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Bob Geldof says there is one thing he is more ‘proud’ of than Live Aid - Musician said that it is not the concert itself that he is ‘glad’ about, but the political outcome years later ...
Music fans arrive early to Wembley Stadium in London on July 12, 1985, to camp out ahead of the giant Live Aid charity concert. The stadium gates opened at 10 a.m. the next day, July 13 ...
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Brook Lapping is producing a new documentary series charting the story behind the Live Aid concerts, one of the largest global music events in history which is celebrating its 40th anniversary.
Queen’s Live Aid in 1985 – 35% 2 ... Avicii bringing out Madonna at the Ultra Music Festival in 2012 – 3% 30. Daft Punk’s Pyramid set at Coachella in 2006 – 3% Gordon Harrison, chief ...
Live Aid took place in both Philadelphia and London’s Wembley Stadium simultaneously on July 13, 1985. The concert featured some of the most iconic acts in modern music history. The live ...
By Gil Kaufman Sir Bob Geldof and the team behind Live Aid will celebrate the legendary charity concert’s 40th anniversary this summer with a series of events including a re-broadcast of ...
“To understand Band Aid and Live Aid, then you’ve got to understand the agents – not just in music, but politics. Thatcher was in excelsius. It’s true that we needed to move from an ...
Jeff Spicer/Getty While actors may not portray the rock stars that performed at the 1985 concert, their music will appear. Just For One Day features songs performed at Live Aid from Bob Dylan ...
Taking us behind the scenes of the benefit concert, Live Aid, staged in 1985 and viewed by 1.5 billion people, its tornado of sound is certainly stadium quality. An ensemble of singers pound out ...
Brook Lapping is producing a new documentary series charting the story behind the Live Aid concerts, one of the largest global music events in history which is celebrating its 40th anniversary.