‘Does that Skirt Come Off?’ How Tina Turner and Mick Jagger’s Racy Duet Electrified Live Aid Audiences
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, JUL 13 – David Crosby criticized Judas Priest's follow-up performance at Live Aid, a concert that raised over $125 million and reached 1.8 billion viewers worldwide, spotlighting diverse artist reactions.
- On Saturday, July 13, 1985, Live Aid concerts took place, and Mick Wall reported that Crosby called Judas Priest `some heavy metal garbage!` during the reunion of Crosby, Stills & Nash.
- Styled as a global jukebox, Live Aid raised over $100 million for Ethiopian famine relief and drew nearly two billion viewers in 169 countries.
- Among the acts were Queen, The Who and more, featuring Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, in a star-studded lineup at Philadelphia’s Veteran’s Stadium.
- Judas Priest singer Rob Halford said, `Looking back, I feel good that Priest took part`, adding their presence highlighted music’s unifying power.
- Marking the 40th anniversary, Bob Geldof and Midge Ure will attend a matinee of Just For One Day: The Live Aid Musical at London’s Shaftesbury Theatre.
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