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By *ixiePoison OP   Woman
3 weeks ago

Darlington

Who’s watching this?

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By *ature curvyWoman
3 weeks ago

Sheffield

I am 🎸🎸 missed it first time round as I was working

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By *uperSalopian7Man
3 weeks ago

Shrewsbury

I'm watching it. I've seen the Queen performance tons of times on YouTube but it's interesting watching the other performers and the coverage itself

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
3 weeks ago

Cheshire

Yes, just watched Status Quo and looking forward to U2 and Queen.

Style Council now, shame it’s not the Jam though.

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By *abioMan
3 weeks ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

I am sky plus ing it…

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By *ife NinjaMan
3 weeks ago

Dunfermline

Crikey, I watched it live and that was only yesterday, right 👀🙄

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
3 weeks ago

Reading

I saw it first time round. Yes I iz old.

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By *andadbodMan
3 weeks ago

Liverpool

have the full concert on DVD, what a day it was, everyone in our street had their windows open with the telly on really loud, greatest concert ever👍🏻😃

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By *ixiePoison OP   Woman
3 weeks ago

Darlington

I saw it the first time aswell, I am that old!

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By *ixiePoison OP   Woman
3 weeks ago

Darlington

When Bob Geldof said “the message today is how to die” held it for 30 seconds

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By *ink vixenCouple
3 weeks ago

Medway

I was lucky enough to be there in person.

Amazing day.

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By *he Old School RockersCouple
3 weeks ago

Gloucester

I was travelling home from boarding school that day, remember seeing the Goodyear blimps over Wembley as the train pulled into London. Then watched/listened in the garden at home, whilst enjoying a BBQ.

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By *luebell888Woman
3 weeks ago

Glasgowish


"I was lucky enough to be there in person.

Amazing day. "

Lucky you. I will always regret not going.

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By *unguy4830Man
3 weeks ago

Bathgate

Amazing concert. Watched it while on exercise with 5 airborne brigade training to invaded Libia . Queen stole the show amazing x

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By *uperSalopian7Man
3 weeks ago

Shrewsbury

Sade didn't perform Smooth Operator

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By *ittlebirdWoman
3 weeks ago

The Big Smoke

I remember watching it all the way through. It’s on the radio in full tomorrow too ♥️

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By *ixiePoison OP   Woman
3 weeks ago

Darlington

Sting and Phil Collins…. Miserable feckers

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By *luebell888Woman
3 weeks ago

Glasgowish


"I remember watching it all the way through. It’s on the radio in full tomorrow too ♥️"

What station tomorrow?

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By *reat me rightWoman
3 weeks ago

Rotherham


"I saw it first time round. Yes I iz old."

Me too

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By *uperSalopian7Man
3 weeks ago

Shrewsbury

Beach Boys ❤️

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By *luebell888Woman
3 weeks ago

Glasgowish

Finding it all very emotional whilst reliving my younger years.

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By *olo180Man
3 weeks ago

Greater London

Just flicked it on

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By *olo180Man
3 weeks ago

Greater London

Would have been amazing to be there live

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By *ilverFoxOralLoverMan
3 weeks ago

Where ever I lay my hat


"Finding it all very emotional whilst reliving my younger years."

Agreed where did those 40 years go 😱

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By *uperSalopian7Man
3 weeks ago

Shrewsbury

Of course Dire Straits are smashing it!

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By *ong-leggedblondWoman
3 weeks ago

Next Door

Looking back, then UK had some amazing artists in the 80s

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By *oml and mwgcCouple
3 weeks ago

Birstall

I watched it live, i had a brand new baby. Remember it as if it was yesterday

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By *ulldog_71Man
3 weeks ago

Sedgefield

Listened it it on the radio while travelling from the north east to Cornwall on holiday, had a friend with a stack of videos recording it to watch later.

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By *uperSalopian7Man
3 weeks ago

Shrewsbury

Queen now

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By * and Mrs PCouple
3 weeks ago

Hampshire

We are ….

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By *ilverFoxOralLoverMan
3 weeks ago

Where ever I lay my hat


"Queen now"

It's like yesterday😁

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By *olo180Man
3 weeks ago

Greater London

What a performer Freddie was 🙏🏻

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By *ichinoMan
3 weeks ago

Eastleigh

I was there, seems only yesterday,my flatmate spent all day taping it on around 5 vid tapes probably rotted away by now

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By *ixiePoison OP   Woman
3 weeks ago

Darlington

Miss Freddie, now he was an entertainer

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By *ripfillMan
3 weeks ago

Paris, New York, Hong Kong and Havant

The day I remember so well …

I was an instructor on an outward bound course at Tally bont on the Usk

We all got back off Cribyn to watch it

A great memorable day hot like today too !

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By *and12Couple
3 weeks ago

flint

Watching and remember the hubby going mad about everyone on the grass it's a football stadium not a fuck concert venue still rining in my ears and he just said the same thing all these years later miserable git

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
3 weeks ago

Central

I've really enjoyed seeing Dire Straits and Madonna, amongst others.

Everyone seems much skinnier too

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By *ittlebirdWoman
2 weeks ago

The Big Smoke


"I remember watching it all the way through. It’s on the radio in full tomorrow too ♥️

What station tomorrow? "

Greatest Hits. Starts at 12 ♥️

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By *haron StonerTV/TS
2 weeks ago

Haywards Heath


"Who’s watching this? "

Like watching one of those old war documentaries in history class.

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By *oodmessMan
2 weeks ago

yumsville

Only saw a bit of it, turned it on as Geldof was being interviewed live, for him to then rush on stage. You wouldn't get that today with vocal warm ups and pre gig group hugs

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By *erkshire8299Man
2 weeks ago

slough

I was there....I been to loads of gigs...but that was the best one.

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By *moothshaftMan
2 weeks ago

Coventry

Not a mobile phone in sight!!!

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By *piderxMan
2 weeks ago

west lothian

Watching it now

I watched it in a cottage in Cumbria on holiday

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By *londebiguyMan
2 weeks ago

Southport


"Who’s watching this? "

Loved it

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By *live70Man
2 weeks ago

East Midlands

I still have most of it on VHS (somewhere)

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By *abluesbabyMan
2 weeks ago

Gibraltar/Cheshire/London

It was great see it all again, top trip down memory lane. I still have the VHS tapes as I recorded the whole the thing - Wembley and JFK - on but not seen the concerts for a long time.

Many years later I ended up touring with Midge Ure and he - chillingly - told us it almost all went wrong. It was actually on track to be a disaster and make no money at all, the opposite even. There was at one point panic. despite people working for free, certain expenses were still incurred.... with no one to pay them!

It was a first. Never anything like it attempted before and the public were just not used to being asked to ring in and pledge money and so they simply didn't. Midge said the phones were at times were dead!

Three things saved Live Aid in his opinion...

1) The video of Bowie & Jagger singing Dancing in the Streets was only scheduled to be played once. Folks rang offering money to see it again. So it was shown numerous times more.

2) Footage children starving in the camps in Ethiopia soundtracked by Drive by The Cars caused a surge in calls so was also played several times more than the original single planned airing.

3) A band, themselves waning in popularity, called Queen hit the stage just after half-six UK time... and.... well... we ALL know what their set was like!

Midge did say there were meetings with BBC producers later afternoon to maybe pull the broadcast. Or splice other programs in between (like they do with Glasto now) as complaints to the switchboard (a lot about U2's performance for one) were outweighing calls pledging money!

Of course the day was saved and the rest is history. But I found Midge's take scarily fascinating.

PS - Midge just reacted with a wry smirk when asked if Geldof really only cooked up the idea of Band Aid and Live Aid to try and boost The Boomtown Rats' rapidly declining popularity. Read into that whatever you like.

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By *hyKentGuyMan
2 weeks ago

sheerness


"It was great see it all again, top trip down memory lane. I still have the VHS tapes as I recorded the whole the thing - Wembley and JFK - on but not seen the concerts for a long time.

Many years later I ended up touring with Midge Ure and he - chillingly - told us it almost all went wrong. It was actually on track to be a disaster and make no money at all, the opposite even. There was at one point panic. despite people working for free, certain expenses were still incurred.... with no one to pay them!

It was a first. Never anything like it attempted before and the public were just not used to being asked to ring in and pledge money and so they simply didn't. Midge said the phones were at times were dead!

Three things saved Live Aid in his opinion...

1) The video of Bowie & Jagger singing Dancing in the Streets was only scheduled to be played once. Folks rang offering money to see it again. So it was shown numerous times more.

2) Footage children starving in the camps in Ethiopia soundtracked by Drive by The Cars caused a surge in calls so was also played several times more than the original single planned airing.

3) A band, themselves waning in popularity, called Queen hit the stage just after half-six UK time... and.... well... we ALL know what their set was like!

Midge did say there were meetings with BBC producers later afternoon to maybe pull the broadcast. Or splice other programs in between (like they do with Glasto now) as complaints to the switchboard (a lot about U2's performance for one) were outweighing calls pledging money!

Of course the day was saved and the rest is history. But I found Midge's take scarily fascinating.

PS - Midge just reacted with a wry smirk when asked if Geldof really only cooked up the idea of Band Aid and Live Aid to try and boost The Boomtown Rats' rapidly declining popularity. Read into that whatever you like. "

I met Gelfof once! He presented some of us with our Duke of Edinburgh Awards. He was the most arrogant man I’d ver met! They do say “never meet your heroes”!!!! And he stunk too!!! 😂

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By *abluesbabyMan
2 weeks ago

Gibraltar/Cheshire/London


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I met Gelfof once! He presented some of us with our Duke of Edinburgh Awards. He was the most arrogant man I’d ver met! They do say “never meet your heroes”!!!! And he stunk too!!! 😂"

I have heard remarks before about his personal hygiene - or lack of - several times!

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By *luebell888Woman
2 weeks ago

Glasgowish


"It was great see it all again, top trip down memory lane. I still have the VHS tapes as I recorded the whole the thing - Wembley and JFK - on but not seen the concerts for a long time.

Many years later I ended up touring with Midge Ure and he - chillingly - told us it almost all went wrong. It was actually on track to be a disaster and make no money at all, the opposite even. There was at one point panic. despite people working for free, certain expenses were still incurred.... with no one to pay them!

It was a first. Never anything like it attempted before and the public were just not used to being asked to ring in and pledge money and so they simply didn't. Midge said the phones were at times were dead!

Three things saved Live Aid in his opinion...

1) The video of Bowie & Jagger singing Dancing in the Streets was only scheduled to be played once. Folks rang offering money to see it again. So it was shown numerous times more.

2) Footage children starving in the camps in Ethiopia soundtracked by Drive by The Cars caused a surge in calls so was also played several times more than the original single planned airing.

3) A band, themselves waning in popularity, called Queen hit the stage just after half-six UK time... and.... well... we ALL know what their set was like!

Midge did say there were meetings with BBC producers later afternoon to maybe pull the broadcast. Or splice other programs in between (like they do with Glasto now) as complaints to the switchboard (a lot about U2's performance for one) were outweighing calls pledging money!

Of course the day was saved and the rest is history. But I found Midge's take scarily fascinating.

PS - Midge just reacted with a wry smirk when asked if Geldof really only cooked up the idea of Band Aid and Live Aid to try and boost The Boomtown Rats' rapidly declining popularity. Read into that whatever you like.

I met Gelfof once! He presented some of us with our Duke of Edinburgh Awards. He was the most arrogant man I’d ver met! They do say “never meet your heroes”!!!! And he stunk too!!! 😂"

Maybe so, but he still raised millions of pounds and saved loads of lives so should be applauded not critercised.

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By *lbertcrinkleMan
2 weeks ago

Manchester


"It was great see it all again, top trip down memory lane. I still have the VHS tapes as I recorded the whole the thing - Wembley and JFK - on but not seen the concerts for a long time.

Many years later I ended up touring with Midge Ure and he - chillingly - told us it almost all went wrong. It was actually on track to be a disaster and make no money at all, the opposite even. There was at one point panic. despite people working for free, certain expenses were still incurred.... with no one to pay them!

It was a first. Never anything like it attempted before and the public were just not used to being asked to ring in and pledge money and so they simply didn't. Midge said the phones were at times were dead!

Three things saved Live Aid in his opinion...

1) The video of Bowie & Jagger singing Dancing in the Streets was only scheduled to be played once. Folks rang offering money to see it again. So it was shown numerous times more.

2) Footage children starving in the camps in Ethiopia soundtracked by Drive by The Cars caused a surge in calls so was also played several times more than the original single planned airing.

3) A band, themselves waning in popularity, called Queen hit the stage just after half-six UK time... and.... well... we ALL know what their set was like!

Midge did say there were meetings with BBC producers later afternoon to maybe pull the broadcast. Or splice other programs in between (like they do with Glasto now) as complaints to the switchboard (a lot about U2's performance for one) were outweighing calls pledging money!

Of course the day was saved and the rest is history. But I found Midge's take scarily fascinating.

PS - Midge just reacted with a wry smirk when asked if Geldof really only cooked up the idea of Band Aid and Live Aid to try and boost The Boomtown Rats' rapidly declining popularity. Read into that whatever you like. "

I found your Midge Ure story very interesting. Especially the part about complaints over U2's set. They were supposed to play Pride ( In The Name Of Love), but because of Bono's messing about and trying to look edgy and cool, they didn't have time. The band, well Larry Mullen Jr in particular, basically sacked him after their performance backstage but Paul McGuiness, their manager at the time, persuaded them to rethink as it would look bad for all parties imploding at a charity bash.

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