All-Time Great Concert

Live Aid

Jul 13, 1985 (41 years ago)

Wembley Stadium London, England, United Kingdom

Live Aid took place in both London and Philadelphia where it was then broadcast globally along with performances from over half a dozen other countries. It remains one of the most well-known benefit concerts of the 20th century, notably for bringing together such a diverse cast of rock n' roll artists together to help raise funds to support relief efforts during the 1983 - 1985 Ethiopian famine. Queen's performance was widely regarded as one of their best and was showcased on the 2007 special edition of "Queen Rock Montreal."

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Queen

Elton John

The Who

Paul McCartney

Sting

Phil Collins

Sade

Wham!

Elvis Costello

David Bowie

Spandau Ballet

Bryan Ferry

David Gilmour

Status Quo

Howard Jones

Paul Young

Ultravox

Band Aid

Adam Ant

Thomas Dolby

The Boomtown Rats

Kiki Dee

Nik Kershaw

The Style Council

Autograph

branford marsalis

Dire Straits

Bob Geldof

Coldstream Guards

Band Fur Afrika

Alison Moyet

Concert Details

Date:: Saturday, July 13, 1985
Venue:: Wembley Stadium
Location:: London, England, United Kingdom

Band Genres

Pop	22 bands
Pop: U2 Queen Elton John Paul McCartney Sting Phil Collins Sade Wham! Elvis Costello David Bowie Spandau Ballet Bryan Ferry Howard Jones Paul Young Ultravox Band Aid Adam Ant Thomas Dolby Kiki Dee Nik Kershaw The Style Council Alison Moyet
Pop Rock	21 bands
Pop Rock: U2 Queen Elton John The Who Paul McCartney Sting Phil Collins Elvis Costello David Bowie Spandau Ballet Bryan Ferry Status Quo Howard Jones Ultravox Adam Ant Thomas Dolby The Boomtown Rats Nik Kershaw The Style Council Dire Straits Bob Geldof
Rock	21 bands
Rock: U2 Queen Elton John The Who Paul McCartney Sting Phil Collins Elvis Costello David Bowie Bryan Ferry David Gilmour Status Quo Band Aid Adam Ant Thomas Dolby The Boomtown Rats The Style Council Autograph Dire Straits Bob Geldof Alison Moyet
British	21 bands
British: Queen Elton John The Who Paul McCartney Sting Phil Collins Sade Wham! Elvis Costello David Bowie Spandau Ballet Bryan Ferry David Gilmour Status Quo Paul Young Band Aid Adam Ant Thomas Dolby The Style Council Dire Straits Alison Moyet
Classic Rock	16 bands
Classic Rock: U2 Queen Elton John The Who Paul McCartney Sting Phil Collins Elvis Costello David Bowie Bryan Ferry David Gilmour Status Quo The Boomtown Rats Autograph Dire Straits Bob Geldof
New Wave	15 bands
New Wave: U2 Sting Wham! Elvis Costello Spandau Ballet Bryan Ferry Howard Jones Paul Young Ultravox Adam Ant Thomas Dolby The Boomtown Rats Nik Kershaw The Style Council Alison Moyet
Soft Rock	14 bands
Soft Rock: Elton John Paul McCartney Sting Phil Collins Wham! Spandau Ballet Bryan Ferry David Gilmour Howard Jones Paul Young Kiki Dee Nik Kershaw Dire Straits Alison Moyet
New Wave Pop	13 bands
New Wave Pop: Wham! Elvis Costello Spandau Ballet Bryan Ferry Howard Jones Paul Young Ultravox Adam Ant Thomas Dolby The Boomtown Rats Nik Kershaw The Style Council Alison Moyet
Mellow Gold	13 bands
Mellow Gold: Elton John The Who Paul McCartney Phil Collins Wham! Elvis Costello Spandau Ballet Bryan Ferry Howard Jones Paul Young Nik Kershaw Dire Straits Alison Moyet
New Romantic	12 bands
New Romantic: Wham! Spandau Ballet Bryan Ferry Howard Jones Paul Young Ultravox Adam Ant Thomas Dolby The Boomtown Rats Nik Kershaw The Style Council Alison Moyet
Synthpop	11 bands
Synthpop: Paul McCartney Wham! Spandau Ballet Howard Jones Paul Young Ultravox Adam Ant Thomas Dolby The Boomtown Rats Nik Kershaw Alison Moyet
Art Rock	10 bands
Art Rock: Queen The Who Paul McCartney Elvis Costello David Bowie Bryan Ferry David Gilmour Ultravox Thomas Dolby The Style Council
Singer-Songwriter	10 bands
Singer-Songwriter: Elton John Paul McCartney Sting Elvis Costello David Bowie Bryan Ferry David Gilmour Howard Jones Adam Ant Bob Geldof
UK	10 bands
UK: Queen The Who Paul McCartney Sade Wham! Elvis Costello David Bowie David Gilmour Adam Ant Thomas Dolby
Sophisti-Pop	9 bands
Sophisti-Pop: Sting Phil Collins Sade Spandau Ballet Bryan Ferry Thomas Dolby The Style Council Dire Straits Alison Moyet
Album Oriented Rock (AOR)	9 bands
Album Oriented Rock (AOR): Elton John The Who Paul McCartney Phil Collins Bryan Ferry David Gilmour Status Quo Autograph Dire Straits
Synth-Pop	7 bands
Synth-Pop: Phil Collins Wham! Howard Jones Ultravox Thomas Dolby Nik Kershaw Alison Moyet
English	7 bands
English: Queen Paul McCartney Sade Wham! David Gilmour Adam Ant Thomas Dolby
Art Pop	6 bands
Art Pop: The Who Phil Collins David Bowie Bryan Ferry Thomas Dolby Alison Moyet
Glam Rock	6 bands
Glam Rock: Queen Elton John David Bowie Bryan Ferry Status Quo Autograph

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Cracky

Mar 08, 2024

Great gig Number 4 is Live Aid, Wembley Stadium, 13 July 1985
I queued for about 4-5 hours at the HMV shop, then in Merchant Street, Bristol. But had arrived early and got reasonable seats opposite the Royal Box. Our second trip to Wembley Stadium in eight days. A great, great sunny day with so many amazing performances that the DVD does not do justice. Left the Stadium with the rest of the crowd, singing, “Feed the World”, drove home like an idiot to catch the remainder of the day from the US and see Bob, Keith and Ron screw up. An unforgettable experience.

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