13 July 2025
On 13th July 1985, 40 years ago today, the massive concert marathon LIVE AID
was held, organized by artists/musicians Bob Geldof (The Boomtown Rats) and Midge
Ure (Ultravox) to raise funds for the devastating Ethiopian famine.
Announced as the ‘global jukebox’, the event was held simultaneously
at Wembley Stadium in London for 72,000 people, and at John F.
Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia with a crowd of 89,500. And an
audience of 1.9 billion TV viewers across 150 nations, that’s nearly
40% of the world population.
3 of the many highlights.
U2
QUEEN
SIMPLE MINDS