On 7/13/85, the most watched bi-coastal music festival was viewed by 2 billion, 150 countries, and 16 hours long! Without modern technology and for charity, Live Aid took place at London's Wembley Stadium and Philadelphia's former JFK Stadium (now Wells Fargo Center). Brought up 40 years later of its extravagent gathering, learn how this telethon was covered back then, and acknowledged recently for its 40th anniversary: 7/13/25.

Theme Song: "Dance Track", composed by Jessica Ann Catena

Band Aid At 40 / U.S.A. for Africa's "We Are the World" (1985)
The Greatest Night In Pop

Woodstock 50 Issues (2019)

Live Aid Fan Site; Live Album

WYKW 1490AM Newsradio (Philadelphia)
Larry Magid article; podcast episode interview

80sCentral.com; Live Aid 40 press release

Live Aid: When Rock and Roll Ruled the World (CNN)
BBC Webpage; Amazon Prime Video; AppleTV

Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) biopic; Live Aid scenes

"In My Time" - Teddy Pendergrass (1984)

Global Citizen organization

Pick A Disc - UK albums review podcast

Related Episodes: Ep. 1: Global Citizen Festival 2019
Ep. 5: A Year After Bohemian Rhapsody
Ep. 76 - Teddy Pendergrass Biography
Ep. 260 - Global Citizen Festival 2024 - Review
Ep. 265 - Quincy Jones Favorites
Ep. 271 - Band Aid & "We Are the World"

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Ep. 301 - Live Aid's 40th Coverage