It’s hard to believe, but today is the 40th 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!
Monday: Last night I went out for a wonderful Saturday night dinner with my friends, Amber and Joe at Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse in East Peoria and you can see photos from our delicious evening out on the town tomorrow!
Tuesday: We’re continuing our Dog Days Of Summer 2025 hot dog eating tour and this week my special guest star is my friend Jeff Putnam and we made a stop at She-Pop for one of their hot dog creations.
Wednesday: I went and took a tour over at Wheels Of Time and was blown away as always at everything on display out there!
Thursday: We’ll be going back in time for another Throwback Thursday this week!
Friday: I’ll be sampling a new snack item this week, I just need to figure out what it is! Time will tell!
Saturday: We’ll be glancing backwards in Peoria’s past for yet another Meanwhile, Back In Peoria’s Past post next Saturday.
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SUNDAY COMIC
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Related Posts: Sunday Links: The Day John Lennon and Paul McCartney Met, Born On The Fourth of July and National Lampoon’s Vacation.