 million who scored tickets to the much-ballyhooed Live 8 international music orgy. And chances are, neither were you!

But who needs London's boorish Hyde Park, the stuffy Palais de Versailles, or the way uptight Red Square when we've got our own live broadcast at Auditorium Shores?

We do, but no one seems to care.

Capital Sports Entertainment, the people who bring you tomorrow morning's start of the Tour de France, are following it up with an entire day's worth of live broadcasts from the various Live 8 concerts around the world. The enormous lineup of artists scheduled to perform include Coldplay, Mariah Carey, Sting, U2, Maroon 5, the Kaiser Chiefs and way, way more. Even though there are less than a handful of bands that we'd ever pay to see, it should make for a fun day out at Auditorium Shores. Best of all, you can bring your dogs!

The whole thing starts at 10am with an hour of TdF coverage, and continues until 7pm at night with an uninterrupted broadcast of the various Live 8 shows. Lawnchairs, coolers, pets, etc are welcome - but leave the glass containers at home.

The Tour de France and Live 8 on Jumbotron!
July 2nd
10am-7pm
Auditorium Shores
FREE!