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The Day the Music Changed the World - 13 July 1985

Wembley & JFK Stadiums
Joined July 2012
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On 13 July 1985, @tinaturner graced the LIVE AID stage with Mick Jagger at JFK Stadium, Philadelphia. And now this formidable, incredible woman and performer has died. Condolences to the legendary singer's family and friends. Vale, Tina 🙏 🧡💛🤎 youtube.com/watch?v=9wyuwJP-…
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Originally broadcast on the British TV show 'The Tube' in November 1984, this film documents 2 days in the recording studio during the recording and filming of the biggest charity single of all time. youtube.com/watch?v=fPZlPaPF…
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'Do They Know It's Christmas' - released 25 November, 1984. Thirty eight years ago. Performed on stage at the end of the Wembley Live Aid concert, 13 July, 1985. youtube.com/watch?v=Gifrd7lj…
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Sad health news for Duran Duran's Andy Taylor: 'Duran Duran’s original guitarist Andy Taylor has been diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer. "Although my current condition is not immediately life-threatening there is no cure."' theguardian.com/music/2022/n…
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LIVE AID has an official YouTube channel, which has had over one BILLION views! You can find the playlists for all available footage from both Wembley and JFK Stadium here, plus heaps of behind the scenes footage >> youtube.com/c/LiveAidOfficia…
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37 yrs ago I traveled to England to attend Live Aid at Wembley Stadium. It was the greatest Concert I have ever attended in my 40+ yrs of concerts. Here are some photos from my trip. @live_aid1985 – at Paradise, NV
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Q. what's 2022 take 1985? A: bloody hell! Live Aid kicked off RIGHT NOW, that long ago. What did it mean to you then? What does it mean to you now? Live Aid | 12 pm - 2 pm | Wembley Stadium, London youtube.com/watch?v=zP120YaA…
All RIGHT! The official LIVE AID YouTube channel is dropping new, remastered content. Subscribe here 👉 youtube.com/channel/UCUAVzSG…
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...in which some of the oft-repeated arguments/criticisms made about Band Aid and Live Aid are examined and challenged medium.com/@liveaid1985/live…
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36 yrs ago I traveled to England to attend Live Aid at Wembley Stadium. It was the greatest Concert I have ever attended in my 40+ yrs of concerts. Here are some photos from my trip. @live_aid1985 @queenwillrock @thewho @PaulMcCartney
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If there’s one day in time I really wouldn’t mind being taken back to its This day in 1985 What a day… What a memory
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#OnThisDay 1985 - "the day music changed the world" For those of us on stage or if you were one of the 72,000 people there at Wembley or watching on TV around the world - it was a day none of us will ever forget. youtube.com/watch?v=gwdoLW7s…
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It’s the 36th anniversary of @live_aid1985 today! When Queen played Live Aid, 13 July 1985, they were just one of a multitude of incredible bands who performed, but were unanimously voted as the band that stole the show! What was your favourite moment of their set? 🎤✨ #LiveAid
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On July 13, 1985, @realdarylhall & @JohnOates closed the Philadelphia concert of #LiveAid at John F. Kennedy Stadium. They performed live in front of 100,000 people in their hometown of Philly and 1 billion people around the world via the live television broadcast. #hallandoates
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Everyone would have been paying close attention to their watches that day - precision timing! Image from word music magazine, November 2004
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