Retro Rewind '85 Game Option
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Live Aid and the global jukebox
The summer of cinematic legends
The ultimate cola comeback
A month of global high-stakes
schopenhauer The Live Aid benefit concert connected global audiences through music.
schopenhauer Live Aid
Thirteen satellites spin in the cold, sending the songs from two stages to half the world.
schopenhauer Queen's brief performance at Wembley became a legendary moment that redefined live stadium rock forever.
Live Aid Concorde: Phil Collins was the only artist to perform on both sides of the Atlantic on July 13, 1985, using a supersonic Concorde jet.
schopenhauer Musician Phil Collins accomplished the impossible by performing on two continents on the very same day.
A very long television program, typically broadcast to raise money for a charity. On July 13, 1985, Bob Geldof organized this global telethon to raise millions for Ethiopian famine relief.
Which country's devastating famine was the Live Aid concert organized to relieve?
schopenhauer Sort the pop culture and news milestones to discover why July 1985 defined a generation.
On what day in July 1985 did the historic Live Aid concerts take place simultaneously in London and Philadelphia?
Approximately how many people worldwide watched the Live Aid television broadcast?
Which band's performance at Live Aid is widely considered the greatest live rock performance of all time?
What was the name of the charity single released in late 1984 that laid the groundwork for Live Aid?
Which of these famous artists performed at the Philadelphia JFK Stadium show during Live Aid?
Which supersonic aircraft did Phil Collins fly to perform at both Live Aid venues on the same day?