"The day the music changed the world"

1985

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Overview

Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United States. It was one of the largest scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time: watched live by an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion, across 150 nations. "It's twelve noon in London, seven AM in Philadelphia, and around the world it's time for Live Aid...!"

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Bob Dylan

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B.B. King

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Cher

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David Bowie

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Paul McCartney

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Tina Turner

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Elton John

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Teddy Pendergrass

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Eric Clapton

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Lionel Richie

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Joan Baez

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Grace Slick

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Bob Geldof

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Elvis Costello

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Phil Collins

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Kiki Dee

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Dionne Warwick

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Marilyn McCoo

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Carlos Santana

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Neil Young

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Madonna

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Sting

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Patti LaBelle

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Bryan Adams

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Bette Midler

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Kenny Loggins

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Sade

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George Michael

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Rick Springfield

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Nile Rodgers

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Adam Ant

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Bo Diddley

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Alison Moyet

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Howard Jones

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Bryan Ferry

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Paul Young

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Dee C. Lee

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Paul Weller

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George Thorogood

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Nik Kershaw

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Cliff Richard

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Albert Collins

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David Ruffin

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Eddie Kendricks

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Brian Wilson

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Nick Ashford

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Mick Jagger

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Keith Richards

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Ronnie Wood

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Roger Daltrey

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John Entwistle

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Pete Townshend

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Jimmy Page

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John Paul Jones

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Robert Plant

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Kevin Cronin

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Gary Richrath

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Neal Doughty

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Bruce Hall

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Alan Gratzer

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Freddie Mercury

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Brian May

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Roger Taylor

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John Deacon

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Ozzy Osbourne

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Geezer Butler

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Tony Iommi

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Bill Ward

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David Gilmour

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Ronnie James Dio

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John Illsley

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Mark Knopfler

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Alan Clark

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Jack Sonni

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Guy Fletcher

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Hal Lindes

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Terry Williams

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Chris White

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Chrissie Hynde

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Martin Chambers

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Robbie McIntosh

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Tom Petty

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Mike Campbell

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Howie Epstein

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Benmont Tench

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Stan Lynch

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Simon Le Bon

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Nick Rhodes

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Roger Taylor

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Andy Taylor

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John Taylor

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Bono

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The Edge

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Larry Mullen Jr.

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Adam Clayton

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Daryl Hall

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John Oates

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Billy Currie

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Chris Cross

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Midge Ure

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Mel Gaynor

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Charlie Burchill

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Jim Kerr

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Garry Gary Beers

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Francis Rossi

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Rick Parfitt

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Alan Lancaster

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Andrew Bown

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Pete Kircher

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Tony Hadley

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Gary Kemp

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Martin Kemp

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Steve Norman

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John Keeble

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Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels

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Joseph Simmons

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Jason 'Jam Master Jay' Mizell

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Jack Nicholson

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John Hurt

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Chevy Chase

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Don Johnson

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Billy Connolly

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George Segal

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Griff Rhys Jones

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Mel Smith

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Noel Edmonds

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Andy Peebles

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Tommy Vance

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Harvey Goldsmith

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Mo Amin

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