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Post by Gene Hunt on Jul 13, 2016 9:10:25 GMT
Unbelievable but true. The Live Aid concert was 31 years ago today. The dual venue event, held at the Wembley Stadium in London and the JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, was attended by a total of 172,000 people. It inspired other countries to get involved and with further concerts held the same day in Australia, Soviet Union, Japan etc, it was to be one of the biggest ever satellite link broadcasts ever, viewed by more than 1.9 Billion people worldwide.
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Post by Arthur Pringle on Jul 13, 2016 14:52:32 GMT
Makes you feel old doesn't it? I remember it quite well, my brother taped bits of it throughout the day on the video.
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Post by Gene Hunt on Jul 13, 2016 15:20:13 GMT
Makes you feel old doesn't it? I remember it quite well, my brother taped bits of it throughout the day on the video. Same here. I still have some of it on VHS somewhere in the archives.
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Post by Peter Picard on Jul 13, 2016 17:22:58 GMT
1.9 billion people is an amazing amount of viewers. I seem to recall Phil Collins played at both events but i could be wrong, as you say it is a long time ago.
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Post by Steve Austin on Jul 13, 2016 18:46:11 GMT
1.9 billion people is an amazing amount of viewers. I seem to recall Phil Collins played at both events but i could be wrong, as you say it is a long time ago. You're correct Peter, he did play both. I think he played with Led Zeppelin in the USA but for some reason Robert Plant was not happy with the performance and has stopped it from being broadcast since. Again, I could be wrong and getting this mixed up over time.
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Post by Del Boy on Jul 13, 2016 21:23:43 GMT
That's unreal isn't it. I remember watching it on the day. Quo opened up the show at midday I think then amongst the big bands were contemporary chart toppers of the day. 80s acts like Nik Kershaw, Duran Duran etc. Remember Dire Straits-Sultans of Swing being a good performance but Queen were the best IMO. I seem to remember the finale was Paul McCartney ,Hey Jude with other stars joining in the too long na na na naa bit As for Led Zep, they were unhappy with the performance and having seen it on you tube i would agree. It's not up to their usual standard. It was put about that the footage was lost when the dvd came out.
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Post by Sam Tyler on Jul 15, 2016 21:26:30 GMT
I too remember watching it on the day, it was an event that created an atmosphere everywhere, not just within the concert itself. It was an atmosphere the likes of which could never be repeated with the various reworks of Live Aid in subsequent years.
As it pre-dated the likes of NICAM stereo it was simultaneously broadcast on Radio 1 so I had the TV sound off and the Hi-Fi on for the better sound quality.
Best performance of the show was definitely Queen but for me The Who playing Won't Get Fooled Again was also a real highlight.
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Post by The Saint on Jul 16, 2016 10:31:41 GMT
I don't really remember Live Aid, but that is probably because I am a lot younger than you lot! The Saint
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Post by Windy Miller on Jul 16, 2016 12:45:42 GMT
I was working that day so I missed most of it Phil Collins was able to play at both the UK and USA Live Aid venues thanks to a flight on Concorde. Odd that someone would spend such a lavish amount of money on 1st Class tickets for a concert in aid of world poverty
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Post by Sam Tyler on Jul 16, 2016 13:20:26 GMT
That was probably just pocket money compared to the expense of the whole day when you consider the setup at Wembley, the broadcasting costs with the licence-payer's money, all the promotional work, etc etc etc
It was most likely a tax-deductible expense through Collins' own business and what's the betting he already had other commitments over there after the event?
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