I was watching basically non stop for 16 hours, except for a few short breaks to get something to eat or drink during acts I didn't care for that much.... I still have plenty of hours taped on VHS. and I would go crazy when the stoopid Austrian moderators would sometimes talk over the music or fade in & out during a few performances. idiots did not even show Run DMC

my personal highlights beside the obvious Queen performance were mainly Hall&Oates and Patti LaBelle, also liked Style Council, oh yeah, and Mick & Tina doing State Of Shock and Thompson Twins doing thier shit with Madonna

so what's your memory?

QUEEN without doubt

Oh gawd, I remember watching Live Aid on tv back in the day. I may have taped some on VHS and I have no idea what happened to it oh well........

There were some acts what were not even shown on tv

I was going to seek out the dvd a couple years ago but was told that buying the dvd was not worth it.

But yeah, the highlight was definately Queen, Phil Collins, Sting, Spandau Ballet, Bryan Adams, etc.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Aid













http://www.biography.com/...nniversary

i was there ..so me

I remember watching some of it, but I had something to do that day so I missed most of it.

I do remember catching them play the Prince contribution, and I was all;

http://liveaid.free.fr/pa...ml#refusal


just a question folks... can anyone confirm/deny what this website says about the reasons Michael Jackson and Prince turned down Live Aid? It says MJ tried to organize a boycott of the event (wtf). And then it says Prince didn't come because he was afraid of being shot (LOL)

CharismaDove said:

[Race bait snip - Wanna discuss a race topic, go on over to p&r - luv4u]

Hmm....I was about 2 1/2 years old, but I can bet you that my parents more than likely turned to for a few times and put me in front of the television. So I guess my answer is yes.

MotownSubdivision said:

CharismaDove said:

http://liveaid.free.fr/pages/faquk.html#refusal

just a question folks... can anyone confirm/deny what this website says about the reasons Michael Jackson and Prince turned down Live Aid? It says MJ tried to organize a boycott of the event (wtf). And then it says Prince didn't come because he was afraid of being shot (LOL)

[Race bait snip - Wanna discuss a race topic, go on over to p&r - luv4u]

Are you serious? I was answering his question. You mean to tell me talking about race even in relation to music now is "race baiting"?

Ridiculous.

MotownSubdivision said:

MotownSubdivision said:

CharismaDove said: [Race bait snip - Wanna discuss a race topic, go on over to p&r - luv4u]

Are you serious? I was answering his question. You mean to tell me talking about race even in relation to music now is "race baiting"?

Ridiculous.

Race has nothing to do with the event.

This thread is about the event itself, and memories of folks that either attended or watched it on TV.

luv4u said:

I didn't have a TV so I ditched work and rode my bike to a beach bar with a huge TV screen and jamming sound so I could watch Live Aid all day. Tina and Mick, Queen, and so many more. "Money for nothin' and your chicks for free..."

I watched what I could--probably several hours worth, but I have little definite memory (and I was 15, so I really should remember more, I wouild think). I mean, I have memories of various performances--but they're also the ones that I've seen clips or portions of since then, too--so I honestly don't know which memories are of the original broadcast and which are actually of seeing it later.

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I do know that I saw them play the Prince video AT THE TIME (and I think recorded it then--unless maybe I recorded it on a re-broadcast?)--so whatever was on either side of it I probably saw, too.

I was the only one in our household into music (the rest are into sport) so I had a hell of a job persuading everyone to have it on all day/night on the big telly. I remember Queen, Bowie & liking Paul Young best (come on...I was 12, Paul Young was great back then).

I was watching, at least parts of it. I was 12 or 13 and I remember Queen had a lot of impact. I also liked Spandau Ballet and Phil Collins.

i remember it was a really nice day{not like this summer} ,everyone seems to say that queen stole

the show but as far as i was concerned u2 were the best at wembley.

MotownSubdivision said:

luv4u said:

Race has nothing to do with the event.

This thread is about the event itself, and memories of folks that either attended or watched it on TV.

But it had to do with the answer I provided to Charisma's question about the event. It's not like I was off topic and ranting about race issues, I was providing discussion based on hearsay surrounding the event that happened to have some ties to race. I'm not seeing the big deal with my post other than me not actually being alive in 1985 which is a dumb reason not to let me in on this discussion.

I didn't get to see your comment before it got snipped, but I do recall reading somewhere that because Michael Jackson turned it down, some other prominent black musicians did too. Whether this is true or not, I don't know. But why would Jackson organize a boycott? for what? Even though I believe he was a great man (and I do love him, have read several books about him, and feel really sorry for the things that happened to him), he could be somewhat shady sometimes. Especially in the '80s.

[Edited 7/19/15 14:59pm]

And why in the world would Prince get shot at Live Aid? He was able to embark on the Purple Rain Tour fine... something tells me this story might just be an urban legend and a tabloid claim.

CharismaDove said:

CharismaDove said:

MotownSubdivision said:

CharismaDove said:

And why in the world would Prince get shot at Live Aid? He was able to embark on the Purple Rain Tour fine... something tells me this story might just be an urban legend and a tabloid claim.

"Shot" as in shot with a gun? Prince was scared that he would be assassinated ifhe performed live?? That sounds like a myth to me

yep, you're right. I'm willing to bet it was a tabloid story at the time pandering to what the media was already reporting at the time (that Prince was weird, eccentric, afraid to leave his house, etc) and that's where the website got it from.

MotownSubdivision said:

CharismaDove said:

I didn't get to see your comment before it got snipped, but I do recall reading somewhere that because Michael Jackson turned it down, some other prominent black musicians did too. Whether this is true or not, I don't know. But why would Jackson organize a boycott? for what? Even though I believe he was a great man (and I do love him, have read several books about him, and feel really sorry for the things that happened to him), he could be somewhat shady sometimes. Especially in the '80s.

[Edited 7/19/15 14:59pm]

Yeah, I don't understand MJ's alleged reasons behind his attempted boycott of the show. I can understand why he declined performing because he wanted to avoid overexposure (since he was everywhere for 2 years already as well as WATW) but you'd think that would have been overrode considering the type of person MJ was and what the purpose of Live Aid was. As for the other prominent black artists, I can somewhat understand why they didn't participate because of the top (black) artist having reservations but at the same time it wouldn't have hurt them to investigate the situation themselves. I said in my deleted post that rumor had it Stevie Wonder told Geldof (or whoever) that he wouldn't be a part of the event because he refused to be a "token black guy" in reference to the absence of black British acts. Despite this, Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin (alongside Hall & Oates), Ashford & Simpson, Teddy Pendergrass, Tina Turner, Patti Labelle, The Four Tops, Billy Ocean, Run-D.M.C., as well as Lionel Richie (performing WATW, no less with the alleged USA for Africa group) were all present at the Philly show. Even The Thompson Twins (with Joe Leeway) performed on the US side interestingly enough. [Edited 7/20/15 9:13am] [Edited 7/20/15 9:19am]

I agree with your post. MJ had no legitimate reason to 'boycott' Live Aid. He was a huge humanitarian (some stories you read about the guy meeting children in the hospital are heartbreaking) but again, he could be very, very smart and cunning when he wanted to be. He was a true businessman in the '80s, nothing like the MJ who was being pushed around to do 'This Is It'. So I kind of believe that he might have found a reason to boycott it.

Yeah, and those acts kicked ass! I think Sade performed too

I watched mainly the London part. As a Queen fan is was very happy with their performance. I remember that Phil Collins flew to the States by Concord to take part in the USA show after he had done London. I remember he thought more stars were doing that, only to find out on the plane he was the only one who had been talked into it.

hjd said:

I watched mainly the London part. As a Queen fan is was very happy with their performance. I remember that Phil Collins flew to the States by Concord to take part in the USA show after he had done London. I remember he thought more stars were doing that, only to find out on the plane he was the only one who had been talked into it.

A lot of people say that Phil had one of the best performances of the entire event but are the referring to his UK or US performance?

hifidelity67 said:

Watched it all .. there needs to be another one

Never will again.

Live 8 was cool,Pink Floyd was the best n U2 rocked ..

[Edited 7/27/15 20:57pm]

CharismaDove said:

Of course I was watching...I was 9yrs old and LIVE Aid was on all the Channels for 24hrs I think...During the finale All the Singers had no choice but to become Patti's Choir...LOL..They couldnt mess with those Pipes...

I was 11 years old in the summer of '85. We went camping at Rosarito Beach down in Mexico, had my mom's TINY portable TV with us (the screen was maybe 4 inches). I kept running back and forth from the water to our little setup, wanting to see Prince. Of course, I missed him...and never saw the "4 the Tears in Your Eyes" performance until @ 2010