What Year Was Live Aid 2

The event was organised by Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ur.

What year was live aid 2. Bono performing with U2 at the Live Aid charity concert in London in 1985. Bob Geldof is seen in 2018. 35 years after Live Aid Bob Geldof reflects on the moment and the toll it took on him.

Organized by Boomtown Rats front man Bob Geldof and Ultravox vocalist Midge Ure the event drew an estimated 15 billion television viewers and raised millions of dollars for famine relief in Ethiopia. Publication date 2019-02-11 Topics. On July 13 1985 at Wembley Stadium in London Prince Charles and Princess Diana officially open Live Aid a worldwide rock concert organized to raise money for.

It was a fundraising event based on music. The concert began at Londons Wembley Stadium at noon before a second concert later. The Live Aid relief effort was criticised by Spin in 1986 for funds being diverted by the Ethiopian government of the day to buy weapons to win the civil war and continue its much-hated resettlement policy.

U2 become stars after Live Aid 13 July 1985. See Spin retrospective in 2015 on their 1986 report. The night before the show however U2s management called Live Aid organizer Bob Geldof at 2 am.

The primary concert took place in two venues. Live Aid - July 13 1985 2 by lo-fi noise makers. Wembley Stadium in London and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia.

Be the first one to write a review. The charity concert for the benefit of Bob Geldofs Band-Aid organization to feed the starving millions in Africa was played on two stages in London and Philadelphia. Number 39 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of rock music Adam Clayton and Bono performing live onstage at Live Aid 13 July 1985.