All Time Great Concert

Live Aid

Jul 13, 1985 (39 years ago)

John F. Kennedy Stadium     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

 

Live Aid remains one of the most well-known benefit concerts in history. Organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure as a fund-raising campaign for famine relief in Ethiopia, the event took place in both Philadelphia and London. It was telecast globally with related concerts in several other countries. In Philadelphia, several bands reunited for rare appearances, including the original three members of Led Zeppelin, The Beach Boys with Brian Wilson, Black Sabbath with Ozzy Osbourne, and Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young.

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Concert Details


Date:
Saturday, July 13, 1985
Venue:
John F. Kennedy Stadium
Location:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Notes:

$35
Wow!!!
Tickets were $35 bucks. Got there at about twenty after seven, gates were open.

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Rock 30 bands

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New Wave Pop 11 bands

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Folk Rock 10 bands

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New Wave 9 bands

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Disco 8 bands

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New Romantic 7 bands

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Ed Rock1983 Oct 05, 2023

That must have been amazing ! How close did you get to the performers ? And was Tom Petty as cool as I imagined ?


Gary Lazar Sep 07, 2022

I was there and Joan Baez was the first act. You didn't list her as playing.


Francis Ward Oct 17, 2021

Tickets were $35 bucks, got there at little after 7AM. hot as hell day, enjoyed listening to many bands I'd only dream of ever seeing live. Too bad i didn't have a camera or Camcorder at the time.


Scuba Steve64 Aug 28, 2021

My brother-in-law and I went while my wife stayed at home to audio tape it…years later the dvds came out…who knew ? Lol


Jfjton Oct 14, 2020

Went with my Uncle Kevin Fallon & Dave Torpey. On the flight back to Florida I sat with the keyboardist Dan Hubbell & John (Canter?) from Molly Hatchett

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