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The twelve hour Farm Aid concert took place in Champaign, Illinois at Memorial Stadium on the Campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign on Sunday, September 22, 1985. This diverse lineup included Farm Aid founders Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young.
First Annual Farm Aid held on September 22, 1985 at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. I claim no ownership of rights to anything in this video.
Conceived by Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and John Mellencamp, Farm Aid aimed to raise awareness and funds for struggling family farmers in the United States. This inaugural concert was a star-studded affair, featuring performances from over 50 artists, including Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, and B.B. King. Broadcast live on television, the event ...
B. Dylan & Friends - Farm AID 1985 [Full Pro-Shot] John Philbin. 8.3K subscribers. Subscribed. 881. 63K views 4 years ago. Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL, 9-22-1985 Setlist: ...more....
The show was put together in six weeks and was held on September 22, 1985, in Champaign, Illinois, before a crowd of 80,000 people. It raised over $7 million for America's family farmers. Performers included Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Bonnie Raitt, B.B. King, Loretta Lynn, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and many more.
Sep 22, 2023 · On September 22, 1985, Neil Young, Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp hosted the first Farm Aid charity concert in Champaign, Illinois. By the mid-1990s, Farm Aid had become a perennial...
Sep 23, 2017 · The first Farm Aid concert was held Sept. 22, 1985, at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, and it featured some of the biggest names in music. "Thank you all very much. Welcome to Farm Aid,...
