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title: Live Aid text: Live Aid Live Aid was a dual-venue benefit concert held on Saturday 13 July 1985, and an ongoing music-based fundraising initiative. The original event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine. Billed as the "global jukebox", the event was held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London, England, United Kingdom (attended by 72,000 people) and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (attended by about 100,000 people). On the same day, concerts inspired by the initiative happened in other countries, such as the Soviet Union, Canada, Japan, Yugoslavia, title: Live Aid text: In 1986, Geldof would be knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his efforts. Queen's performance at Live Aid was recreated in the band's 2018 biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody". Live Aid Live Aid was a dual-venue benefit concert held on Saturday 13 July 1985, and an ongoing music-based fundraising initiative. The original event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine. Billed as the "global jukebox", the event was held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London, England, United Kingdom (attended by 72,000 people) and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United title: Live Aid text: Aid charity, which held its first concert in September 1985. The concert raised over $9 million for America's family farmers and became an annual event. Geldof was not happy about the Hooters being added as the opening band in Philadelphia. He felt pressured into it by Graham and local promoter Larry Magid. Magid, promoting the concert through Electric Factory Concerts, argued that the band was popular in Philadelphia; their first major label album "Nervous Night" had been released almost three months earlier had been a hit. In an interview for "Rolling Stone", Geldof asked: "Who the fuck are the Hooters?" title: Live Aid text: John Lodge from The Moody Blues, Stewart Copeland from The Police and the members of Big Country. In Philadelphia, Lionel Richie, Harry Belafonte, Dionne Warwick, Melissa Manchester, Sheena Easton and Cher all showed up at the JFK Stadium finale performing "We Are The World". Diana Ross, Van Halen, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Talking Heads and Donna Summer also turned down requests to appear. Depeche Mode, among the most successful English bands of the time, were not invited. However, Alan Wilder, a Depeche Mode member at the time, said: "I doubt very much that we would have accepted the invitation, had title: Live Aid text: Geldof was raised onto the shoulders of the Who's guitarist Pete Townshend and Paul McCartney. The host of the televised portion of the concert in Philadelphia was actor Jack Nicholson. The opening artist Joan Baez announced to the crowd, "this is your Woodstock, and it's long overdue," before leading the crowd in singing "Amazing Grace" and "We Are the World". When Madonna got on stage, despite the ambient temperature, she proclaimed "I'm not taking shit off today!" referring to the recent release of early nude photos of her in "Playboy" and "Penthouse" magazines. During his opening number, "American Girl", Tom