Live Aid su dva velika humanitarna koncerta za pomoć gladnoj djeci u Etiopiji koji su istovremeno održani 13. 07.1985. godine na stadionu Vembli u Londonu, Engleska (oko 82,000 gledalaca) i na “JFK stadiumu” Filadelfija, SAD (oko 99,000 gledalaca). Događaj su organizovali Bob Geldof i Midge Ure.
Live Aid je jedan od najvećih televizijskih događaja svih vremena prenošenih putem satelita kojeg je uživo pratilo preko 400,000,000 gledalaca u 60 zemalja Svijeta.
U projekat su bili uključeni i muzičari iz raznih zemalja svijeta.
Početak
Velikim uspjehom pređašnjeg projekta Geldof/Ure; okupljanjem brojnih irskih i britanskih muzičara u “Band Aid” i izdavanje njihovog singla “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” (1984. godine) kojim je skupljen novac za gladnu djecu Etiopije, Geldof je organizovao koncerte “Live Aid” (koji je prozvan “Globalni Jukebox”) u namjeri da sakupi još više novca za gladnu djecu Etiopije, u čemu je i uspio, te mu je zbog toga Britanska kraljica dodijelila titulu viteza.
Koncerti
Koncert na Vembliju počeo je u 12:00 sati po UTCu , odnosno u 07:00 po istočno američkom vremenu i trajao je do 22:00 sata po UTCu , odnosno do 17:00 po istočno američkom vremenu.
Koncert na “JFK stadiumu” počeo je u 13:51 po UTCu, odnosno u 08:51 po istočno američkom vremenu i trajao je do 04:05 po UTCu odnosno do 23:05 po istočno američkom vremenu.
Bilo je predvođeno da Dejvid Bouvi u Londonu otpjeva duet s Mikom Džegerom u Filadelfiji ali bilo je nemoguće uskladiti i povezati oba koncerta, te su zbog toga Bouvi i Džeger snimili zajedno muzički spot pjesme “Dancing in the Street” koji je izveden na koncertima s obe strane Atlantika.
Svaki od izvođača imao je na raspolaganju tačno određeno vrijeme kojeg su se morali pridržavati.
Fil Kolins je nastupio na oba koncerta preletjevši okean Konkordom.
Prenos
Koncerti su prenošeni putem satelita za radio i televizijske stanice, te su ih uživo pratili preko 400,000,000 gledalaca u 60 zemalja Svijeta. Za područje Evrope prenos je osiguravao BBC, dok je za SAD prenos osiguravao ABC.
Izvođači na Vembliju:
Coldstream Guards – “Royal Salute”, “God Save the Queen” (12:00);
Status Quo – “Rockin’ All Over the World”, “Caroline”, “Don’t Waste My Time” (12:02);
Style Council – “You’re The Best
Thing”, “Big Boss Groove”, “Internationalists”, “Walls Come Tumbling Down” (12:19);
Boomtown Rats – “I Don’t Like Mondays (song)”, “Drag Me Down”, “Rat Trap”, “For He’s A Jolly Good Fellow” (12:44);
Adam Ant – “Vive Le Rock” (13:00);
Ultravox – “Reap the Wild Wind”, “Dancing with Tears in My Eyes”, “One Small Day”, “Vienna” (13:16);
Spandau Ballet – “Only When You Leave”, “Virgin”, “True” (13:47);
Elvis Costello – “All You Need Is Love” (14:07);
Nik Kershaw – “Wide Boy”, “Don Quixote”, “The Riddle”, “Wouldn’t It Be Good” (14:22);
Sade – “Why Can’t We Live Together”, “Your Love Is King”, “Is It A Crime” (14:55);
Sting i Phil Collins (sa Branfordom Marsalisom) – “Roxanne”, “Driven To Tears”, “Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)”, “Message in a Bottle”, “In the Air Tonight”, “Long Long Way To Go”, “Every Breath You Take” (15:18);
Howard Jones – “Hide and Seek” (15:50)
Bryan Ferry (s Pink Floydima i Davidom Gilmourom na gitari) – “Sensation”, “Boys And Girls”, “Slave To Love”, “Jealous Guy” (16:07);
Paul Young – “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”, “Come Back And Stay”, “That’s the Way Love Is” (zajedno s Alison Moyet), “Every Time You Go Away” (16:38);
U2 – “Sunday Bloody Sunday”, “Bad”, “Satellite Of Love”, “Ruby Tuesday”, “Sympathy for the Devil”, “Walk on the Wild Side” (17:20);
Dire Straits – “Money for Nothing” (zajedno s Stingom), “Sultans of Swing (18:00);
Queen (predstavljeni od komičara Mela Smitha i Griffa Rhysa Jonesa) – “Bohemian Rhapsody”, “Radio Ga Ga”, “Hammer to Fall”, “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”, “We Will Rock You”/”We Are the Champions” (18:44);
David Bowie (s Thomasom Dolbyjem na klavijaturama) – “TVC 15”, “Rebel Rebel”, “Modern Love”, “Heroes” (19:22);
The Who – “My Generation”/”Pinball Wizard”, “Love, Reign o’er Me”, “Won’t Get Fooled Again” (20:00);
Elton John – “I’m Still Standing”, “Bennie and the Jets”, “Rocket Man”, “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” (duet s Kiki Dee), “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” (duet s Kiki Dee i Wham!), “Can I Get a Witness” (20:50);
Završnica na Vembliju:
a) Freddie Mercury i Brian May (Queen) - "Is This The World We Created?" (21:48),
b) Paul McCartney - "Let It Be" (W 21:51),
c) Band Aid (vodi Bob Geldof) - "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (21:54);Izvođači na JFK stadiumu
Bernard Watson - "All I Really Want to Do", "Interview" (13:51);
Joan Baez (predstavio Jack Nicholson) - "Amazing Grace"/"We Are the World" (14:02);
The Hooters - "And We Danced", "All You Zombies" (14:12);
The Four Tops - "Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)", "Bernadette", "It's The Same Old Song", "Reach Out I'll Be There", "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch" (14:33);
Billy Ocean - "Caribbean Queen", "Loverboy" (14:45);
Black Sabbath (predstavio Chevy Chase) - "Children of the Grave", "Iron Man", "Paranoid" (14:52);
Run-DMC - "Jam Master Jay", "King Of Rock" (15:12);
Rick Springfield - "Love Somebody", "State Of The Heart", "Human Touch" (15:30);
REO Speedwagon - "Can't Fight This Feeling", "Roll With The Changes" (zajedno s The Beach Boysima) (15:47);
Crosby, Stills and Nash - "Southern Cross", "Teach Your Children", "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" (16:15);
Judas Priest - "Living After Midnight", "The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown)", "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" (16:26);
Bryan Adams - "Kids Wanna Rock", "Summer of '69", "Tears Are Not Enough", "Cuts Like a Knife" (17:02);
The Beach Boys (predstavio Marilyn McCoo) - "California Girls", "Help Me, Rhonda", "Wouldn't It Be Nice", "Good Vibrations", "Surfin' USA" (17:40);
George Thorogood - "Who Do You Love" (zajedno s Bo Diddley), "The Sky Is Crying", "Madison Blues" (zajedno s Albertom Collinsom) (18:26);
Simple Minds - "Ghost Dancing", "Don't You (Forget About Me)", "Promised You a Miracle" (19:07);
The Pretenders - "Time The Avenger", "Message of Love", "Stop Your Sobbing", "Back on the Chain Gang", "Middle of the Road" (19:41);
Santana i Pat Metheny - "Brotherhood", "Primera Invasion", "Open Invitation", "By The Pool"/"Right Now" (20:21);
Ashford & Simpson - "Solid", "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)" (zajedno s Teddyjem Pendergrassom) (20:57);
Madonna - "Holiday", "Into the Groove", "Love Makes The World Go Round" (21:27);
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "American Girl", "The Waiting", "Rebels", "Refugee]]" (22:14);
Kenny Loggins - "Footloose" (22:30);
The Cars - "You Might Think", "Drive", "Just What I Needed", "Heartbeat City" (22:49);
Neil Young - "Sugar Mountain", "The Needle and the Damage Done", "Helpless", "Nothing Is Perfect", "Powderfinger" (23:07);
Power Station - "Murderess", "Get It On" (23:43);
Thompson Twins - "Hold Me Now", "Revolution" (zajedno s Madonnom, Steveom Stevensonom and Nileom Rodgersom) (00:21);
Eric Clapton (zajedno s Philom Collinsom) - "White Room", "She's Waiting", "Layla" (00:39);
Phil Collins (preletio Atlantik "Concordeom2) - "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)", "In the Air Tonight" (01:04);
Led Zeppelin (zajedno s Tonyijem Thompsonom, Paulom Martinezom, i Philom Collinsom) - "Rock and Roll", "Whole Lotta Love", "Stairway to Heaven" (01:10);
Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young) - "Only Love Can Break Your Heart", "Daylight Again", "Find The Cost Of Freedom"" (01:40);
Duran Duran - "A View to a Kill", "Union of the Snake", "Save A Prayer", "The Reflex" (01:45);
Patti LaBelle - "New Attitude", "Imagine", "Forever Young", "Stir It Up", "Over The Rainbow", "Why Can't I Get It Over" (02:20);
Hall & Oates (zajedno s G. E. Smithom iz Saturday Night Live na gitari) - "Out of Touch", "Maneater", "Get Ready" (zajedno s Eddiejem Kendricksom), "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" (zajedno s Davidom Ruffinom), "The Way You Do the Things You Do", "My Girl" (zajedno s Eddiejem Kendricksom i Davidom Ruffinom) (02:50);
Mick Jagger (zajedno s Hallom & Oatesom, Eddiejem Kendricksom, Davidom Ruffinom) - "Lonely At The Top", "Just Another Night", "Miss You", "State of Shock"/"It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)" (zajedno s Tinom Turner) (03:15);
Završnica na JFK stadiumu:
a) Bob Dylan, Keith Richards i Ronnie Wood - "Ballad of Hollis Brown", "When the Ship Comes In", Blowin' in the Wind" (03:39),
b) USA for Africa (vodi Lionel Richie) - "We Are the World" (3:55)Priredio: Dragan Leković
