Live Aid

[TheGreek]

Was 40 years ago today...doesn't feel like it!!

[Lozz196]

My hairline feels like it was, back then I resembled a bog brush, now I resemble a cue ball.

[ambient]

I've enjoyed listening to the rerun on the radio. I was 6 at the time, I do remember watching it though.

 

Highlights so far are The Who, Simple Minds, Bowie, Ultravox, U2 and Sting with Branford Marsalis.

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[MacDaddy]

Asked to comment on a famous photograph of himself and Geldof together prior to Live Aid, Ant tells Uncut magazine, “That was when I was asked by Sir Bob to promote this concert. They had no idea they could sell it out. Then in Bob’s book he said, ‘Adam was over the hill so I let him have one number.’ One thing I’d like to do (in the photo) is kick him up the a**e.

 

“Doing that show was the biggest f**king mistake in the world. Knighthoods were made, Bono got it made, and it was a waste of f**king time. It was the end of rock ‘n’ roll, now hippies run the world, like f**king (British festival) Glastonbury… I hate hippies.”

[BigRedX]

I didn't own a TV in 1985 so I never saw Live Aid.

 

I wasn't particularly interested in any of the bands playing - those that had liked previously had IMO become bland and safe in order to be popular enough to take part.

 

I most likely spent the day reading and working on new songs for my band.

[Twigman]

Many people I know went to Wembley that day.

I remember sitting at a table on the pavement outside a pub with a bottle of pils, wondering where everyone had gone.

[Marvin]

I was 12. I saw a few sets on the TV,  but wasn't particularly interested. 

 

There seems to be a lot of self congratulatory back slapping from those involved, very little about whether it achieved its aim or achieved anything.

[TimR]

Watched a lot of it at my freind's house, drinking Carlesburg. We were going to France next day to do a load of cycling. We were only 16! Wonder how many 16 year olds would be touring France on their own on bikes nowadays.  

 

Remember waiting ages to watch Madonna, who was a big new star that everyone was talking about and only had a handful of hits up to that point.

 

What struck me watching on Saturday was most acts only played 3 or 4 songs. 

 

Tony Hadley looked young!