Sharp, Keith (2014). Music Express: The Rise, Fall & Resurrection of Canada's Music Magazine. Dundurn Press. p.131. ISBN 978-1459721951. Edwards, Gavin (2013). VJ: The Unplugged Adventures of MTV's First Wave. Atria Books. pp.247–248. ISBN 978-1-4516-7812-3. Lizie, Arthur (15 June 2020). Prince FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Purple Reign. Rowman & Littlefield. p.122. ISBN 978-1-4930-5143-4. Kent, Lucinda (13 July 2015). "Live Aid 30th anniversary: Seven things you may not know about Bob Geldof's charity concert". ABC Online . Retrieved 1 September 2020. Among those involved in organising Live Aid were Harvey Goldsmith, who was responsible for the Wembley Stadium concert, and Bill Graham, who put together the American leg. [20] On promoting the event, Goldsmith states, "I didn't really get a chance to say no. Bob [Geldof] arrived in my office and basically said, 'We're doing this.' It started from there." [19]

Billy Joel 1985 Interview part 2 of 2, archived from the original on 10 September 2019 , retrieved 4 October 2019 Andy Peebles—introduced Spandau Ballet, Elvis Costello, Noel Edmonds, Howard Jones, Bryan Ferry, Paul Young, Griff Rhys Jones with Mel Smith and David Bowie The DVD set opens with a heartbreaking documentary on the crisis, followed by videos of the two hit songs that represented the collaborative nature of Geldof’s efforts?Band Aid’ s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” and USA for Africa’s “We Are the World.” Since Live Aid was never intended to be released in a recorded format, preservation of TV footage has been unreliable, resulting in some glaring omissions. Led Zeppelin’s semi-reunion doesn’t appear, and neither does a legendary session with Bob Dylan, Ron Wood, and Keith Richards. Some sets by performers who were popular at the time may inspire either nostalgic glee or head-scratching (Kiki Dee fans, you know who you are). Sprinkled amid these performances are a couple real gems, including a performance by Run DMC, the event’s sole representative of the ascendant rap movement. Much of the music here was a passing fad, but the sentiment that brought it all together is timeless. a b "Ethiopia famine relief aid: misinterpreted allegations out of control". Barder.com . Retrieved 18 July 2020. Regarding Buerk's landmark BBC News report as a watershed moment in crisis reporting that influenced modern coverage—one that was broadcast in its entirety with Buerk's narration on a major US channel—Suzanne Franks in The Guardian states, "the nexus of politics, media and aid are influenced by the coverage of a famine 30 years ago." [15]Westley, Frances. "Bob Geldof and Live Aid: the affective side of global social innovation." Human Relations 44.10 (1991): 1011–1036.

According to the BBC World Service, a certain proportion of the funds were siphoned off to buy arms for the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front. [81] This coalition battled at the time against Derg. The Band Aid Trust complained to the BBC Editorial Complaints Unit regarding the specific allegations in the BBC World Service documentary, and their complaint was upheld. [82] In 2010 the BBC issued an apology to the Trust and stated there was no evidence money had been diverted, [9] while the former British Ambassador to Ethiopia, Brian Barder, states, "the diversion of aid related only to the tiny proportion that was supplied by some NGOs to rebel-held areas." [10]Annie Lennox, whose hits as the vocalist of Eurythmics included 1983's " Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)", was forced to pull out of performing at Live Aid due to a serious throat infection; she appeared at Live 8 held in Hyde Park, London in 2005. [94] Margaret Thatcher demanded UK find ways to 'destabilise' Ethiopian regime in power during 1984 famine". The Independent . Retrieved 10 April 2019.

Roger Waters (right) rejoined his former bandmates Pink Floyd at Live 8 in Hyde Park, London on 2 July 2005 Davis, H. Louise. "Feeding the world a line?: Celebrity activism and ethical consumer practices from Live Aid to Product Red." Nordic Journal of English Studies 9.3 (2010): 89–118. Marillion, riding high in the UK charts that summer with their Misplaced Childhood album and " Kayleigh" single, missed out on an invitation to perform at Wembley because their manager had deemed it not worthwhile for singer Fish to participate in the "Do They Know It's Christmas?" single. Fish was quoted: "When it came to the bill for the concert we were passed over." [97] Richard Skinner—opened the show and introduced Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales On the same day, concerts inspired by the initiative were held in other countries, such as the Soviet Union, Canada, Japan, Yugoslavia, Austria, Australia, and West Germany. It was one of the largest satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time; an estimated audience of 1.9billion, in 150 nations, watched the live broadcast, nearly 40 percent of the world population. [3] [4]The concert began at 12:00 British Summer Time (BST) (7:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)) at Wembley Stadium in the United Kingdom. [21] It continued at John F. Kennedy Stadium (JFK) in the United States, starting at 13:51 BST (8:51 EDT). The UK's Wembley performances ended at 22:00 BST (17:00 EDT). The JFK performances and whole concert in the US ended at 04:05 BST 14 July (23:05 EDT). Thus, the concert continued for just over 16 hours, but since many artists' performances were conducted simultaneously in Wembley and JFK, the total concert's length was much longer. [21] An official four-disc DVD set of the Live Aid concerts was released on 8 November 2004. A premiere to launch the new DVD was held on 7 November and shown in DTS surround sound featuring a short compilation of the four-disc set. The screening was held at the Odeon Cinema in Kensington, London and included guests such as Brian May, Anita Dobson, Roger Taylor, Bob Geldof and partner Jean Marie, Annie Lennox, Midge Ure, Michael Buerk, Gary Kemp and The Darkness. [105] Other theatrical premieres were held in Zurich, Milan, Rome, Vienna, Hamburg and Berlin. [106] A 52-minute compilation was later released as a limited edition DVD in July 2005 titled 20 Years Ago Today: Live Aid. [107] The box set contains 10-hour partial footage of the 16-hour length concert. The DVD was produced by Geldof's company, Woodcharm Ltd., and distributed by Warner Music Vision. The DVD has since been out of print and no longer available in stores. The decision to finally release it was taken by Bob Geldof nearly 20 years after the original concerts, after he found a number of unlicensed copies of the concert on the Internet. [108] a b Harris, Will (25 February 2008). "Eric Bazilian interview". Popdose.com . Retrieved 6 March 2011. BBC - The Editors: Bob, Band Aid and how the rebels bought their arms". 1 October 2014. Archived from the original on 1 October 2014 . Retrieved 13 September 2021.

Bob Geldof performed with the rest of the Boomtown Rats, singing " I Don't Like Mondays". He stopped just after the line "The lesson today is how to die" to loud applause. [3] [19] According to Gary Kemp, "Dare I say it, it was evangelical, that moment when Geldof stopped 'I Don't Like Mondays' and raised his fist in the air. He was a sort of statesman. A link between punk and the New Romantics and the Eighties. You would follow him. He just has a huge charisma; he'd make a frightening politician." [19] He finished the song and left the crowd to sing the final words. Elvis Costello sang a version of the Beatles' " All You Need Is Love", which he introduced by asking the audience to "help [him] sing this old northern English folk song". [32]Live Aid DVD – Premiere at European Cinemas in DTS Surround Sound; Exclusive Cinema Screenings of the Landmark 1985 Concert Recording Played in 5.1 DTS Digital Surround, 12 November 2004 Jones, Dylan (6 June 2013). The Eighties: One Day, One Decade. Random House. pp.150–151. ISBN 978-1-4090-5225-8. Dye, Josh (16 February 2020). "Queen reprises famous 1985 Live Aid set at Fire Fight Australia concert". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 17 February 2020.