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Live Aid was a multi-venue benefit concert and music-based fundraising initiative held on Saturday 13 July 1985.
Apr 21, 2024 · Michael Ray. Live Aid was a benefit concert held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia on July 13, 1985. The concert drew an estimated 1.5 billion television viewers and raised millions of dollars for famine relief in Ethiopia.
Nov 24, 2009 · “USA for Africa,” as the U.S. ensemble was known, featured Jackson, Richie, Geldof, Harry Belafonte, Bob Dylan, Cyndi Lauper, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner, Stevie Wonder, and...
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Jul 13, 2015 · Live Aid, as the event was known, was attended by almost 175,000 people at both venues, and raised an initial $80 million in aid for the victims of a horrific famine.
An estimated 1.9 billion people tuned in to watch Live Aid 35 years ago today. It was an unprecedented, star-studded benefit concert – and it was the brainchild of today's guest, Bob Geldof.
Live Aid, history's biggest pop concert, aims to raise around pounds 1 million an hour today for African famine relief.
Jul 11, 2015 · Below, a dozen or so Live Aid alumni from both sides of the pond reflect on that momentous day: the surreal star sightings, the nerves, the backstage shenanigans, the onstage mishaps, the ...
