Live Aid

Live Aid var en rockekonsert (veldedighetskonsert) som ble holdt den 13. juli 1985. Initiativtakere til konserten var Bob Geldof og Midge Ure og formålet var å samle inn penger til de sulterammede i Etiopia. Konserten ble hovedsakelig avholdt på Wembley stadion i London (med et publikum på om lag 72 000, Gray oppgir 80.000) og på John F. Kennedy Stadium i Philadelphia (med om lag 90 000 publikummere; Gray oppgir 100.000). Det ble også avholdt mindre konserter i Sydney og i Moskva. Konserten var tidenes største satellittoverførte TV-sending, hvor man hadde seere fra om lag 150 land.

Antall TV-seere verden over er anslått til 1,5 milliarder. Musikerne stilte opp gratis og flyselskap tilbød seg å frakte artistene gratis. Wembley krevde først 1 million for leie av stadion og gikk raskt ned til 150.000 pund. Prinsesse Diana og prins Charles var til stede på Wembley. Overføringen varte i 16 timer blant annet på NRK.

Spilleliste

Wembley Stadium

 God Save the Queen (Band of the Coldstream Guards)
 Rockin' All Over the World (Status Quo)
 Caroline (Status Quo)
 Don't Waste My Time (Status Quo)
 You're the Best Thing (The Style Council)
 Big Boss Groove (The Style Council)
 Internationalists (The Style Council)
 Walls Come Tumbling Down! (The Style Council)
 I Don't Like Mondays (The Boomtown Rats)
 Drag Me Down (The Boomtown Rats)
 Rat Trap (The Boomtown Rats)
 For He's a Jolly Good Fellow (The Boomtown Rats)
 Vive Le Rock (Adam Ant)
 Reap the Wild Wind (Ultravox)
 Dancing with Tears in My Eyes (Ultravox)
 One Small Day (Ultravox)
 Vienna (Ultravox)
 Only When You Leave (Spandau Ballet)
 Virgin (Spandau Ballet)
 True (Spandau Ballet)
 All You Need Is Love (Elvis Costello)
 Wide Boy (Nik Kershaw)
 Don Quixote (Nik Kershaw)
 The Riddle (Nik Kershaw)
 Wouldn't It Be Good (Nik Kershaw)
 Why Can't We Live Together (Sade)
 Your Love Is King (Sade)
 Is It a Crime (Sade)
 Roxanne" (Sting, Phil Collins og Branford Marsalis)
 Driven to Tears (Sting, Phil Collins og Branford Marsalis)
 Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) (Sting, Phil Collins og Branford Marsalis)
 Message in a Bottle (Sting, Phil Collins og Branford Marsalis)
 In the Air Tonight (Sting, Phil Collins og Branford Marsalis)
 Long Long Way to Go (Sting, Phil Collins og Branford Marsalis)
 Every Breath You Take (Sting, Phil Collins og Branford Marsalis)
 Hide and Seek (Howard Jones)
 Sensation (Bryan Ferry)
 Boys And Girls (Bryan Ferry)
 Slave to Love (Bryan Ferry)
 Jealous Guy (Bryan Ferry)
 Do They Know It's Christmas? (Paul Young)
 Come Back and Stay (Paul Young)
 That's the Way Love Is (Paul Young og Alison Moyet)
 Every Time You Go Away (Paul Young)
 Sunday Bloody Sunday (U2)
 Bad (U2)
 Money for Nothing (Dire Straits og Sting)
 Sultans of Swing (Dire Straits)
 Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen)
 Radio Ga Ga (Queen)
 Hammer to Fall (Queen)
 Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Queen)
 We Will Rock You (Queen)
 We Are the Champions (Queen)
 TVC 15 (David Bowie)
 Rebel Rebel (David Bowie)
 Modern Love (David Bowie)
 Heroes (David Bowie)
 My Generation (The Who)
 Pinball Wizard (The Who)
 Love, Reign o'er Me (The Who)
 Won't Get Fooled Again (The Who)
 I'm Still Standing (Elton John)
 Bennie and the Jets (Elton John)
 Rocket Man (Elton John)
 Don't Go Breaking My Heart (Elton John og Kiki Dee)
 Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me (Elton John, George Michael og Andrew Ridgeley)
 Can I Get a Witness (Elton John)
 Is This the World We Created...? (Freddie Mercury og Brian May)
 Let It Be (Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Bob Geldof, Alison Moyet og Pete Townshend)
 Do They Know It's Christmas? (Band Aid)

John F. Kennedy Stadium

 All I Really Want to Do (Bernard Watson)
 Interview (Bernard Watson)
 Amazing Grace (Joan Baez)
 We Are the World (Joan Baez)
 And We Danced (The Hooters)
 All You Zombies (The Hooters)
 Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over) (Four Tops)
 Bernadette (Four Tops)
 It's the Same Old Song (Four Tops)
 Reach Out I'll Be There (Four Tops)
 I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) (Four Tops)
 Caribbean Queen (Billy Ocean)
 Loverboy (Billy Ocean)
 Children of the Grave (Black Sabbath)
 Iron Man (Black Sabbath)
 Paranoid (Black Sabbath)
 Jam Master Jay (Run–D.M.C.)
 King Of Rock (Run–D.M.C.)
 Love Somebody (Rick Springfield)
 State of the Heart (Rick Springfield)
 Human Touch (Rick Springfiel
 Can't Fight This Feeling (REO Speedwagon)
 Roll With the Changes (REO Speedwagon)
 Southern Cross (Crosby, Stills and Nash)
 Teach Your Children (Crosby, Stills and Nash)
 Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (Crosby, Stills and Nash)
 Living After Midnight (Judas Priest)
 The Green Manalishi (with The Two-Pronged Crown) (Judas Priest)
 You've Got Another Thing Comin' (Judas Priest)
 Kids Wanna Rock (Bryan Adams)
 Summer of '69 (Bryan Adams)
 Tears Are Not Enough (Bryan Adams)
 Cuts Like a Knife (Bryan Adams)
 California Girls (The Beach Boys)
 Help Me, Rhonda (The Beach Boys)
 Wouldn't It Be Nice (The Beach Boys)
 Good Vibrations (The Beach Boys)
 Surfin' U.S.A. (The Beach Boys)
 Who Do You Love? (George Thorogood and the Destroyers og Bo Diddley)
 The Sky Is Crying (George Thorogood and the Destroyers)
 Madison Blues (George Thorogood and the Destroyers og Albert Collins) 
 Ghost Dancing (Simple Minds)
 Don't You (Forget About Me) (Simple Minds)
 Promised You a Miracle (Simple Minds)
 Time the Avenger (Pretenders) 
 Message of Love (Pretenders)
 Stop Your Sobbing (Pretenders)
 Back on the Chain Gang (Pretenders) 
 Middle of the Road (Pretenders) 
 Brotherhood (Santana og Pat Metheny)
 Primera Invasion (Santana og Pat Metheny)
 Open Invitation (Santana og Pat Metheny)
 By the Pool (Santana og Pat Metheny)
 Right Now (Santana og Pat Metheny)
 Solid (Ashford & Simpson)
 Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand) (Ashford & Simpson og Teddy Pendergrass) 
 Holiday (Madonna)
 Into the Groove (Madonna)
 Love Makes The World Go Round (Madonna, Thompson Twins og Nile Rogers) 
 American Girl (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
 The Waiting (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
 Rebels (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
 Refugee (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
 Footloose (Kenny Loggins)
 You Might Think (The Cars)
 Drive (The Cars)
 Just What I Needed (The Cars)
 Heartbeat City (The Cars)
 Sugar Mountain (Neil Young)
 The Needle and the Damage Done (Neil Young)
 Helpless (Neil Young)
 Nothing Is Perfect (In God's Perfect Plan) (Neil Young)
 Powderfinger (Neil Young)
 Murderess (The Power Station)
 Get It On (The Power Station)
 Hold Me Now (Thompson Twins)
 Revolution (Thompson Twins, Madonna, Steve Stevens og Nile Rodgers) 
 White Room (Eric Clapton)
 She's Waiting (Eric Clapton)
 Layla (Eric Clapton)
 Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) (Phil Collins)
 In the Air Tonight (Phil Collins)
 Rock and Roll (Led Zeppelin) 
 Whole Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin) 
 Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin) 
 Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
 Daylight Again/Find The Cost of Freedom (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
 A View to a Kill (Duran Duran)
 Union of the Snake (Duran Duran)
 Save a Prayer (Duran Duran)
 The Reflex (Duran Duran)
 New Attitude (Patti LaBelle)
 Imagine (Patti LaBelle)
 Forever Young (Patti LaBelle)
 Stir It Up (Patti LaBelle)
 Over the Rainbow (Patti LaBelle)
 Why Can't I Get It Over (Patti LaBelle)
 Out of Touch (Hall & Oates)
 Maneater (Hall & Oates)
 Get Ready (Hall & Oates og Eddie Kendricks)
 Ain't Too Proud to Beg (Hall & Oates og David Ruffin)
 The Way You Do the Things You Do (Hall & Oates)
 My Girl (Hall & Oates, Eddie Kendricks og David Ruffin) 
 Lonely At the Top (Mick Jagger)
 Just Another Night (Mick Jagger)
 Miss You (Mick Jagger)
 «State Of Shock» (Mick Jagger og Tina Turner)
 «It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)» (Mick Jagger og Tina Turner) 
 Ballad of Hollis Brown (Bob Dylan, Keith Richards og Ronnie Wood)
 When the Ship Comes In (Bob Dylan, Keith Richards og Ronnie Wood)
 Blowin' in the Wind(Bob Dylan, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood)
 «We Are the World» (USA for Africa)

Se også

 Live 8
 Sport Aid

Referanser

Eksterne lenker

 Uoffisiell US Live Aid-side
 Uoffisiell Live Aid fanside

Musikkbegivenheter
Musikk i 1985