All-Time Great Concert

Live Aid

Jul 13, 1985 (41 years ago)

John F. Kennedy Stadium Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Live Aid remains one of the most well-known benefit concerts in history. Organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure as a fund-raising campaign for famine relief in Ethiopia, the event took place in both Philadelphia and London. It was telecast globally with related concerts in several other countries. In Philadelphia, several bands reunited for rare appearances, including the original three members of Led Zeppelin, The Beach Boys with Brian Wilson, Black Sabbath with Ozzy Osbourne, and Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young.

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Kool & The Gang

Lionel Richie

Tina Turner

Bernard Watson

Bo Diddley

Keith Richards

Albert Collins

Nile Rodgers

The Beach Boys

Simple Minds

David Ruffin

Ronnie Wood

Cliff Richard

The Hooters

Rick Springfield

Pat Metheny

Eric Clapton

Run-D.M.C.

Madonna

Bob Dylan

Mick Jagger

B.B. King

Billy Ocean

Duran Duran

U.S.A. for Africa

Judas Priest

Pretenders

Joan Baez

Kenny Loggins

Thompson Twins

Bryan Adams

The Cars

Patti LaBelle

Santana

Daryl Hall & John Oates

George Thorogood & The Destroyers

Four Tops

Black Sabbath

David Bowie

Phil Collins

Neil Young

Led Zeppelin

REO Speedwagon

Crosby, Stills & Nash

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

Ashford & Simpson with Teddy Pendergrass

The Power Station

Eddie Kendricks

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Concert Details

Date:: Saturday, July 13, 1985
Venue:: John F. Kennedy Stadium
Location:: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Notes:: $35
Wow!!!
Tickets were $35 bucks. Got there at about twenty after seven, gates were open.

Band Genres

Rock	34 bands
Rock: Tina Turner Bo Diddley Keith Richards Albert Collins Nile Rodgers The Beach Boys Simple Minds Ronnie Wood Cliff Richard The Hooters Rick Springfield Eric Clapton Bob Dylan Mick Jagger Duran Duran Judas Priest Pretenders Joan Baez Kenny Loggins Bryan Adams The Cars Santana Daryl Hall & John Oates George Thorogood & The Destroyers Black Sabbath David Bowie Phil Collins Neil Young Led Zeppelin REO Speedwagon Crosby, Stills & Nash Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers The Power Station Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Classic Rock	30 bands
Classic Rock: Keith Richards Albert Collins The Beach Boys Ronnie Wood Cliff Richard The Hooters Rick Springfield Eric Clapton Bob Dylan Mick Jagger B.B. King Duran Duran Judas Priest Pretenders Joan Baez Kenny Loggins Bryan Adams The Cars Santana Daryl Hall & John Oates George Thorogood & The Destroyers Black Sabbath David Bowie Phil Collins Neil Young Led Zeppelin REO Speedwagon Crosby, Stills & Nash Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Mellow Gold	27 bands
Mellow Gold: Lionel Richie Tina Turner The Beach Boys Simple Minds Cliff Richard The Hooters Rick Springfield Eric Clapton Bob Dylan Mick Jagger Billy Ocean Pretenders Joan Baez Kenny Loggins Thompson Twins Bryan Adams The Cars Daryl Hall & John Oates George Thorogood & The Destroyers Four Tops Phil Collins Neil Young REO Speedwagon Crosby, Stills & Nash Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers The Power Station Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Pop	23 bands
Pop: Lionel Richie Tina Turner Nile Rodgers The Beach Boys Simple Minds David Ruffin Cliff Richard The Hooters Rick Springfield Madonna Billy Ocean Duran Duran U.S.A. for Africa Pretenders Joan Baez Kenny Loggins Thompson Twins Bryan Adams The Cars Daryl Hall & John Oates David Bowie Phil Collins The Power Station
Soft Rock	22 bands
Soft Rock: Kool & The Gang Lionel Richie Tina Turner Simple Minds Cliff Richard The Hooters Rick Springfield Eric Clapton Mick Jagger Billy Ocean Duran Duran Pretenders Kenny Loggins Thompson Twins Bryan Adams The Cars Daryl Hall & John Oates Phil Collins REO Speedwagon Crosby, Stills & Nash Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Pop Rock	21 bands
Pop Rock: The Beach Boys Simple Minds Cliff Richard Rick Springfield Eric Clapton Madonna Bob Dylan Mick Jagger Duran Duran Pretenders Bryan Adams The Cars Santana Daryl Hall & John Oates David Bowie Phil Collins REO Speedwagon Crosby, Stills & Nash Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers The Power Station Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Album Oriented Rock (AOR)	21 bands
Album Oriented Rock (AOR): Simple Minds The Hooters Rick Springfield Eric Clapton Bob Dylan Mick Jagger Duran Duran Judas Priest Pretenders Kenny Loggins Bryan Adams The Cars Daryl Hall & John Oates George Thorogood & The Destroyers Black Sabbath Phil Collins Led Zeppelin REO Speedwagon Crosby, Stills & Nash Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Blues Rock	15 bands
Blues Rock: Bo Diddley Keith Richards Albert Collins Ronnie Wood Eric Clapton Bob Dylan Mick Jagger B.B. King Santana George Thorogood & The Destroyers Black Sabbath Led Zeppelin Crosby, Stills & Nash Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Singer-Songwriter	14 bands
Singer-Songwriter: The Beach Boys Eric Clapton Bob Dylan Mick Jagger Joan Baez Kenny Loggins Bryan Adams The Cars Daryl Hall & John Oates David Bowie Neil Young Crosby, Stills & Nash Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Hard Rock	13 bands
Hard Rock: Rick Springfield Eric Clapton Judas Priest Pretenders Bryan Adams The Cars Santana George Thorogood & The Destroyers Black Sabbath Neil Young Led Zeppelin REO Speedwagon Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Soul	13 bands
Soul: Kool & The Gang Lionel Richie Tina Turner Bo Diddley Nile Rodgers David Ruffin B.B. King Billy Ocean Patti LaBelle Four Tops David Bowie Ashford & Simpson with Teddy Pendergrass Eddie Kendricks
Blues	12 bands
Blues: Bo Diddley Keith Richards Albert Collins Ronnie Wood Eric Clapton Bob Dylan Mick Jagger B.B. King Santana George Thorogood & The Destroyers Neil Young Led Zeppelin
Folk Rock	12 bands
Folk Rock: Keith Richards The Beach Boys The Hooters Bob Dylan Pretenders Joan Baez Neil Young Led Zeppelin REO Speedwagon Crosby, Stills & Nash Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
New Wave Pop	12 bands
New Wave Pop: Tina Turner Simple Minds Cliff Richard The Hooters Rick Springfield Billy Ocean Duran Duran Pretenders Kenny Loggins Thompson Twins The Cars The Power Station
New Wave	11 bands
New Wave: Simple Minds The Hooters Rick Springfield Madonna Duran Duran Pretenders Thompson Twins Bryan Adams The Cars Daryl Hall & John Oates The Power Station
Disco	9 bands
Disco: Kool & The Gang Lionel Richie Tina Turner Nile Rodgers David Ruffin Billy Ocean Patti LaBelle Four Tops Eddie Kendricks
R&B	9 bands
R&B: Lionel Richie Bo Diddley Nile Rodgers David Ruffin Billy Ocean Patti LaBelle Four Tops Ashford & Simpson with Teddy Pendergrass Eddie Kendricks
Electric Blues	8 bands
Electric Blues: Bernard Watson Bo Diddley Keith Richards Albert Collins Ronnie Wood Eric Clapton B.B. King George Thorogood & The Destroyers
Jazz	8 bands
Jazz: Kool & The Gang Lionel Richie Cliff Richard Pat Metheny Madonna Bob Dylan B.B. King Santana
New Romantic	8 bands
New Romantic: Simple Minds Rick Springfield Billy Ocean Duran Duran Pretenders Thompson Twins The Cars The Power Station

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John Metz

Jul 29, 2025

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EdRock1983

Oct 05, 2023

That must have been amazing ! How close did you get to the performers ? And was Tom Petty as cool as I imagined ?

Gary Lazar

Sep 07, 2022

I was there and Joan Baez was the first act. You didn't list her as playing.

Francis Ward

Oct 17, 2021

Tickets were $35 bucks, got there at little after 7AM. hot as hell day, enjoyed listening to many bands I'd only dream of ever seeing live. Too bad i didn't have a camera or Camcorder at the time.

scubaSteve64

Aug 28, 2021

My brother-in-law and I went while my wife stayed at home to audio tape it…years later the dvds came out…who knew ? Lol

jfjton

Oct 14, 2020

Went with my Uncle Kevin Fallon & Dave Torpey. On the flight back to Florida I sat with the keyboardist Dan Hubbell & John (Canter?) from Molly Hatchett

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