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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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The Beach Boys

Simple Minds

The Hooters

Run-D.M.C.

Madonna

Bob Dylan

Mick Jagger

Duran Duran

Judas Priest

Pretenders

Bryan Adams

The Cars

Daryl Hall & John Oates

George Thorogood & The Destroyers

Black Sabbath

Phil Collins

Neil Young

Led Zeppelin

REO Speedwagon

Crosby, Stills & Nash

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

Bands Not Seen (28)

Kool & The Gang Lionel Richie Tina Turner Bernard Watson Bo Diddley Keith Richards Albert Collins Nile Rodgers David Ruffin Ronnie Wood Cliff Richard Rick Springfield Pat Metheny Eric Clapton B.B. King Billy Ocean U.S.A. for Africa Joan Baez Kenny Loggins Thompson Twins Patti LaBelle Santana Four Tops David Bowie 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.

Genres Seen

Rock	19 bands
Rock: The Beach Boys Simple Minds The Hooters Bob Dylan Mick Jagger Duran Duran Judas Priest Pretenders Bryan Adams The Cars Daryl Hall & John Oates George Thorogood & The Destroyers Black Sabbath Phil Collins Neil Young Led Zeppelin REO Speedwagon Crosby, Stills & Nash Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Classic Rock	18 bands
Classic Rock: The Beach Boys The Hooters Bob Dylan Mick Jagger Duran Duran Judas Priest Pretenders Bryan Adams The Cars Daryl Hall & John Oates George Thorogood & The Destroyers Black Sabbath Phil Collins Neil Young Led Zeppelin REO Speedwagon Crosby, Stills & Nash Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Album Oriented Rock (AOR)	17 bands
Album Oriented Rock (AOR): Simple Minds The Hooters Bob Dylan Mick Jagger Duran Duran Judas Priest Pretenders 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
Mellow Gold	15 bands
Mellow Gold: The Beach Boys Simple Minds The Hooters Bob Dylan Mick Jagger Pretenders Bryan Adams The Cars Daryl Hall & John Oates George Thorogood & The Destroyers Phil Collins Neil Young REO Speedwagon Crosby, Stills & Nash Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Pop Rock	14 bands
Pop Rock: The Beach Boys Simple Minds Madonna Bob Dylan Mick Jagger Duran Duran Pretenders Bryan Adams The Cars Daryl Hall & John Oates Phil Collins REO Speedwagon Crosby, Stills & Nash Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Soft Rock	12 bands
Soft Rock: Simple Minds The Hooters Mick Jagger Duran Duran Pretenders Bryan Adams The Cars Daryl Hall & John Oates Phil Collins REO Speedwagon Crosby, Stills & Nash Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Hard Rock	10 bands
Hard Rock: Judas Priest Pretenders Bryan Adams The Cars George Thorogood & The Destroyers Black Sabbath Neil Young Led Zeppelin REO Speedwagon Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Pop	10 bands
Pop: The Beach Boys Simple Minds The Hooters Madonna Duran Duran Pretenders Bryan Adams The Cars Daryl Hall & John Oates Phil Collins
Folk Rock	9 bands
Folk Rock: The Beach Boys The Hooters Bob Dylan Pretenders Neil Young Led Zeppelin REO Speedwagon Crosby, Stills & Nash Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Singer-Songwriter	9 bands
Singer-Songwriter: The Beach Boys Bob Dylan Mick Jagger Bryan Adams The Cars Daryl Hall & John Oates Neil Young Crosby, Stills & Nash Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
New Wave	8 bands
New Wave: Simple Minds The Hooters Madonna Duran Duran Pretenders Bryan Adams The Cars Daryl Hall & John Oates
Blues Rock	7 bands
Blues Rock: Bob Dylan Mick Jagger George Thorogood & The Destroyers Black Sabbath Led Zeppelin Crosby, Stills & Nash Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
British	6 bands
British: Mick Jagger Judas Priest Pretenders Black Sabbath Phil Collins Led Zeppelin
Blues	5 bands
Blues: Bob Dylan Mick Jagger George Thorogood & The Destroyers Neil Young Led Zeppelin
Country Rock	5 bands
Country Rock: Bob Dylan George Thorogood & The Destroyers Neil Young Crosby, Stills & Nash Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Synth-Pop	5 bands
Synth-Pop: Simple Minds Madonna Duran Duran The Cars Phil Collins
New Wave Pop	5 bands
New Wave Pop: Simple Minds The Hooters Duran Duran Pretenders The Cars
Folk	4 bands
Folk: Bob Dylan Neil Young Led Zeppelin Crosby, Stills & Nash
New Romantic	4 bands
New Romantic: Simple Minds Duran Duran Pretenders The Cars
Psychedelic Rock	4 bands
Psychedelic Rock: The Beach Boys Bob Dylan Crosby, Stills & Nash Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

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John Metz

Jul 29, 2025

Eric

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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