Rockin’ All Over The World

13 July 1985 – This Day 40 Years Ago The ‘LIVE AID’ Concert Marathon Was Held

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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

This Day In 1985 STATUS QUO Opened LIVE AID With ‘ROCKIN’ ALL OVER THE WORLD’

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13 July 2024

Legendary 12-bar boogie woogie rockers STATUS QUO opened
the grand Live Aid event – with performances in Wembley Stadium,
London and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia – to raise funds for the
devastating famine in Ethiopia.

They did it with the matching cracker Rockin’ All Over The World
(written by former Creedence Clearwater Revival voice John Fogerty).

Quo-ooo-ooo-ooo.

QUO: Story

7-Inch History – STATUS QUO Rockin’ All Over The World 45 Years Ago

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Great 7″ singles/sleeves/vinyl

11 November 2022

Legendary 12-bar boogie woogie rockers STATUS QUO released
their 10th LP Rockin’ All Over The World 45 years ago today.

The title track was written by former Creedence Clearwater Revival
voice/face John Fogerty. The Quo‘s version peaked at #3 on the
UK Singles Chart.

Here we go, Quoooooo…

Opening with this cracker at Live Aid
in Webley Stadium, London in 1985
before the eyes of the world.

STATUS QUO: Bio – Discography – Facebook