🌍 40 anys de Live Aid
📅J13 de Juliol de 1985
🎤 Wembley (London) + JFK Stadium (Philadelphia)
Londres i Filadèlfia, 13 de juliol de 2025: avui fa quatre dècades, Live Aid es va convertir en l'esdeveniment musical mundial més gran de la història, transmissió simultània des de l'estadi Wembley de Londres i l'estadi JFK de Filadèlfia. El concert benèfic de 16 hores, orquestrat per Bob Geldof i Midge Ure, va recaptar més de 100 milions de dòlars per alleujar la fam a Etiòpia i va canviar per sempre el paper de la música en l'activisme.
Des dels himnes d'obertura fins als finals dels titulars, el concert va comptar amb una llista històrica d'intèrprets:
Wembley Stadium, London
Coldstream Guards (“Royal Salute”, “God Save the Queen”)
Status Quo
The Style Council
The Boomtown Rats
Adam Ant
Ultravox
Spandau Ballet
Elvis Costello
Nik Kershaw
Sade
Sting (joined by Phil Collins)
Howard Jones
Bryan Ferry (with David Gilmour)
Paul Young
U2
Dire Straits (with Sting)
Queen
David Bowie
The Who
Elton John (with Kiki Dee, George Michael)
Freddie Mercury & Brian May
Sir Paul McCartney (with David Bowie, Bob Geldof, Alison Moyet, Pete Townshend
Band Aid finale .
JFK Stadium, Philadelphia
Joan Baez
The Hooters
Four Tops
Billy Ocean
Black Sabbath
Run - D.M.C.
Rick Springfield
REO Speedwagon
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Judas Priest
Bryan Adams
The Beach Boys
George Thorogood & the Destroyers with Bo Diddley & 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 & Nile Rodgers
Eric Clapton
Phil Collins
Led Zeppelin
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Duran Duran
Patti LaBelle
Hall & Oats with Eddie Kendricks & David Ruffin
Mick Jagger with Tina Turner
⚡ Moments Àlgids
• El plató incandescent de Queen a Wembley, destacat per "Radio Ga Ga" i "We Will Rock You", és àmpliament aclamat com la millor actuació en directe de la història del rock.
• Viatge transoceànic de Phil Collins: va tocar a Wembley, va volar en un helicòpter a Heathrow, després en Concorde a Nova York i va arribar a temps per tocar amb Led Zeppelin a Filadelfia.
• Bono d'U2 ballant amb els fans durant "Bad".
• El retorn a l'escenari de Led Zeppelin després d'anys, amb Collins recolzant-los, va portar nostàlgia i il·lusió.
• Mick Jagger i Tina Turner van electrificar Filadèlfia, barrejant rock clàssic amb intensitat soul.
Quaranta anys després, les paraules de Bob Geldof encara perduren:
"No es tractava que les estrelles de rock salvessin el món. Es tractava de que el públic s'adonés que sí. Live Aid va demostrar que la gent normal, unida per la música, podia canviar la història".
El llegat de Live Aid perdura: el Band Aid Trust continua finançant iniciatives contra la pobresa, recordant-nos que els acords tocats el 13 de juliol de 1985 encara fan ressò a través del seu impacte humanitari avui.
🌍 40 years of Live Aid
📅July 13, 1985
🎤 Wembley (London) + JFK Stadium (Philadelphia)
London and Philadelphia, July 13, 2025 – Four decades ago today, Live Aid became the largest global music event in history, simulcast from Wembley Stadium in London and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. The 16‑hour charity concert, orchestrated by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, raised over $100 million for famine relief in Ethiopia and forever changed the role of music in activism .
From opening anthems to headline finales, the concert featured a historic roster of performers:
Wembley Stadium, London
Coldstream Guards (“Royal Salute”, “God Save the Queen”)
Status Quo
The Style Council
The Boomtown Rats
Adam Ant
Ultravox
Spandau Ballet
Elvis Costello
Nik Kershaw
Sade
Sting (joined by Phil Collins)
Howard Jones
Bryan Ferry (with David Gilmour)
Paul Young
U2
Dire Straits (with Sting)
Queen
David Bowie
The Who
Elton John (with Kiki Dee, George Michael)
Freddie Mercury & Brian May
Sir Paul McCartney (with David Bowie, Bob Geldof, Alison Moyet, Pete Townshend
Band Aid finale .
JFK Stadium, Philadelphia
Joan Baez
The Hooters
Four Tops
Billy Ocean
Black Sabbath
Run - D.M.C.
Rick Springfield
REO Speedwagon
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Judas Priest
Bryan Adams
The Beach Boys
George Thorogood & the Destroyers with Bo Diddley & 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 & Nile Rodgers
Eric Clapton
Phil Collins
Led Zeppelin
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Duran Duran
Patti LaBelle
Hall & Oats with Eddie Kendricks & David Ruffin
Mick Jagger with Tina Turner
⚡ Moments That Echo
• Queen’s incandescent set at Wembley—highlighted by “Radio Ga Ga” and “We Will Rock You”—is widely hailed as the greatest live performance in rock history .
• Phil Collins trademark journey: played at Wembley, hopped a helicopter to Heathrow, then Concorde to New York, and arrived in time to drum with Led Zeppelin in Philly .
• U2’s Bono dancing with fans during “Bad”.
• Led Zeppelin’s stage return after years, with Collins backing them, brought nostalgia and excitement .
• Mick Jagger & Tina Turner electrified Philadelphia, blending classic rock with soul intensity .
Forty years on, Bob Geldof’s words still resonate:
“It wasn’t about rock stars saving the world. It was about the audience realizing they could. Live Aid proved that ordinary people, united by music, could change history.”
Live Aid’s legacy endures: the Band Aid Trust continues funding anti-poverty initiatives, reminding us that the chords played on July 13, 1985 still echo through its humanitarian impact today.
