Bob Geldof’s brainchild, Live Aid is regarded as the most well-known music-based fundraising event in history. The benefit performance, which was simultaneously conducted on July 13, 1985 at Wembley Stadium in London and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, attracted an estimated 1.5 billion television views and raised millions of dollars for famine relief in Ethiopia. Our definitive guide deep-dives into this significant day and the tales around it.

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>> Live Aid and We Heart Queen: Podcasters Heather Page and Jameson Maclnnis host a Gen X Guide to the Universe and discuss topics that can be new to millennials. In this episode, they take the listeners through MTV’s first live broadcast of the Live Aid concert. They speak about the funds raised for Ethiopia and its  16-hour coverage on television, along with sharing their favourite moments from the concert.
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