It’s hard to believe, but last Wednesday was the 36th anniversary of the ground-breaking marathon concert, Live Aid.
On Saturday, July 13, 1985 the Live Aid benefit concert was held in London at Wembley Stadium and later in the afternoon and evening at the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia.
MTV broadcast the entire concert and I remember being glued to the TV set watching this magical concert unfold live, before my very eyeballs!
In honor of this anniversary I’ve got six links to online articles about this legendary concert plus a link to a mini video documentary about Queen’s performance, which stole the show.
And then there’s the MBIP Coming Attractions as to what’s happening on the blog next week!
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Sunday Links
This Day In Music: July 13th, 1985 - Live Aid - A good synopsis of Live Aid plus it’s got the entire running order of all of the bands that played both of the shows at the end of the article.
The Legacy of Live Aid, 30 Years Later - This feature article details how LIve Aid had influenced fundraising through the years, influencing such events as Farm Aid, Comic Relief and Red Nose Day.
An oral history of Live Aid: The ones who made a brighter day 33 years ago - Memories from people who were there including Adam Ant, MTV’s Martha Quinn, Michael Des Barres, John Oates and Rick Springfield.
Queen at Live Aid: the real story of how one band made rock history - Most people agree that Queen stole the show at Live Aid. This article confirms that fact and has videos and their set list from the show.
When Queen Took ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ to Live Aid - The New York Times also agrees that Queen stole the show!
Space ships, drugs everywhere, and Freddie Mercury trying it on with Bono: The Live Aid story you've never heard before - This is and excerpt from the book, “The Eighties: One Day, One Decade”, by Dylan Jones, which has some great Live Aid backstage stories.
The Story of Queen At Live Aid - A mini documentary about Queen, who stole the show with their performance.
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MBIP Coming Attractions!
Artwork & design by Chelsie Tamms of Lettering Works.
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday: I’m taking these three days off to work on the upcoming Marty Monologues musical show. If you’re not following the facecrack page for the MM, click here and follow to read the updates before the show. The show is happening on Saturday, August 28th and you can get tickets online by clicking here.
Thursday: We’re doing another Lunch At First Bite segment with special guest star, Daniel Ackley at The Untamed Chef.
Friday: I’ll continue to eat my way through every can of Chef Boyardee.
Saturday: We’ll feature another flashback Saturday dinner from 2013, back from the beginning days of MBIP.
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Sunday Comic
Related Posts: Sunday Links: A Hard Day’s Night, Born on the Fourth of July and Blue by Joni Mitchell.