When, in 1984, the media began showing images of starving people in Ethiopia, many musicians began to think of a way to help alleviate the situation. Phil Collins was able to participate in both concerts flying directly to the United States via Concorde jet after his performance in London. Televisions and radios broadcast the events non-stop, to the point of collapsing the satellite connection that, fortunately, could finally be recovered. In addition to the main concerts in London and Philadelphia, there were others in other parts of the globe, such as Cologne (Germany) ,where the ‘ Band for Africa‘ presented two songs. The concert offered by the British band Queen at this event was considered by the BBC as the best live performance in history, even ahead of historical concerts like the one Jimi Hendrix gave at Woodstock. Bands such as The Who, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young or Led Zeppelin, which had either dissolved or had not played together for years, also participated. And all the big names were there: Status Quo, Sting, Joan Baez, Bryan Ferry, Judas Priest, U2, David Bowie, The Beach Boys – to name just a few. More than 60 bands and individual artists stepped onto the stages. It is not surprising, therefore, that, given the magnitude of the event, things accumulated: thanks to the worldwide radio and television transmission, almost 1.5 billion people were able to experience this spectacle. It was Bob Geldorf and Midge Ure who summoned musicians from all over the world to share the stage for a good cause, thanks also to the aforementioned American initiative, among others.
The great event took place on July 13, 1985. They collected what would amount to around 180 million euros today, not counting inflation, which was transferred to various aid organisations. And finally, the amount raised was worthy of an event of these proportions: it was the first of its kind in the world. Again and again the world was called upon to participate in donations for Africa.
Queen, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, U2 and many more!Īll the musicians involved came to Live Aid not only to do a gigantic concert. More than 60 bands and musicians on 2 stages, contracted for raising money for a good cause (aiding starving people in Africa) from an audience of billions of people *Įngland & USA, with off-concerts in Australia, Japan, Austria, Holland, Yugoslavia, USSR and Germanyġ,5 billion (in attendance: 72,000 in London / 100,000 in Philadelphia) Every 20 minutes, mega stars of the 80’s graced the stages and performed for approximately 1.5 billion spectators from around the globe who were following it live on television.īob Geldorf and Midge Ure made the phone calls and all attended: U2, Queen, David Bowie, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Elton John, Madonna, Sting, Phil Collins, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and more (below you will find the complete list of artists). Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia which, some 5,700 km away, welcomed nearly 100,000 spectators eager to participate in this unique event. What happens when a group of fantastic musicians get together to do a concert for a good cause? Magical moments and perhaps the biggest concert in history! We’re talking about 16 hours of non-stop concerts on two stages set up at London’s Wembley Stadium, attended by more than 72,000 spectators, and the John F.
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