Watching the concert on the BBC iPlayer since I missed the start and it took me back to the actual day. Another hot day and I spent it in front of the TV! My aunt and cousin came down to our house and went out with my mam and dad with the dog. I got told off for staying in "in a glorious day" but I wasn't gonna miss watching the biggest concert on the planet. Taped the whole thing as well and still have the cassettes somewhere in the loft but doubt they'll play now if I had anything to play them on. Anyone else have memories of the day?
I sat and watched the whole lot from start to finish with @grandpops still watch the dvd and have just put it on iPlayer
I was in Germany at the time and managed to watch it on BFBS, which was the forces TV channel out there. Great day
Quite enjoying this. I remember watching it when I was still a bairn, so feels very new after all this time. Everyone looks so young...apart from Phil Collins
I remember it well, but thought the day was overcast? I remember it being a warm, but grey and overcast day. Unless I'm mixing it up with another concert! Some great performances that day. U2, Paul Young, Dire Straits, Ultravox, Queen (obviously), but one thing I always remember was Sue Pollard being interviewed in the studio after Elvis Costello had performed and the interviewer asking her what she thought of Elvis' performance. She responded in her usual excitable way "what, Elvis here? I thought he was dead, did they dig him up?" Quality!
Was born in 89 so watching with open eyes, what’s refreshing, people there, in the moment. Just there for the music
Freddie Mercury was the don wasn’t he? the ultimate & perfect showman, no one had the crowd going like he did. what’s crazy bob geldolf didn’t want queen there
Yes , for the moment , taking in and creating memories of the music , the atmosphere , the people , feeling the sound - instead of staring at the back of your phone to have a bit of video that you’ll never watch ( and no politics or world problems)
Dire Straits. Money for nothing. Not my favourite song but the saxophone made it superb. Bowie, Heroes. Truly magnificent.
Oh , and people playing instruments on stage, people who have written their own songs. Now it’s manufactured boy or girl bands , rappers yelling incomprehensible words or dj’s making computers go boom boom boom boom …. yes , ok , I’m not as young as I used to be
Until they played Drive by The Cars video. For me, the moment everything changed...people grasped why they were there. If you haven't seen it, I won't spoil it. Jeez man, that sounds awful saying I won't spoil it.
Just come on. Doesn’t half put things and our lives in perspective . Don’t know how much Live Aid raised , but if there is starvation today , that amount is probably minimal within the wealth of the Musks, Bezos, Zuckerberg and all the multi billionaires
A quick Google says Live Aid raised approximately £150m. The net worth of the three you mentioned... Musk, £402 billion. Zuckerberg, £250 billion Bezos, £235 billion £150m is approximately 0.017% of their total worth. Absolutely nothing to them, be like us losing 10p.
Definitely have to say it, and I thought it at the time, but Wembley was much better than Philadelphia. The line ups and the levels of performance were just so much better.
Agree. Black Sabbath absolutely nailed their set (on now), Led Zeppelin were abysmal...so bad they had their set removed from the official dvd release.
And to put it another way, £400 million is about 1/5 the cost of the proposed new Manchester United stadium and about £90 million more than the Saudis paid for the mags. So for a fraction of the price (which will rise if it ever gets built) of a vanity stadium toy for a billionaire you can help millions of people suffering from starvation, disease and poverty.
Well it was obvioulsy beneficial based upon the number of Africans we've signed this window (joke of course)
