Lesley Ann Jones is the author of Freddie Mercury: The Definitive Biography, who went on the road with the band many times, and covered Live Aid. ![]() When it came to organising Live Aid, Queen were high on Bob Geldof’s hit list, but the band weren’t immediately won over. ![]() Thirty years later, and multiple line up concerts, cross continent events and global telethons are nothing new, but in 1985, the world had never seen anything like it.Īnd, of all the memorable moments the day created – Bono leaping into the audience, Phil Collins playing both shows with the help of Concorde, and the rousing showstopper from Tina Turner and Mick Jagger – the most iconic moment of all was undoubtedly delivered by Queen, and a masterful, career-defining performance from Freddie Mercury. The concept was far from simple: two concerts, in London and Philadelphia, with every major pop star on the planet, before the eyes of the world, to gather the donations of millions, all for the famine struck people of Ethiopia. Drag Race star Peppermint was originally eliminated from season nine before the finaleīob Geldof’s grand plan, conceived as the main course to the entree of the Band Aid single from Christmas 1984.Blondie Against the Odds: 1974 – 1982 review: ‘First six albums have never sounded better’.13 July 1985 was Live Aid – The Day The Music Changed The World, The Global Jukebox.
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