Live Aid - Biggest mistake of my life

[darren]

Re: Live Aid - Biggest mistake of my life

im so very sorry you didnot go to this.
one of the greatest ever line ups for a music festival.

and of course it was more than a music festival it was to raise money for those who where dying and starving.

i wonder do you still have the tickets.

yes i watched it one of the most moving things iever did see.

Back in those hazy 80's I was given two tickets to Live Aid...I had been invited to a party so I decided not to go....and I actually said...it will be ****.....oh my god...I spent the day watching most of it...with the tickets in my pocket....as you can imagine I was called some names that day...and afterwards...infact I still get a cold shudder everytime I remember how I made the wrongest ever choice on that day in 1985.:cry:

[mazzer]

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A lot of the acts were risible, bono's mullet was hilarious, but I loved the whole thing. I'd been a big Rats from my younger days, so Bob was already my hero even before LA. recently watched the DVD again, and was moved all over again. That Cars video, Bob looking so young and fresh- faced, and Diana and Paula Yates together in the audience. Sigh......
ps Nothing will ever be so dire as the Pete Doherty/Elton John debacle at Live8 if we're talking rubbish performances

[rellimiam]

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I should say you did.I spent the whole day watching it on the tv.Taping the best bands and other good parts on a cassette player.Aren,t we spoiled these days with all this great technology.LOL!!!!I kept running out of cassettes.Still to this day i have those tapes.How mad is that.I just can,t bare to part with them.
Can,t believe you didn't go!!

[Jacqueline]

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This place seems to have more than one talented artist in residence.

I wish I had an artistic talent.

Sigh.

[Grosh62]

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Well done Grosh, that was tremendous!

Thanks Jacqueline and Megawitch, It was a Long time ago.
These are poor copies of 2nd generation photos of the signed original portraits, if you see what I mean.

[Thunderbird2]

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I watched it on TV with the sound down and my stereo turned up so I could hear it in . . . um . . . stereo.

Also Had the tape in there paused to record the best bits Still have it somewhere. Thought U2's set was excellent and Simple Minds were good from JFK.

[Megawitch]

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Only watched it on TV but I forgot to mention on my earlier posting that I organised a Live Aid concert in Dec of 1985 in my home town of Dewsbury. We actually borrowed the Huge 'Web' Live Aid Logo from the stage sides of the Live Aid Wembley concert. It was an experience, and we raised a bit more for the Band Aid trust. I also painted Phil Collins and Bob Geldof portraits to raise extra funds and got to meet them in person in London to get them signed, so that was good.... More recently I bought the DVD box set.

Well done Grosh, that was tremendous!

[Jacqueline]

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Wow Grosh, that's impressive!

I had the DVD box set a few years back. It's worth watching.

[Grosh62]

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Only watched it on TV but I forgot to mention on my earlier posting that I organised a Live Aid concert in Dec of 1985 in my home town of Dewsbury. We actually borrowed the Huge 'Web' Live Aid Logo from the stage sides of the Live Aid Wembley concert. It was an experience, and we raised a bit more for the Band Aid trust. I also painted Phil Collins and Bob Geldof portraits to raise extra funds and got to meet them in person in London to get them signed, so that was good.... More recently I bought the DVD box set.

[Trickyvee]

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I was 9 and we had it on TV but I can't remember much about it. Looking at the line up, these are the people I would have liked to see.

Status Quo
12.19 : Style Council
12.44 : Boomtown Rats
13.00 : Adam Ant
13.06 : INXS (video from Melbourne)
13.16 : Ultravox
13.34 : Loudness (video from Japan)
13.47 : Spandau Ballet
13.51 : Bernard Watson
14.02 : Joan Baez
14.07 : Elvis Costello
14.10 : The Hooters
14.15 : Opus (video from Austria)
14.22 : Nik Kershaw
14.32 : The Four Tops
14.38 : B.B. King (video from The Hague)
14.45 : Billy Ocean
14.52 : Black Sabbath
14.55 : Sade
15.12 : Run DMC
15.18 : Sting
15.27 : Rick Springfield
15.35 : Phil Collins
15.45 : REO Speedwagon
15.50 : Howard Jones
15.58 : Autograph (video from Moscow)
16.03 : Bryan Ferry
16.15 : Crosby, Still & Nash
16.24 : Udo Lindenberg (video from Cologne)
16.26 : Judas Priest
16.38 : Paul Young - Alison Moyet
17.00 Linkup
between Wembley in the UK and JFK in the US
17.02 : Bryan Adams
17.20 : U2
17.40 : The Beach Boys
18.00 : Dire Straits & Sting
18.26 : George Thorogood & the Destroyers / Bo Diddley / Albert Collins
18.44 : Queen
19.03 : David Bowie / Mick Jagger ( video)
19.07 : Simple Minds
19.22 : David Bowie
19.41 : The Pretenders
20.00 : The Who
20.20 : Santana / Pat Metheny
20.50 : Elton John
20.57 : Ashford & Simpson / Teddy Pendergrass
21.05 : Elton John / Kiki Dee / Wham!
21.30 : Madonna
21.48 : Freddie Mercury / Brian May
21.51 : Paul McCartney
21.54 : McCartney / Bowie / Pete Townshend / Alison Moyet / Bob Geldof
21.56 UK Finale from Wembley
22.14 : Tom Petty
22.30 : Kenny Loggins
22.49 : The Cars
23.07 : Neil Young
23.43 : The Power Station
00.21 : The Thompson Twins
00.39 : Eric Clapton
01.04 : Phil Collins
01.13 : Robert Plant /Jimmy Page / John Paul Jones
01.47 : Duran Duran
02.15 : Patti LaBelle
02.50 : Hall & Oates / Eddie Kendricks / David Ruffin
03.15 : Mick Jagger
03.28 : Mick Jagger / Tina Turner
03.39 : Bob Dylan / Keith Richards / Ron Wood
03.55 US Finale

Most of the others I don't even know who they are!

[Jacqueline]

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I enjoyed what I saw on tv and would have loved to have been there to experience it first hand.

Yes okay the sound wasn't brilliant and some bands didn't do themselves justice but it was history being made.

I did a display about Live Aid a few years back for a school exhibition on "Memorable Events of the last One Hundred Years". It went down very well particularly with parents of a certain age.

[Grosh62]

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Greats??
hahahahaha

Status Quo
12.19 : Style Council
12.44 : Boomtown Rats
13.00 : Adam Ant
13.06 : INXS (video from Melbourne)
13.16 : Ultravox
13.34 : Loudness (video from Japan)
13.47 : Spandau Ballet
13.51 : Bernard Watson
14.02 : Joan Baez
14.07 : Elvis Costello
14.10 : The Hooters
14.15 : Opus (video from Austria)
14.22 : Nik Kershaw
14.32 : The Four Tops
14.38 : B.B. King (video from The Hague)
14.45 : Billy Ocean
14.52 : Black Sabbath
14.55 : Sade
15.12 : Run DMC
15.18 : Sting
15.27 : Rick Springfield
15.35 : Phil Collins
15.45 : REO Speedwagon
15.50 : Howard Jones
15.58 : Autograph (video from Moscow)
16.03 : Bryan Ferry
16.15 : Crosby, Still & Nash
16.24 : Udo Lindenberg (video from Cologne)
16.26 : Judas Priest
16.38 : Paul Young - Alison Moyet
17.00 Linkup
between Wembley in the UK and JFK in the US
17.02 : Bryan Adams
17.20 : U2
17.40 : The Beach Boys
18.00 : Dire Straits & Sting
18.26 : George Thorogood & the Destroyers / Bo Diddley / Albert Collins
18.44 : Queen
19.03 : David Bowie / Mick Jagger ( video)
19.07 : Simple Minds
19.22 : David Bowie
19.41 : The Pretenders
20.00 : The Who
20.20 : Santana / Pat Metheny
20.50 : Elton John
20.57 : Ashford & Simpson / Teddy Pendergrass
21.05 : Elton John / Kiki Dee / Wham!
21.30 : Madonna
21.48 : Freddie Mercury / Brian May
21.51 : Paul McCartney
21.54 : McCartney / Bowie / Pete Townshend / Alison Moyet / Bob Geldof
21.56 UK Finale from Wembley
22.14 : Tom Petty
22.30 : Kenny Loggins
22.49 : The Cars
23.07 : Neil Young
23.43 : The Power Station
00.21 : The Thompson Twins
00.39 : Eric Clapton
01.04 : Phil Collins
01.13 : Robert Plant /Jimmy Page / John Paul Jones
01.47 : Duran Duran
02.15 : Patti LaBelle
02.50 : Hall & Oates / Eddie Kendricks / David Ruffin
03.15 : Mick Jagger
03.28 : Mick Jagger / Tina Turner
03.39 : Bob Dylan / Keith Richards / Ron Wood
03.55 US Finale

The only "Greats" IMHO are in RED.. rest can bugger off

Thankfully I have a more eclectic taste in music and therefore enjoyed it very much as I decorated that day.

[Megawitch]

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I was working that day in a haberdashery shop but the boss brought her TV in so we could watch in between customers. Then I watched most of it at home later.
I was shocked when Bob Geldoff said the 'f' word live but he was instantly forgiven. It was a very memorable concert and I have to admit to being impressed by madonna's live performance because I can't stand her generally.

[Elbmek]

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I saw Black Sabbath in May 2001 at the Birmingham Academy, they sounded live just as good as on cd.

[scotchmist]

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Sadly true, a lot of bands could not perform live as they relied on electronics to make them sound 'good'.

Actually The Thompson Twins were an excellent live band as I saw them in concert twice, which made it all the more frustrating when they came across as being really **** at Live Aid!!