Live Aid Philadelphia 1985: 40th Anniversary - Music History Livestream

Live Aid Philadelphia 1985: 40th Anniversary - Music History Livestream

Live Aid was a two-venue benefit concert and music-based fundraising initiative held on Saturday, 13 July 1985. The event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise further funds for relief of the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia, a movement that started with the release of the successful charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in December 1984. Billed as the "global jukebox", Live Aid was held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia.

We’ll see highlights from the Philadelphia performers which included …

Bernard Watson
Joan Baez
The Hooters
Four Tops
Billy Ocean
Black Sabbath
Run–D.M.C.
Rick Springfield
REO Speedwagon
Crosby, Stills and Nash
Judas Priest
Bryan Adams
The Beach Boys
George Thorogood and the Destroyers (with Bo Didley & Albert Collins)
Simple Minds
Pretenders
Santana (with Pat Metheny)
Ashford & Simpson (with Teddy Pendergrass)
Madonna (with Thompson Twins & Nile Rodgers)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Kenny Loggins
The Cars
Neil Young
The Power Station
Thompson Twins (with Madonna, Steve Stevens & Nile Rodgers)
Eric Clapton (with Phil Collins)
Phil Collins
Led Zeppelin (with Phil Collins)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Duran Duran
Patti LaBelle
Hall & Oates (with Eddie Kendricks & David Ruffin)
Mick Jagger & Tina Turner
Bob Dylan, Keith Richards & Ronnie Wood
USA for Africa

In a separate program, earlier in the day, we’ll feature the London performers.

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