Site Moderator drpaladin Posted July 13, 2015 Site Moderator Share Posted July 13, 2015 July 13, 1985 To paraphrase Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, "It was thirty years ago today.. " Two concerts were held simultaneously in John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia and Wembley in London. They were broadcast worldwide for 16 hours to nearly two billion people. The transcontinental show was to raise money to fight the famine in Ethiopia. Organized by Boomtown Rats frontman Bob Geldof; it helped garner him a knighthood. It was a phenomenal lineup. It witnessed reunions of The Who, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. Queen's performance was arguably the best of their career. Queen No, overall it wasn't perfect. The sound was laughable at times, but it was the Woodstock of the '80's. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slytherin Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 I love Queen. I was at Legoland in Denmark with my family so I didn't see it but I demanded that my oldest sister taped the whole thing on 6 video cassets so I could watch it when I got home, she did 30 years, wow 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Administrator Valkyrie Posted July 13, 2015 Site Administrator Share Posted July 13, 2015 I recorded a lot of it, too. I remember staying up to watch my favorite bands. I can't believe it's been 30 years! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Espinosa Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 I wish I could've seen them live in those days... Damn being born ten years late 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Hazday Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 @ Drew- eat poop and croak! And Phil Collins was the only artist to play in both concerts, he flew from London to Philly when his performance at Wembley ended 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Moderator drpaladin Posted July 13, 2015 Author Site Moderator Share Posted July 13, 2015 I recorded a lot of it, too. I remember staying up to watch my favorite bands. I can't believe it's been 30 years! Time flies when you're having fun. lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Moderator drpaladin Posted July 13, 2015 Author Site Moderator Share Posted July 13, 2015 @ Drew- eat poop and croak! And Phil Collins was the only artist to play in both concerts, he flew from London to Philly when his performance at Wembley ended Plus he took the late John Bonham's place to play with Led Zeppelin. He used the supersonic Concorde to make the connection. It couldn't be done commercially today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Moderator drpaladin Posted July 13, 2015 Author Site Moderator Share Posted July 13, 2015 Too young to go to Woodstock and too damned busy to go to Live Aid, but seeing it on a marathon TV session was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Moderator Reader1810 Posted July 13, 2015 Site Moderator Share Posted July 13, 2015 Too young to go to Woodstock and too damned busy to go to Live Aid, but seeing it on a marathon TV session was great. Me too. Love the clip of Freddie Mercury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddydavek Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 It was a helluva experience to watch it live. Thirty years, it sure went by fast...I guess I really am getting old. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suvitar Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 I remember watching it and loving it. It was a great concert and a fabulous achievement 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill W Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Thanks for the memories. I liked Queen a lot, but I'm one of the old fogies that was at Woodstock too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrM Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 The show that catapulted U2 to superstardom!That version of 'Bad' was one of my fav parts of that whole thing.30 years ago...~sigh~ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Moderator drpaladin Posted July 14, 2015 Author Site Moderator Share Posted July 14, 2015 The show that catapulted U2 to superstardom! That version of 'Bad' was one of my fav parts of that whole thing. 30 years ago... ~sigh~ Yep. One example of when Bad was Good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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