Live Aid

1985 NR 16h 8.5

The broadcast of the biggest benefit concert in history, organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief.

This show features Live Aid, the biggest benefit concert in history. Taking place simultaneously in two separate stadiums in the USA and the UK, many of the top contemporary rock music acts play many of their most popular songs to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. In addition, short films illustrating the crisis in Africa are run with the appeal for aid.

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Info about Live Aid

Studio(s): BBC, MTV

Originally Released: United States on Jul 13, 1985

Box Office Gross: $150,000,000.00

Genres: Documentary, Music