US EditionRock Music Menu: Historic Benefit Concert Live Aid Celebrates 40th Anniversary
LONDON AND PHILADELPHIA, JUL 9 – Live Aid raised over $150 million for Ethiopian famine relief and reached nearly 2 billion viewers worldwide, uniting top artists in a historic global broadcast event.
- Live Aid was a landmark charity concert held on July 13, 1985, simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia.
- The event resulted from a BBC report aired in October 1984 that exposed a devastating famine in Ethiopia, motivating Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to organize Band Aid and later Live Aid.
- Live Aid featured 57 acts across two venues, including reunions of major bands, Phil Collins performing on both continents, and drew nearly 2 billion viewers from 150 countries.
- Band Aid and Live Aid collectively generated over $150 million to support those affected by the Ethiopian famine, and the event is recognized as one of the most important milestones in music history.
- The 40th anniversary of Live Aid in 2025 includes tribute concerts, exclusive broadcasts, and new interviews, underscoring the event's lasting impact and hope for change.
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Live Aid, 40 Years Later: How the Concert is Being Remembered
Live Aid, a massive benefit concert that made headlines with headliners at venues across two continents, spanned 16 hours and raised more than $100 million. Reporting for TODAY, NBC’s Joe Fryer looks back on its lasting impact 40 years later.
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It was a concert of superlatives that brought together people around the globe. The goal: to collect donations for hungry people in Ethiopia. But from today's point of view there is also criticism of the megaevent.
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