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Watching it now on BBC2.
Just as Hartley said about reliving his youth at the Oasis gig, this takes me right back. 22yrs old, with everything in front of me.
What a day that was, both here, and over the water .
Was a great idea and raised a lot of money. Very dated now though, apart from Queen's performance. Was watching it earlier. Adam and the Ants and Boomtown Rats really pissed me off. Then to really push me over the edge, Spandau Ballet came on. I turned it off then. Queen completely owned that occasion, even though Geldof didn't want to book them as he said they were "past it."
Watched the first 2 parts. Learned a lot about Ethiopia and the famine/situation there that I was completely unaware of.Originally Posted by William Treseder
What a performance at Wembley by Freddie Mercury.
Was a day a lot like today weather wise if my memory serves me right.
You’re spot on. Queen were immense that day. Probably Freddie’s best ever performance.
Just watching Dire Straits and Sting singing Money for nothing. Class.
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I’m sure I was watching a Barry McGuigan fight in the Old A at about 10 o clock that night - I’d left for town when Queen took the stage, never was a fan of theirs.
Same weather as Today.
My father was looking forward to Tina turner
That fight was around a month before, I watched it in the cottage, it was my birthday and a nice young lady sat on my lap, I asked her to move because I couldn't see the telly
McGuigan v Pedrosa was on June 8th at QPR’s ground. Never forget Barry’s Dad singing Danny Boy before the fight.
How very dare they have bands perform that you don't like
Really enjoyed watching this, great times and great memories.
But the hairstyles will give me nightmares
My brother (Don Corleone) and I went
It was very hot - I can’t remember going for a drink or a p1ss all day but I was young and could do it - no chance these days!
I wasn’t cynical in those days and was quite happy to go along with a lot of the dirge in the daytime. I remember Adam Ant and Nik Kershaw being awful as were Spandau who I always thought were rubbish
Quo were great as were U2 and Bowie
Queen stole the show though. Being part of that audience for that show was magical and something I’ll never forget
Queen are rather a tad panto to say the least. The Philadelphia end came up with the excellent duo of Albert Collins and George Thorogood. I hadn't heard of the latter at the time.
Really, I had the Pedroza fight as being in 1986 and the fight I was thinking of was one of the ones on his way to the title. Obviously got it wrong then. It was a sort of pub crawl for me in the mid 80s on a Saturday night involving any three of the Rummer, the City Arms, the Staff Club, Old A and the Cottage before going on to the Crooked Stairs or Dog and Duck.
The bit about getting on the bus to avoid watching Queen was definitely true though.
I got.the first George Thorogood and the Destryers album back in the late 70s I think it was after hearing him just the once.
I bought several of his albums over the years and saw him live a couple of times.
Geldof’s biggest mistake, in my opinion, was not inviting Slade. They would’ve nailed it, (it could have been the Reading festival all over again) the event was tailor-made for their brand of roaring anthems and Noddy Holder’s unique voice. I wasn’t the biggest Queen fan back then, but credit where it’s due, they delivered a great performance on the day. Still, I think the best song at Wembley was Bowie’s ‘Heroes.’ He even gave up one of his own songs so The Cars' Drive could be played alongside that heartbreaking video. Back then, before social media, it was gut-wrenching we just weren’t used to seeing those kinds of images. We’ve since become desensitised, but at the time it was hard to watch.
That Saturday was like any other for me off to my nan's in Cathays, a quick walk into town for some pick ’n’ mix, then straight back to watch the gig. Apart from the drive back to Splott and a few p**s breaks, I watched every nearly minute of it. I’d recently got into Simple Minds, who played the U.S. show thanks to their Breakfast Club hit being No.1 over there. Of course, the Americans messed up the sound in Philadelphia many of the big-name acts didn’t sound great and some of them looked more interested in partying than performing. That said, Simple Minds put in a solid three-song set, and Mel Gaynor on drums was outstanding.
I do believe some good came from the event, but over time, it feels like it’s been pushed to the back burner especially when you think about what’s going on in the world today.
You killed me in your previous reply about walking into town for your pic n mix
Adam Ant used Live Aid to promote his new single and album iirc. Didn’t play any of his hits. I’m not a fan of his, but I remember feeling angry that he did that. He was on the downward slope anyway, but that probably was the final nail in the coffin for Adam Ant for his chart career.
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