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^^^ Alan Partridge
(I should admit, however, that I have seen 3 of the above 4 live)
None of the above are my genre of music really, more of a Black Sabbath or Iron Maiden type of guy. Now that would've been some Live Aid.
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13 minutes ago, Shandon Par said:

Shhh - the big secret is him, Adele and SuBo closing the show with a Queen medley. 

If Subo and Lewis Capaldi are both on Geldof should be holding it  at Creamery Park Bathgate.

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Don’t remember the day itself much other than watching the first few bands come on, watching on a tiny portable TV in a local bar. Looking back on the video clips and photos taken, it must have been some experience actually being there though.
In other news, Sir Bob, currently worth a reported $150m USD and Bono’s personal wealth an eye watering $700m USD(2020). ‘Well tonight thank god it’s them instead of you”.
U2 made some decent stuff early on and the Boomtown Rats did record a couple of No1’s but the amount of combined personal wealth amassed since 1985 is obscene given the context of the Live Aid movement and the preachy, moral crusades both are so fond of. The ancillary benefits of self promotion on offer ‘fighting poverty & hunger’ have certainly not been wasted by these two eh!?

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4 hours ago, Empty It said:

Decent:
Eagles
Pink Floyd
Status Quo
Fleetwood Mac

Shite:
Bowie
Queen
U2

And before anyone asks I'm 25, not 65. All bands on the list are considerably better than today's shite.

 

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4 hours ago, Empty It said:
4 hours ago, trainspotter said:
^^^ Alan Partridge
(I should admit, however, that I have seen 3 of the above 4 live)

None of the above are my genre of music really, more of a Black Sabbath or Iron Maiden type of guy. Now that would've been some Live Aid.

Black Sabbath did perform at Live Aid!

 

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20 hours ago, Hillonearth said:

It could have been worse  though...I believe the reason Sascha Baron Cohen left the project was due to Brian May's lunatic early insistence that the only interesting member of the band should be killed off halfway through the film, and the rest of it should be about their thrill-free subsequent re-emergence as their own tribute band post-Freddie.

I've read that he also thought it skirted over too much of Mercury's private life, particularly his sexuality and it was pointless making the movie if it didn't cover that side of things in detail.

Not a huge Queen fan but Mercury was an astounding front man.

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11 hours ago, Raidernation said:

Fantastic day, highlights for me we’re Qou and first time hearing George Thorogood with Albert Collins ( the master of the telecaster)

A lot of people don't realise that Bo Diddley also played at Live Aid, appearing during the opening song of George Thorogood's set.  It was only broadcast in Norway and Germany for some reason but thanks to the wonders of YouTube...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXMgx92muQo

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