Geldof has said, "We took an issue that was nowhere on the political agenda and, through the lingua franca of the planet – which is not English but rock 'n' roll – we were able to address the intellectual absurdity and the moral repulsion of people dying of want in a world of surplus." In another interview he stated that Live Aid "created something permanent and self-sustaining" but also asked why Africa is getting poorer. One aid relief worker stated that following the publicity generated by the concert, "humanitarian concern is now at the centre of foreign policy" for Western governments. The impact of Live Aid on famine relief has been debated for years. It was one of the largest satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time an estimated audience of 1.9 billion, in 150 nations, watched the live broadcast, nearly 40 percent of the world population. On the same day, concerts inspired by the initiative were held in other countries, such as the Soviet Union, Canada, Japan, Yugoslavia, Austria, Australia and West Germany.
Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, attended by 89,484 people. Billed as the "global jukebox", Live Aid was held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London, attended by about 72,000 people, and John F. The original event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise further funds for relief of the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia, a movement that started with the release of the successful charity single " Do They Know It's Christmas?" in December 1984. Live Aid was a multi-venue benefit concert held on Saturday 13 July 1985, as well as a music-based fundraising initiative. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Wembley Stadium in London, England, United Kingdom When they finally launched into “My Generation,” they made it about halfway through before the satellite feed cut out - poetically, it seemed, as Roger Daltrey was singing the line, “Why don’t you all fade away.Official Live Aid poster, artwork by Peter Blake Technical issues marred the band’s performance from the get-go. The performers evidently couldn’t hear one another onstage, and Crosby couldn’t have been in great shape, considering he was out on an appeal bond for drug and weapons possession. More than one critic suggested the trio might be ready for ceramics classes at the Old Hippies Home.” The Chicago Tribune said of this folkie reunion, “Never in their 16 years together have David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash sounded as off-key as they did at the historic July 13 Live Aid concert.
Duran Duranīeing adored by teenage girls around the world won’t do a thing to help you stay in tune, as singer Simon Le Bon found out while warbling hit “A View to a Kill.” Listen at 4:12 as Le Bon sounds like he’s suddenly entered puberty. Watch him shake his head in embarrassment as he makes a mistake playing “Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now).” No surprise the band refused to allow the performance to be released on the 2004 DVD set. We rehearsed in the afternoon, and by the time I got onstage, my voice was long gone.” I’d done three gigs on the trot before I got to Live Aid. “Emotionally, I was eating every word that I had uttered. “It was horrendous,” the singer told Rolling Stone in 1988. Plant definitely didn’t sound like himself. Robert wasn’t match-fit with his voice, and Jimmy was out of it, dribbling. But then we’d all be talking about why Phil Collins walked off Live Aid - so I just stuck it out. “If I could have walked off, I would have. “You could sense I wasn’t welcome,” Collins said later. Jimmy Page’s guitar was out of tune, the band couldn’t hear the stage monitors, and Phil Collins filled in on drums for John Bonham, who had died five years earlier. If you’re wondering why the classic rock group has been so reluctant to reunite, you probably need look no further than this absolute disaster. Here are five performances the artists probably wish never happened. Some acts were bound to be less than sharp. Hey, it was live music on a scale that hadn’t really been attempted before, unfolding in front of hundreds of thousands of fans in London and Philadelphia, as well as millions more on TV. Live Aid took the stage 30 years ago Monday - Jand while the massive charity concert proved a boon for some artists (notably U2), it’s best forgotten by others.
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