The 1985 event was organized by Sir Bob Geldof of The Boomtown rats and Midge Ure of Ultravox who were so moved by the documentary that they got the cream of British pop to make the Band Aid record, 'Do They Know It's Christmas' and then kicked it up a notch by gathering the biggest names in the Global music industry at the time to perform concerts simultaneously in London's Wembley Stadium and Philadelphia's JFK Stadium and watched by an estimated 1.9 billion people across 150 countries with some of the most memorable performances including Queen, Madonna, David Bowie, Elton John and Paul McCartney.
Phil Collins was there also and performed in London and then flew in Noel Edmond's helicopter to Philadelphia to perform the same day.
According to the Live Aid organisers, the concert raised over £130 million in total for which was used to provide food, water, and medical aid to those in need and it is estimated that Live Aid saved around 1.5 million lives and brought the world's attention to the plight of those suffering in Africa, and it
showed that people from all over the globe were willing to help.
Live Aid was an exceptional moment in history and not just for so many massive artists putting aside their even more massive egos to share a stage for a good cause, but it united the world in a global effort to fight against poverty and hunger and remains an important reminder that when people come together, great things can be achieved, and lives can be saved.
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