Live Aid's Legacy: Untold Stories & The Stars Who Refused to Join
Conceived by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in response to the devastating Ethiopian famine, Live Aid on July 13, 1985, transcended a mere concert to become a monumental musical and humanitarian event. Staged simultaneously at London’s Wembley Stadium and Philadelphia’s John F. Kennedy Stadium, it captivated a global audience of nearly 2 billion people, raising approximately $140 million for famine relief. The idea blossomed from Geldof's initial charity single, “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”, recorded by Band Aid in late 1984, which raised over $28 million and set the stage for the even more ambitious concert.
Live Aid was a triumph of scale and spectacle, featuring over 50 of the music industry's biggest names. Geldof famously used a
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