Elvis Costello sang a version of the Beatles' " All You Need Is Love", which he introduced by asking the audience to "help [him] sing this old northern English folk song". It was a great gig, but I thought it was a bit dodgy not having any black acts on the bill when it was raising money for Africa. The band's six-song set opened with a shortened version of " Bohemian Rhapsody" and closed with " We Are the Champions". Instead, Jagger and Bowie worked with Richards to create a video of the song they would have performed, a cover of " Dancing in the Street", which was shown on the screens of both stadiums and broadcast as part of many TV networks' coverage.

A jukebox musical based on the day, Just For One Day (named after a line in Bowie's song " Heroes", which he performed at the event), will have its world premiere at The Old Vic in London in February 2024. The event was organised by Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for the Ethiopian famine disaster.

In the UK, for example, No Jacket Required by Phil Collins and Madonna's Like a Virgin leapt back into the top ten. In that way, lots of acts could be featured and the television rights, tickets and so on could raise a phenomenal amount of money.

In 2010 the BBC issued an apology to the Trust and stated there was no evidence money had been diverted, [9] while the former British Ambassador to Ethiopia, Brian Barder, states, "the diversion of aid related only to the tiny proportion that was supplied by some NGOs to rebel-held areas. during her set, referring to the recent release of early nude photos of her in Playboy and Penthouse magazines. On how Geldof got artists to agree to play, Live Aid production manager Andy Zweck states, "Bob had to play some tricks to get artists involved. Margaret Thatcher demanded UK find ways to 'destabilise' Ethiopian regime in power during 1984 famine". A premiere to launch the new DVD was held on 7 November and shown in DTS surround sound featuring a short compilation of the four-disc set.I know, what could be more major than Live Aid, but Michael couldn't turn his back on his responsibility to the people he's working with. Deleting this artist may remove other artists and scrobbles from your library - please handle this with caution! Upon reaching the US, she attended the Philadelphia concert and can be seen performing as part of the concert's " We Are the World" finale. It's a logical progression from the record, but the point is you don't just talk about it, you go ahead and do it!

Page later criticised Collins' performance, saying: "Robert told me Phil Collins wanted to play with us. In 2007, Queen released a special edition of Queen Rock Montreal on Blu-ray and DVD formats containing their 1981 concert from The Forum in Montreal, Canada, and their complete Live Aid performance, along with Freddie Mercury and Brian May performing " Is This the World We Created. As well as his own set at both venues, he also played the drums for Eric Clapton, and played with the reuniting surviving members of Led Zeppelin at JFK. We were all very upset of the fact that we weren't asked to do it because Phil knew Geldof and Midge Ure very well indeed.Turner, Steve: "Roger Waters: The Wall in Berlin"; Radio Times, 25 May 1990; reprinted in Classic Rock No. In the event, he was the last performer (aside from the Band Aid finale) to take to the stage and one of the few to be beset by technical difficulties; his microphone failed for the first two minutes of his piano performance of " Let It Be", making it difficult for television viewers and impossible for those in the stadium to hear him.