Live Aid
Dual-continent charity shows
Live Aid was a pair of massive benefit rock concerts held simultaneously in London and Philadelphia on July 13, 1985, organized to raise money for Ethiopian famine relief.
The event was conceived by Bob Geldof and featured performances by Queen, U2, David Bowie, and dozens of other major acts.
The name echoes Band Aid, the charity supergroup whose "Do They Know It's Christmas?" preceded it.
Live Aid became a template for celebrity-driven humanitarian events and remains a cultural touchstone for 1980s idealism: the Live Aid generation.
- U2Dublin stadium band
- David BowieStarman glam rocker
- The WhoBritish rock legends
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
Mick Jagger · Led Zeppelin · Phil Collins · Elton John · Paul McCartney · Bob Dylan · drums · stadium rock
England's premier sports venue
- stageRaised performance platform
- performanceCarrying out a task
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- setlistOrdered concert songs
encore · applause · lights · soundcheck · backstage · tickets · venue · amplifiers
Soliciting money for organizations
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
- telethonExtended charity broadcast
- benefitAdvantage or gain
generosity · volunteer · contribution · sponsorship · pledge · grants · nonprofit
Severe food shortage
- EthiopiaHorn of Africa nation
- reliefEasing of distress
- donationsGifts to organizations
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
hunger · starvation · Africa · compassion · solidarity · assistance · awareness · outreach
Specific calendar year
- music historyChronicle of composed sound
- cultural eventOrganized public celebration
- Cold War eraEast-West tension period
- global awarenessKnowledge of worldwide matters
milestone · iconic · anniversary · influence · MTV generation · defining moment
Celebrity ensemble charity single
- organizerArrangement tool or person
- activismDirect effort for reform
- charity singleSong sold for donations
- supergroupBand of already-famous musicians
Freddie Mercury
- U2Dublin stadium band
- David BowieStarman glam rocker
- The WhoBritish rock legends
Mick Jagger · Led Zeppelin · Phil Collins · Elton John · Paul McCartney · Bob Dylan · guitar · drums · stadium rock · rockstar
Wembley Stadium
England's premier sports venue
- stageRaised performance platform
- performanceCarrying out a task
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
setlist · encore · applause · lights · soundcheck · backstage · tickets · venue · amplifiers · microphones
fundraising
Soliciting money for organizations
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
- telethonExtended charity broadcast
benefit · generosity · volunteer · contribution · sponsorship · pledge · grants · nonprofit
famine
Severe food shortage
crisis · hunger · starvation · Africa · compassion · solidarity · assistance · awareness · outreach · development
1985
Specific calendar year
- music historyChronicle of composed sound
- cultural eventOrganized public celebration
- Cold War eraEast-West tension period
global awareness · milestone · iconic · anniversary · influence · MTV generation · defining moment
We Are the World
Celebrity ensemble charity single
- organizerArrangement tool or person
- activismDirect effort for reform
- charity singleSong sold for donations
- Benefit Concertsproceeds, relief fund, disaster relief, celebrity host, volunteer
- charity concertsbenefit concert, benefit show, tribute concert, memorial concert, telethon
- 1985Back to the Future, The Breakfast Club, Gorbachev, WrestleMania, We Are the World
- musical groupsband, bands, orchestra, orchestras, choir
- iconic momentsmoon landing, first flight, 9/11, D-Day, Titanic sinking
- Cultural Momentsmoon landing, 9/11, Woodstock, Princess Diana death, Obama election
Live AidIron Curtain
Cold War's political divide
Cold War · apartheid · isolationism · Berlin Wall · trade embargoes
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