A day of rockin’ in the free world

Among the 10 acts who played against the stunning backdrop of the stately brick-red St. Basil’s Cathedral was the Los Angeles-based Red Elvises, a trio of Russian emigres led by singer Igor Yuzov, who was outfitted in a black-and-yellow striped suit and got the crowd hopping with their song “Cosmonaut Petrov.”

Possibly the only music critic to appear on a Live 8 stage, Russia’s Artemy Troitsky asked: “Do you want the world to become a little more just? Do you want poor people to become a little richer, and rich people to become a little kinder?” The crowd shouted back “Da! Da! Da!”