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 | | This global concert, staged in both London’s Wembley Stadium and Philadelphia’s John F. Kennedy Stadium, was an unprecedented 16 hours long, was watched by more than 1.5 billion people worldwide and became one of the defining moments in modern music. |
 | | During this historic event, two stadiums on different sides of the Atlantic were filled with energized crowds, cheering at the top of their lungs and spiritedly singing along with the various artists. |
 | | On Saturday, July 13, 1985, U2, Mick Jagger, Tina Turner, Elton John, Madonna, Eric Clapton, Sting, the Who, Queen, Paul McCartney and many more legendary pop and rock musicians performed in Live Aid, the pioneering concert that led to over $140 million for the devastating famine in Ethiopia. |
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