Bob Geldof - Introduction to Live Aid 35 

@@torp7215 Midge Ure, the forgotten man of Band Aid and Live Aid. Geldof even shafted Midge by asking him if Ultravox would switch the running order. Turned out it was because Geldof wanted Charles and Diana to watch the Boomtown Rats play before they left Wembley.

It’s quite sad that none of the money ever went towards starving people

@@bhobiarxr4653 Proof of this?

Generale 💁🏾‍♀️ I get your sentiment; however, it was done solely to help the starving ppl of Ethiopia ‘n not the world. That said, the by products of the performance certainly made many ppl in the world feel thankful that they had food to eat so it wasn’t burdensome to contribute whatever they had to the cause. So to that end, yes, it made the world (at that time) a little better...but of course...it didn’t stay that way as ppl of the world now are pretty much self centered with all of their ‘nationalist’ rhetoric we hear them spew today.

Motown 1966 you're right, but I was a child and I like to keep that wonderful amazement that I had in watching the show ... however I agree with you, the reality is different and not as romantic as my memory

Bob made millions of pounds on the back of all that, so don't kid yourself

@@michaelgordon8389 sad insignificant troll. I heard all payment was made by heque. Do you slag oh

Watched INXS 👍👍Oz for Africa.

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I was also 15 and watching in Australia!!

I was also 15 at home in Toronto, Canada watching it too!! :) That's incredible that you held onto the tapes for that long!!

@Kevin K That's a great thing to have held onto! Although a lot of people attended the Philly concert, you're ticket stub must be worth something :) I would love to know how many fans were as smart as you and held onto the stub...???

Amen so many of his pals became billionaires after this .

Johnathan Struble Shaking my hand with yours from Rome, Italy, we were under the same stage.

@@Romalvx peace and love from across the water.👍

@David T oh dear Dave.get out your mommas basement. Off of fortunate and take a walk.

@David T ATTA BOY DAVE T! ATTA BOY!...PEACE AND LOVE.✨👍

Yes it did the exact same to me, but the strangest thing about it is, when I listened to that song before live aid it didn't have the same effect emotionally, when I hear it today, it reminds me of live aid, every time.

Bowie gave up part of his performance so that they could show that.

Yes I know...Apparently those 5 minutes during the video,was the most donated during the entire day...

@@streetfighter3127 Yes..... that's what was reported at the time.

Bowie is the reason that video was shown , that was the reality of the situation

He was not the only talented singer that day, many talented singer like Chris de Burgh weren't even there that day...

Kevin Prima I don’t think he was being “jealous” of Freddie, I just think he was tired of whenever Live Aid being brought up, people only talk about Queen. Yes, they had a perfect performance but they weren’t the only people there who brought a great show.

@@kareljongejan Singers and harmony groups with good to fantastic voices who played at the Live Aid concerts: Roger Daltry, The Beach Boys, Paul Young, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Joan Baez, Daryl Hall (of Hall & Oats), Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Ashford & Simpson, Teddy Pendergrass, Patti Labelle, Tina Turner, Paul McCartney and though not officially playing on the day but where among the USA final chorus Henry Belafonte, Cher, Peter, Paul & Mary, Dione Warrick and probably others I can't remember. Basically you're talking out of your ass Karel.

@Kevin Prima I'm not jealous and yes he ruled it, but there are other singers who deserved to be on that stage who weren't.

@@desperatemohammedantheworl5833 You seem to know alot about it, I'm not saying there weren't any great singers, there were a ton of great singers, but also loads of great vocalists weren't there

I think the same!

Ismael Jalloh name 3 athor bands in live aid

@@torbenvroegindeweij3693 the boomtown rats, U2 and status Quo

Don't forget footlose by Kenny

And Simple Minds, With Dont You (Forget about me), Ghostdancing, Promised You A Miracle

Ain't it the truth

boring queen fans

Wow, that one long ass set. 10+ hours of Freddie. 😐 Whats with the Freddie Mercury cult? Where did yall come from? Every since that movie came out...🧐🧐🧐 what did they do to u all in the theater???

Freddie forever. Bob Geldof needs a haircut lol. Too old for that look now.

@@DBMe33 true man these new plastic queen fans are so retarded XD

It gets a little difficult to remember other stars when you see Freddie coming up on the stage with Brian, Roger and John.. 🤷🏼‍♂️😁

Randy Rodes Bowie?

ThatCarSpotterCanada 😩 Where are ppl forgetting the other acts of that day 👀? IDT ppl are deliberately forgetting that others were there are all. That said, none of those other acts were as memorable as Queen's iconic perforce...there's a difference. I watched the concert from home and recorded loads of performances BUT there were only a few that I can honestly say that stand out for me that day that I can STILL remember. Phil Collins 'cos he'd performed at BOTH venues (1st at Wembley Stadium then at JFK Stadium after hoping the Concord), Mick Jagger with Tina Turner, Madonna, the Hooters, Simple Minds, Elton John & George Michael, & Power Station. Duran Duran stuck out but in a really bad way as their perforce was the WORST of the entire day 😖. Part of the issues of that day was the feedback from the audio which caused havoc with a lot of the performances INCLUDING Queen's 4th song AND Freddie/Bri's encore performance later that same night. It was how Queen pushed thru those feedbacks that made then shine that day/night.

The crowd got into Radio Ga Ga. But there were a lot of other great songs by Clapton, Santana, The Four Tops, Black Sabbath, The Style Council, REO Speedwagon, Paul McCartney, The Who, Tom Petty, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, The Thomson Twins, Neil Young and The Beach Boys.

Sorry. It's all about Freddie and Queen for me.

YES!

@Randy Rodes Moron. And that's speaking as a Brit.

Randy Rodes Don’t give a president or any leader so much credit. We can still do great things if we are willing.

@Randy Rodes and Reagan was any better? Both entertainment Industry buffoons.

Live Aid certainly was a fantastic unheard of thing to do ...no computers ,cell phones etc. 100% totally different time and it was a wonderful time for music as well.... Live Aid was a HUGE deal in 85'

Also watched at age 18. It was unbelievable the top acts all lined up and performed. Global event pre-dated the internet. No bigger cause than poverty and injustice.

Lol, good one 😂😂😂😂😂

I often look at the Live Aid crowds and wonder when and how people stopped caring. Ironically, there's a similar-format live gig being planned atm: to ease poverty in the US.

@Karson Kalabo Trump a selfish scumbag? Citation please.

Yes. People actually cared about others back then.

Not really. Most African countries were and are the most corrupt in the world. The Governments and dictators mostly pocketed the live aid money for themselves.

@grimble There is no pandemic. We are being lied to.

Live Aid wasn't about Queen. Yeah they gave a brilliant performance, but bands like U2, Dire Straits and The Who gave really good performances as well. And it's still not about them. It's about coming together and helping the world.

While the world came together as one, Queen were the best performance. They stole the show. Brilliance

Queen, The Greatest...

I think who comment queen the best, just saw their movies🤣🤣, many many performers in live aid dude, no offen, im a big queen's fans but the other was great too....

@@sharanyopaul7358 U2 were dreadful.

Millions are being culled by Covid 19. Who will be held accountable?

2020 when you realize they all the world risks to become Third world

Respect form Bob

Juisstt

Yemen and Syria? Starving!

So Midge Ure just watched on

@@TheIndianFrontierYT Please share your playlists

Actually you'll find many of the biggest artists of the time weren't there. Where were Michael Jackson, AC/DC, Bruce Springsteen, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Stevie Wonder, Huey Lewis and the News, Tear for Fears, Prince, Pink Floyd and Def Leppard for example?

Desperate Mohammedan the World's Strongest Arab 💁🏾‍♀️ Some of these ppl had given their contribution to the cause via the recorded records. Still others had engagements/tours goin’ on. None of the acts that were on the bill were paid and many had to come out of their own pockets to pay for their expenses to travel to these venues (Wembley/JFK)...take Phil Collins for example. He’d paid to travel on the Concord jet himself so that he could perform at both arenas. THAT’s generous of him to not only donate his time but to dig deep into his pockets too. Some of the other acts that you’ve presented also didn’t believe in the cause OR felt too above such an event since they weren’t being paid. Whatever their reason(s) for not showing up to perform that day remains to be seen✌🏾.

@@Motown-1966 The point I was making was simply that the claim greatest stars of the time is an exaggeration. Anyhow as far as I remember: Michael Jackson had other commitments and hadn't time to rehearse. AC/DC gave a unanimous "don't do charity gigs". Bruce Springsteen had just ended a tour at Wembley a few days previous, was asked to appear at London but chose to go home to his family instead. Frankie Goes To Hollywood a majority no vote. Stevie Wonder an initial yes but then got all pissy because there weren't enough black artists. Huey Lewis and the News an initial yes but cancelled as, like Frank Zappa (asked to play as he was a very popular live act and would give the bill a little cred with "alternative" music fans), did research and decided they weren't confident the money would be spent correctly (they were proven right) Tears for Fears had to cancel at short notice as several members of their backing band didn't want to play for free. Prince had retired from playing live but sent a video that no one except MTV bothered showing. Roger Waters offered to play Live Aid but was told he could only if he brought at least David Gilmour with him and played under the name Pink Floyd. They all said no. Def Leppard's drummer had recently been seriously injured in a car crash so despite being asked they couldn't appear.

@@TheIndianFrontierYT Yes, there is a good music around but you have to dig deep to find it. I find it in places like libraries or here on YT. You won't find it listening to commercial radio, you will have to wait a couple of hours before a half decent song comes along, who wants to do that? Way way back, let's say the early to mid 70's, you would turn the radio on, a good song would be on, then a great song, and then a crappy song. Those days are gone.

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Thank you sir, you saved me a lot of time😂👍🏻

Pretty much.

Kitty Kitty Boom Boom LMAO was thinking the same thing but then that’s his personality lol

Yup....can't hardly tell the diff between Bob Geldof then and now 😂😂

It’s just his hair.....he’s always had unkept hair. But he’s still sexy AF!!!

@@janicewinslow7547 well... when he was young was very handsome, but now (and in my opinion) he should only be considered a legend. Although well, everyone has their way of thinking and expressing themselves

Cullen Bohannon That's not exactly true...the apartheid regime collapsed with a new political system replacing it, and Robert Mugabe is thankfully taking a permanent dirt nap. And many other things have changed in Africa also. Think before you type.

Sure it hasn´t, he only received the money from bush, blair, the main mass murderers of this century and obviously kept for himself and helped the richest to paid less taxes by giving millions for so called "donations"

@@hyena131 do some research before denying something

as long as coruption rules there will be no positiv changes sure some bad things whent away but other things have risen up to replace them i heared someone compare it to a bucket filled with crabs , if one crab manage to get up to the edge and can smell his freedom the other crabs will pull him back intoo the bucket , thats basicly the situation in these countries

@@brunohistoriayletras And what exactly did I deny, oh illiterate princess? Use a an upper case letter when talking crap/starting a sentence, and a period/full stop when ending one. Moron.

Happy birthday. July 13th was a very special day.

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Kevin Prima 💁🏾‍♀️ It was ‘better’ ‘cos of the goals of the day...to raise enough money to feed the starving ppl of Ethiopia. So to THAT end, it was ‘better’ than Woodstock✌🏾!

Definitely.

if youre calling live aid better then woodstock youd be wrong

Woodstock was actually an Arts festival.

Jeff Elbel 💁🏾‍♀️ Nicely said and ITA with ya✌🏾!

Not only queen dude

@@suckclark6652 exactly

There have been a few docs

@ Liam - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Harvey_Met_Bob

R could you link it please

@@desperatemohammedantheworl5833 I've seen that movie, but I think the budget might have been too low, the concerts themselves were not focused on enough, and I kind of want to see a more ambitious take on live aid.

Kool-Aid actually.

No Vaccines for me, or masks, ignore the madness, just play in the forests.....

Geldof is promoting the poison vaccine for his masters.

@@desperatemohammedantheworl5833 K or a C does it REALLY matter!!!!

@@desperatemohammedantheworl5833 K or a C who cares!!!!!

No that sounds like a fantastically diverse line up, therefore it must be good.

Dire, depressing, a desert of music....who the hell is Sam Smith?

it might just be a lukewarm coachella

It would be dreadful

The live aid of 1985 was THE live aid

It is not the arms it is special sort of people: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-np_ylvc8Zj8.html

How about a dose of birth control to go with the food donation dont you people see poverty and environmental destruction is do to too many people!!!

Nah u2 would have

If it wasn't for Phil lynott from Thin Lizzy you wouldn't have Live Aid . It was Phil who got The boomtown rats their first recording contact and made them famous . And then Goldof stabbed Phil in the me back and left him and Thin Lizzy out of live Aid he. Goldof was just jealous of Phil because Phil was 10 times the Rock star and Song writer Goldof will ever be

@@noellekeating7039 I never knew this, and i have wondered why Thin Lizzy were not at Live Aid.

@@andydixon2980 Goldof said it was because TL had split up but many bands reformed for that day . Phil and Gary Moore had a top 10 hit that summer with Out in the fields a lot of acts there hadn't been in the charts for years . Goldof was just jealous

Dude its spelt FREDDIE !!!;;!!;!

Wow! I watched it from home, I was 17 years old. How much was it to get in? I’m guessing it was general admission. I was always curious about this

They aren’t teaching fishing

@@torp7215 you're obviously incapable of independent thought

give em birth control and maybe they can get out of poverty

Shush mate, you'll burst these pricks bubbles

But it did help fund Geldoff's massive ego.

The money Should of went to england who could contribute and send military to help rebuild their communities in Africa

@@jeffjackson9679 Name any front person of any band in the entire history of popular music that does not have an ego...It's in the job description lol

@@musicman920 Ego's fine, when it drifts into sanctimonious, self aggrandised fart-huffing you start seeing a Geldof-shaped problem, when you're more interested in wiping a kids nose in Ethiopia for optics than helping your own countrymans fishing industry you see the priorities

1985 profits are different than todays profits ...1985 was a different time ...plus you really cant compare a movie with famine relief concert from 1985 ,..2 different animals..

Kind of sad really

to make people laughing at his screams

Live music is dead mate.

....and nurses.

Agreed, all the entertaining TikTok dance videos they've given us deserves rewarding

Until we get rid of central banksters, it will slowly get worse. I live in the the middle of the US, and we could grow enough food with modern equipment to feed to world over many times. It's not a lack of food that's the problem, it's an abundance of Malthusian schemes. Many of the architects count people like Bob Geldof, Peter Gabriel, Sting and Bono among their friends.

CAPITALISM it’s easy

@@ILikechipsandham97 Capitalism has led to much less poverty and hunger in the world. You are confusing capitalism with crony-capitalism, otherwise more commonly known as Fascism. Blaming capitalism is like blaming electricity for electrocution.

There are countless children in the USA that will go to bed hungry tonight . Hopefully not in your house, but they exist!

@@tootstoyou1 There are countless adults in the USA who should never have become parents. Food, as a percentage of earnings in the USA, is a very small percentage of the total. If you have children, and can't feed them in the USA, that's much more of a pathetic reflection on you as a parent, than it is on society in general. Food banks, welfare, WIC, etc. being widely available just reinforces my suspicion that hungry kids in the USA have terrible caretakers/parents.

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