Live Aid was a two-venue benefit concert and music-based fundraising initiative held on Saturday, 13 July 1985. The event was organised by Bob Geldof and...
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first the Band Aid II version in 1989, the Band Aid 20 version in 2004 and finally the Band Aid 30 version in 2014. Band Aid II and Band Aid 20 were also...
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networks. Live 8 was seen by 3 million viewers in the United States according to Nielsen, with a estimated 30 million viewers worldwide. Live Aid organiser...
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Do They Know It's Christmas? (redirect from Food Aid)
nurse who inspired Live Aid". BBC. Retrieved 28 September 2020. "Live Aid: Against All Odds: Episode 1". BBC. 7 January 2018. "Live Aid: The show that rocked...
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Venezuela Aid Live was a concert to benefit Venezuela in Cúcuta, Colombia, a city near the Venezuelan border, on 22 February 2019. The all-day concert...
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Bob Geldof (category Live 8)
fundraiser, Geldof organised the charity supergroup Band Aid and the concerts Live Aid and Live 8, and co-wrote "Do They Know It's Christmas?", one of the...
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Wham! (section Live Aid (1985))
outsiders". Sporting a beard, Michael appeared with Ridgeley onstage at Live Aid on 13 July 1985 (although they did not perform as Wham!). Michael sang...
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2017 American comedy drama Band Aid (EP), a 2024 EP by Day6 Adhesive bandage Bandage Live Aid Band Aid 20 (2004) Band Aid 30 (2014) This disambiguation...
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Industry Association of America (RIAA). Their performance at the 1985 Live Aid concert is ranked among the greatest in rock history by various publications...
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Spandau Ballet (redirect from Live from the N.E.C.)
original Band Aid lineup. In 1985, they performed at the Live Aid benefit concert at Wembley Stadium. In 1990, the band played their last live show before...
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rock band Queen, from the formation of the band in 1970 to their 1985 Live Aid performance at the original Wembley Stadium. It was directed by Bryan Singer...
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province". The Irish Times. 7 January 2018. "Live Aid: Against All Odds: Episode 1". BBC. 7 January 2018. "Live Aid: The show that rocked the world". BBC. Retrieved...
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It's Christmas?" which included singing the opening lines, Young played Live Aid held at Wembley Stadium, London in July 1985. He sang the Crowded House...
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modern-day perspective, Just For One Day retells the events leading up to Live Aid, the 1985 benefit concert organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise...
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No Jacket Required (section Live Aid)
through Band Aid and would later perform together in Live Aid. Collins was working on a song and thought that Sting, having participated in Band Aid, would...
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60 consecutive years (despite announcing a breakup in 1984, they played Live Aid the following year and resumed normal activities in 1986). They have had...
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Bad (U2 song) (section Live Aid)
12-minute performance of the song at the Live Aid charity concert in 1985 was a breakthrough moment for them. A live version of the song appears on U2's 1985...
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Tears for Fears (section Live Aid)
Fears were scheduled to perform at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia for the Live Aid charity event. However, on the morning of the event, it was announced that...
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Freddie Mercury (section Live performer)
performances often saw him interact with the audience, as displayed at the 1985 Live Aid concert. He also led a solo career and was a producer and guest musician...
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Classic Rock. Retrieved 30 November 2020. Live Aid – DVD Boxed Set AllMusic. Retrieved 15 September 2011 "Live Aid: The show that rocked the world". BBC News...
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Christmas 1984 Band Aid single, Duran Duran performed in front of 90,000 people (and an estimated 1.5 billion TV viewers) at the Live Aid charity concert...
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Phil Collins (redirect from Seriously, Live! World Tour)
Christmas?", and in July 1985, he was the only artist to perform at both Live Aid concerts. He resumed his acting career, appearing in Miami Vice and subsequently...
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List of Queen concert tours (redirect from List of live performances by Queen)
appearance at Live Aid, where the 72,000-person crowd at Wembley Stadium would sing loudly and clap their hands in unison. Queen's performance at Live Aid was later...
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performing "When The Ship Comes In" with Keith Richards and Ron Wood at the Live Aid benefit concert for the 1983–1985 Ethiopian famine, Bob Dylan remarked...
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influencing legislation (such as Live 8 or Farm Aid). The two largest benefit concerts of all time, in size, were the Live 8 and the Live Earth events, which both...
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mid-1980s, U2 had become renowned globally for their live act, highlighted by their performance at Live Aid in 1985. Their fifth album, The Joshua Tree (1987)...
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magazine; their 1985–1986 world tour, which included a performance at Live Aid in July 1985, set a record in Australasia. Their final world tour from...
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Zeppelin's Jimmy Page that he would do a guitar solo for "Stars" the day after Live Aid, as Led Zeppelins had reunited for the Philadelphia show. A recording session...
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Midge Ure (category Live 8)
second-highest-selling single in UK chart history. Ure co-organised Band Aid and the events Live Aid and Live 8 with Bob Geldof. He acts as a trustee for the charity and...
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Diana Ross. Taking a cue from Bob Geldof (the man who had organized the Live Aid concerts for African famine relief), it consisted of famous Hollywood entertainers...
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