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All Time Great Concert

Live Aid

Jul 13, 1985 (39 years ago)

Wembley Stadium London, England, United Kingdom

Live Aid took place in both London and Philadelphia where it was then broadcast globally along with performances from over half a dozen other countries. It remains one of the most well-known benefit concerts of the 20th century, notably for bringing together such a diverse cast of rock n' roll artists together to help raise funds to support relief efforts during the 1983 - 1985 Ethiopian famine. Queen's performance was widely regarded as one of their best and was showcased on the 2007 special edition of "Queen Rock Montreal."

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Date:: Saturday, July 13, 1985
Venue:: Wembley Stadium
Location:: London, England, United Kingdom

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Pop Rock	15 bands
Pop Rock: U2 Queen Elton John The Who Paul McCartney Sting Phil Collins Elvis Costello David Bowie Spandau Ballet Status Quo Howard Jones The Boomtown Rats Nik Kershaw Dire Straits
Pop	13 bands
Pop: U2 Queen Elton John Paul McCartney Sting Phil Collins Sade Elvis Costello David Bowie Spandau Ballet Howard Jones Paul Young Nik Kershaw
Classic Rock	12 bands
Classic Rock: U2 Queen Elton John The Who Paul McCartney Sting Phil Collins Elvis Costello David Bowie Status Quo The Boomtown Rats Dire Straits
Rock	12 bands
Rock: U2 Queen Elton John The Who Paul McCartney Sting Phil Collins Elvis Costello David Bowie Status Quo The Boomtown Rats Dire Straits
British	12 bands
British: Queen Elton John The Who Paul McCartney Sting Phil Collins Elvis Costello David Bowie Spandau Ballet Status Quo Paul Young Dire Straits
Mellow Gold	10 bands
Mellow Gold: Elton John The Who Paul McCartney Phil Collins Elvis Costello Spandau Ballet Howard Jones Paul Young Nik Kershaw Dire Straits
Soft Rock	9 bands
Soft Rock: Elton John Paul McCartney Sting Phil Collins Spandau Ballet Howard Jones Paul Young Nik Kershaw Dire Straits
New Wave	8 bands
New Wave: U2 Sting Elvis Costello Spandau Ballet Howard Jones Paul Young The Boomtown Rats Nik Kershaw
Singer-Songwriter	6 bands
Singer-Songwriter: Elton John Paul McCartney Sting Elvis Costello David Bowie Howard Jones
Synthpop	6 bands
Synthpop: Paul McCartney Spandau Ballet Howard Jones Paul Young The Boomtown Rats Nik Kershaw
New Wave Pop	6 bands
New Wave Pop: Elvis Costello Spandau Ballet Howard Jones Paul Young The Boomtown Rats Nik Kershaw
Art Rock	5 bands
Art Rock: Queen The Who Paul McCartney Elvis Costello David Bowie
New Romantic	5 bands
New Romantic: Spandau Ballet Howard Jones Paul Young The Boomtown Rats Nik Kershaw
Sophisti-Pop	5 bands
Sophisti-Pop: Sting Phil Collins Sade Spandau Ballet Dire Straits
Album Oriented Rock (AOR)	5 bands
Album Oriented Rock (AOR): The Who Paul McCartney Phil Collins Status Quo Dire Straits
UK	5 bands
UK: Queen The Who Paul McCartney Elvis Costello David Bowie
Glam Rock	4 bands
Glam Rock: Queen Elton John David Bowie Status Quo
Permanent Wave	4 bands
Permanent Wave: U2 Sting Elvis Costello David Bowie
Art Pop	3 bands
Art Pop: The Who Phil Collins David Bowie
Blue-Eyed Soul	3 bands
Blue-Eyed Soul: Phil Collins David Bowie Spandau Ballet

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Cracky Mar 08, 2024

Great gig Number 4 is Live Aid, Wembley Stadium, 13 July 1985
I queued for about 4-5 hours at the HMV shop, then in Merchant Street, Bristol. But had arrived early and got reasonable seats opposite the Royal Box. Our second trip to Wembley Stadium in eight days. A great, great sunny day with so many amazing performances that the DVD does not do justice. Left the Stadium with the rest of the crowd, singing, “Feed the World”, drove home like an idiot to catch the remainder of the day from the US and see Bob, Keith and Ron screw up. An unforgettable experience.

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