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Live Aid was a multi-venue benefit concert and music-based fundraising initiative held on Saturday, 13 July 1985. The original event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise further funds for relief of the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia, a movement that started with the release of the successful charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
Jul 12, 2015 · Birhan survived the famine. But what do those on the ground think of Live Aid’s achievements? Farm Africa, which, like Live Aid, marks its 30th anniversary in 2015, works with communities in...
Sep 16, 2024 · JUST FOR ONE DAY – The Live Aid Musical will transfer to the West End, beginning performances at The Shaftesbury Theatre on Thursday 15 May 2025, before a Special Gala Performance on Sunday...
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Jul 13, 2020 · Live Aid took place on Saturday 13 January 1985. The concert began at London’s Wembley Stadium at noon, before a second concert later began at John F Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia. Other...
Jun 3, 2005 · Released on 7 December 1984, the single became the UK's biggest selling single of the time and raised £8m. An idea of a concert...
Jan 8, 2024 · Performer Craige Els and director Luke Sheppard discuss bringing the iconic 1985 Live Aid concert to life onstage in Just For One Day at London's Old Vic. There are jukebox musicals and then there’s Just For One Day, which looks back on Live Aid, the 1985 multi-venue charity concert on behalf of famine relief in Ethiopia.
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Jul 13, 2010 · For one day — July 13, 1985 — an unprecedented charity telethon called Live Aid mesmerized an estimated 1.4 billion of the planet’s 5 billion people, in one of the biggest, most ambitious...
