LIVE AID 1985

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LIVE AID 1985

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35 years ago.
I remember watching this for hours and hours.


Status quo opened the concert.



Followed by :-

Style Council
Boomtown Rats
Adam Ant
INXS (from Melbourne, but played at approximately 1 p.m. in London)
Ultravox
Loudness
Spandau Ballet

(Philly begins at this point!)
P - Joan Baez (Philly 9 a.m./London 2 p.m.)
L - Elvis Costello
P - The Hooters
Opus (from Vienna)
L - Nik Kershaw
P - The Four Tops
B.B. King (from The Hague)
P - Billy Ocean
P - Ozzy Osbourne
P - Run DMC (Philly 10:15 a.m./3:15 p.m. London)
Yu Rock Mission (from Belgrade)
L - Sade
L - Sting (3:15 p.m. London/10:15 a.m. Philly) (same as Run DMC)
P - Rick Springfield
L - Phil Collins
P - REO Speedwagon
L - Howard Jones
Autograph (from Moscow)
L - Bryan Ferry (4:10 p.m. London/11:10 a.m. in Philly)
P - Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
Udo Lindenburgh (from Cologne)
P - Judas Priest (Philly 11:26 a.m./4:26 p.m. in London)
L - Paul Young (London 4:40 p.m./11:40 a.m. in Philly)
L - Bob Geldof welcomes America (5 p.m. in London/noon in Philly)
P - Bryan Adams (12:02 p.m. in Philly/5:02 p.m. in London)
L - U2 (5:20 p.m. in London/12:20 p.m. in Philly)
P - The Beach Boys (12:40 p.m. in Philly/5:40 p.m. in London)
L - Dire Straits/Sting (6 p.m. in London/1 p.m. in Philly)
P - G. Thorogood/Bo Diddley/Albert Collins
L - Queen (6:44 p.m. in London/1:44 p.m. in Philly)
David Bowie/Mick Jagger (on video)
P - Simple Minds
L - David Bowie
P - The Pretenders
L - The Who (8 p.m. in London/3 p.m. in Philly)
P - Santana w/Pat Metheny
L - Elton John
P - Ashford & Simpson w/T. Prendergrass
L - Elton John and Kiki Dee (9:05 p.m. in London/4:05 p.m in Philly)
L - Elton John, Kiki Dee, and Wham!
P - Madonna
L - Mercury and May
L - Paul McCartney
L - McCartney, Bowie, Townshend, Moyet, and Geldof
L - U.K. Finale (9:56 p.m. in London/4:56 p.m. in Philly)

(The rest are ALL in Philly!)

Tom Petty (5:14 p.m.)
Kenny Loggins
The Cars
Neil Young (6:07 p.m.)
The Power Station
The Thompson Twins
Eric Clapton (7:39 p.m.)
Phil Collins
Plant, Page, and Jones (8:13 p.m.)
Duran Duran
Patti LaBelle
Hall & Oates w/Eddie Kendrick and David Ruffin
Mick Jagger (10:15 p.m.)
Jagger and Tina Turner
Bob Dylan/Keith Richard/Ron Wood (10:39 p.m.)
U.S. Finale (10:55 p.m.)
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Re: LIVE AID 1985

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Me too Brian. It was the most amazing day. Trully amazing.

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Re: LIVE AID 1985

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Yes, me, my boyfriend and his friend watched it from start to finish. It was a fantastic event and I cannot hear the song Drive by the Cars without seeing the video in my head, even now.

Me and my husband watched some of the programme the other night when it was on TV.
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