US EditionQueen’s Live Aid Performance Nearly Didn’t Go Ahead, Band Recalls
GREATER LONDON, ENGLAND, JUN 30 – Queen's iconic 21-minute Live Aid set, watched by 1.9 billion people worldwide, will be re-broadcast for 24 hours on YouTube with proceeds supporting famine relief charities.
- On July 13, 2025, Queen will re-broadcast their 1985 Live Aid performance for 24 hours on their YouTube channel starting at 6:41 p.m. BST.
- Organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, Live Aid was held at Wembley and JFK stadiums in 1985 to raise Ethiopian famine relief funds.
- Broadcasters reported that nearly 2 billion people watched Live Aid in 1985, raising over $150 million for Ethiopian famine relief.
- This edition features a surprise acoustic encore at 9:48 p.m. by Mercury and May performing 'Is This the World We Created.'
- Limited-Edition merchandise launches with profits equally benefiting The Band Aid Trust and The Mercury Phoenix Trust to support famine relief efforts.
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Good News in History, July 2 - Good News Network
54 years ago today, Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon, and Freddie Mercury performed their first show together as Queen at Surrey College, England. It was Mercury who suggested the band’s name, and the art school student illustrated their logo which combined the members’ zodiac signs and appeared on all the Queen LPs. WATCH a short […] The post Good News in History, July 2 appeared first on Good News Network.
Remembering Live Aid 40 years later
Live Aid, one of the greatest events ever staged in the history of Philadelphia, was the focal point of the world 40 years ago. The two-venue benefit concert, which was held simultaneously at the late, unlamented JFK Stadium and Wembley Stadium in London on July 13, 1985, was organized by the Boomtown Rats’ Bob Geldof and Ultravox’s Midge Ure to raise funds for relief for the victims of the 1983-1985 famine in Ethiopia. The tandem co-wrote and …
Queen remember iconic Live Aid performance: ‘We thought it was going to be a disaster – and it nearly fell apart’
This article first appeared in Radio Times magazine.Bob Geldof had one instruction for Queen on the day: “Don’t get clever; just play the hits. You have 17 minutes.” Thus did four already veteran rockers take to the stage at Wembley Stadium on 13 July 1985 to do their bit for Live Aid, going on to deliver a performance that is still considered by many to be one of the best ever in music history. Only last month it came top in a newspaper poll o…
Queen to share Live Aid performance in honor of event’s 40th anniversary
FG/Bauer-Griffin/Getty Image With the 40th anniversary of Live Aid coming up on July 13, Queen is giving fans a chance to relive their electric set. The band just announced that on the day of the anniversary they’ll be showing their set on their YouTube channel for 24 hours starting at 6:41 p.m. BST, the same time Queen took the stage at Wembley Stadium. Live Aid, organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, took place at London’s Wembley Stadium and …
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