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	Live Aid - Nostalgia Central (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The concert, simulcast on television and radio, featured a live hook-up between Britain and the USA, and was broadcast and telecast live around the world.
		Bob Geldof showed with Band Aid and Live Aid that rock music could be used to increase people's awareness of the world they live in - a concept out of fashion since the Sixties - and not only to raise consciousnesses but cash as well.
		In 1992, having raised a total of $144,124,694 the Band Aid Trust was closed down and Geldof issued a statement which read, in part; "It seems so long ago that we asked for your help.
	www.nostalgiacentral.com /pop/liveaid.htm (823 words)

	echoes.com : Remember A Day : Live Aid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		When Live Aid was first announced, it was stated that the Who would be reforming for the day; this had just been confirmed that morning by Pete Townshend.
		Live Aid was about people losing their lives.
		It did instigate Farm Aid, which was a good thing in itself, but it was a crass, stupid, and nationalistic thing to say.
	www.echoes.com /rememberaday/liveaid.html (2177 words)

	Live Aid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Live Aid was uniquely staged simultaneously on two continents and features an unbelievable line up of major Rock and Pop acts that took to the stage in July 1985 at London's Wembley and Philadelphia's JFK Stadiums.
		This has forced the Band Aid Trust to seek permission from all the artists to be included in the four-disc Live Aid set, an eventuality that was never anticipated at the time of Live Aid.
		Live Aid on DVD is the most eagerly anticipated music DVD of the decade.
	www.davisdvd.com /bin/press41.html (662 words)

	LIVE 8 - what's it about
		LIVE 8 is part of a day of action across the world which kick-starts The Long Walk to Justice that calls on the leaders of the world’s richest countries to act when they meet in Gleneagles on 6th-9th July.
		LIVE 8 is calling for people across the world to unite in one call – in 2005 it is your voice we are after, not your money.
		LIVE 8 is one event of many around the world supporting the aims of the Global Call to Action Against Poverty.
	www.live8live.com /whatsitabout/index.shtml (990 words)

	Artsandentertainment: Live Aid, 20 years later
		During Live Aid, top musicians played simultaneous shows in London and Philadelphia, fans watched on televisions around the world and millions of dollars were raised for famine victims in sub-Saharan Africa.
		Live Aid was so quickly organized on July 13, 1985, as a once-only live broadcast that the CDs and DVDs of it were made only after "grade B" tapes of the shows were found and upgraded.
		Live 8 is being held just before a summit by the Group of Eight industrialized nations in Scotland with the express purpose of trying to get the leaders to increase aid to Africa, which remains poor.
	www.sptimes.com /2005/06/13/Artsandentertainment/Live_Aid__20_years_la.shtml (842 words)

	Live Aid (1985)
		Live Aid appears in an aspect ratio of 1.33:1 on these single-sided, double-layered DVD; due to those dimensions, the image has not been enhanced for 16X9 televisions.
		Since Live Aid took place on two continents under a mix of lighting conditions, a great deal of variety was observed in this set.
		Live Aid was a massive production and the various technical issues clearly caused some concerns.
	www.dvdmg.com /liveaid.shtml (5135 words)

	LIVE AID \| THE X FACTOR AMERICAN POP IDOL SINGING TALENT SHOWCASE \| LOUIS WALSH SHARON OSBOURNE SIMON COWELL \| SOLAR ...
		The Live 8 concerts are also meant to put pressure on the leaders of the G8 nations in advance of their annual summit next week in Gleneagles, Scotland.
		They viewed the Live Aid concert with cynicism, suggesting that performers were in it for themselves as much as the people they were professing to help.
		Because the "Live Aid" broadcast was watched by billions of people, most of the footage was recorded on home consumer VCRs all around the world in various qualities.
	www.solarnavigator.net /music/live_aid.htm (3271 words)

	The Seattle Times: Arts & Entertainment: Live Aid superconcert in '85 rocked, moved masses; will Live 8 do same?
		It may be hard for next month's Live 8 follow-up concert, also organized by Bob Geldof, to be as historic, heartwarming or flukey as the 1985 Live Aid show.
		Live Aid remains famous for its logo, the neck of a guitar with the outline of Africa as its base, and for two group theme songs: "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid and "We Are The World" by USA For Africa.
		Live 8 is being held just before a summit by the Group of Eight industrialized nations in Scotland with the express purpose of trying to get the leaders to increase aid to Africa, which remains very poor.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/artsentertainment/2002342200_liveaidlookback21.html (906 words)

	From Live Aid to Live 8 - Music - Entertainment - smh.com.au
		Live Aid's concerts 20 years ago saved 5 million Ethiopians from starvation and focused the world's attention on Africa's poorest people.
		However, Band Aid was just that: a temporary fix for a condition that is chronic and for which the West is again being asked to help find the cure.
		Most, however, know extreme hunger, few drink clean water, their children are malnourished, and HIV and AIDS infections are the third highest in the world.
	www.smh.com.au /news/music/from-live-aid-to-live-8/2005/07/03/1120329326046.html (483 words)

	XMas Spirit Revisited: Band Aid and Live Aid
		Band Aid was the identity behind the single and Live Aid was the name of its corresponding concert the following summer (I think Band Aid medicine people had a problem with calling it Band Aid, so Geldof switched it to Live Aid).
		Live Aid: A Celebration invites you back in to remember who played (heck, even what times) and what is was all about.
		BBC Television in 1995 put out Live Aid's 10th Anniversary to show its fundamentals still carry on.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/80s_music/4745 (672 words)

	Live Aid The Event
		Live Aid took place on 13 July, 1985 and was held simultaneously in Wembley Stadium, London, and the JFK Stadium, Philadelphia.
		Almost half was spent on food aid and most of the rest went into long term development.
		Now aid organisations are predicting that as many as 12m people are at risk in the current Ethiopian famine.
	www.pure80spop.co.uk /liveaidtheevent.htm (657 words)

	Live Aid - A Celebration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		If you went to the original Live Aid gigs, there are plenty of reporters out there keen to talk to you (I have now deleted the specific requests since they were time-sensitive).
		Live Aid, like Band Aid before it, was held to raise money for victims of the famine in Ethiopia.
		Live Aid has even made it into school lesson plans.
	www.herald.co.uk /local_info/live_aid.html (1345 words)

	Live Aid
		In January 1985 the official Band Aid Trust was established as a permanent charity to ensure the swift collection of fund and aid to Africa.
		Within 35 days the Live Aid concert was arranged, with a venue at the Wembley Stadium in London (GB) and the JFK stadium in Philadelphia (USA).
		After 19 years Live Aid, the biggest concert in Rock 'n' Roll history, is officially released on DVD on 8 November 2004.
	www.astradyne.org /e/liveaid.htm (622 words)

	MTV News \| Live Aid: A Look Back At A Concert That Actually Changed The World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Live Aid was the biggest, but it wasn't the first all-star charity show.
		The seeds for Live Aid were sown in 1984, after Geldof saw a BBC documentary about the famine in Ethiopia — which claimed more than 1 million victims in 1984-85 alone — and decided to write a song to help raise money for the starving citizens of the East African nation.
		The Band Aid single set off a slew of companion songs across the globe, from the Michael Jackson co-penned USA for Africa smash "We Are the World" to Canada's "Tears Are Not Enough," as well as songs from France, Spain, South Africa, Holland, Australia, Jamaica and Belgium.
	www.mtv.com /news/articles/1504968/20050629/geldof_bob.jhtml (1473 words)

	Farm Aid: Farm Aid History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		As Farm Aid founder Willie Nelson stated at the news conference, "We are proud to hold Farm Aid '96 in Columbia, South Carolina, a region with a rich agricultural tradition and hard working men and women who struggle every day to make a living on the land.
		Farm Aid's task was to mobilize support for farmers and ranchers that were struggling to feed their livestock.
		Make a donation to Farm Aid to ensure that there are family farmers growing safe, healthy food for you and your family.
	www.farmaid.org /site/PageServer?pagename=aboutus_history (2589 words)

	Only Undies Club :: O U C me in my undies
		Live Aid was masterminded by Sir Bob Geldof and realized through a 16-hour music marathon held on July 13, 1985.
		Beyond the direct aid rendered, the concert changed the world’s perception of Africa and raised global awareness of hunger issues.
		Cited as the second most memorable event in two generations, and as the single greatest moment in the 50-year history of rock ‘n’ roll, beating not only the launch of MTV and Elvis’ first record, but also the seminal festival of the 60’s, Woodstock, Live Aid changed the global political agenda forever.
	www.onlyundiesclub.com /liveaid.php (471 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Features -- Bootlegging prompts Live Aid concert relaunch
		LONDON –; Bootleg copies of the mammoth charity concert Live Aid, which was watched by around a quarter of the world's population, have forced organisers to break their promise never to repackage the event.
		Billed as the "greatest show on Earth," Live Aid's twin concerts in Britain and the United States brought together a who's who of the 1980s pop world to raise tens of millions of dollars for famine relief in Ethiopia.
		Live Aid featured many of the biggest acts of the day, including Madonna, Queen, David Bowie, U2, and Elton John.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/features/20041108-0404-leisure-liveaid.html (326 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Features -- Bono denies plans for a 'Live Aid 2' concert
		He said a "Live Aid 2," nearly 20 years after the first epoch-defining event to help the starving in Ethiopia, would not raise enough cash to adequately address the AIDS crisis.
		The U2 singer and long-time campaigner on development issues said a Live Aid concert would not be needed if governments in the developed world kept their promises on aid.
		Bono, 44, was involved with the first Live Aid concert at London's Wembley Stadium in 1985 –; the brainchild of his friend and fellow Irishman Bob Geldof.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/features/20040601-0719-aid-bono.html (401 words)

	Organizers of Live Aid announce five new concerts with major stars - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
		LONDON (AP) - Twenty years after the Live Aid concerts to raise money for African relief, musical superstars are joining in a five-city spectacular to raise pressure for a political solution for African poverty.
		The 1985 Live Aid concerts, held in London and Philadelphia on the same day, sold out both venues, drew a television audience of millions around the globe and raised US$40 million for poverty relief in Africa.
		"When the Live Aid concert happened 20 years ago I was pretty much a self-obsessed drug addict and, although I was really pleased to be part of a great day, I really wasn't adult enough or mature enough to realize the full consequences of what we were doing.
	www.jamaicaobserver.com /lifestyle/html/20050531T210000-0500_81534_OBS_ORGANIZERS_OF_LIVE_AID_ANNOUNCE_FIVE_NEW_CONCERTS_WITH_MAJOR_STARS.asp (906 words)

	LIVE 8 â“ The Long Walk to Justice
		LIVE 8 â“ The Long Walk to Justice
		âLive 8 was, and remains a brilliant moment but what is more important is the brilliant movement of which it was a part.
		It is this movement of church people and trade unionists, soccer moms and student activists, that will carry the spirit of Live 8 on.Â It is this movement, not rock stars, that will make it untenable in the future to break promises to the most vulnerable people on this planet.
	www.live8live.com (144 words)

	Live Aid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Called "Live Aid," it was the brainchild of Irish pop singer Bob Geldof, who organized the concert to raise money for the famine in Ethiopia.
		Many of the musicians featured at Live Aid took part in the recording of these two songs.
		At last count, Live Aid raised an estimated $100 million to fight hunger in Ethiopia.
	www.heroism.org /class/1980/liveaid.htm (155 words)

	CBC.ca Arts - Live Aid sequel appears set for summer
		Despite Bob Geldof's denials, a massive sequel to the momentous Live Aid concert appears to be set for London's Hyde Park this summer.
		Live 8, said to be scheduled for early July, will take place just ahead of the G8 conference in Scotland.
		The original Live Aid, held July 13, 1985, in both London and Philadelphia, was a musical milestone seen by 1.5 billion people worldwide and responsible for raising more than $150 million for African famine relief.
	www.cbc.ca /story/arts/national/2005/05/17/Arts/liveaidsequel050517.html (1423 words)

	Amazon.ca: Live Aid: DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Billed as "the day music changed history," the Live Aid concerts of July 13, 1985, were held to raise money to fight the horrifying famines sweeping Africa.
		The brainchild of Bob Geldof and representing the efforts of countless musicians and technicians, Live Aid was a genuine and inspiring effort to help the victims of an overwhelming calamity.
		With the recent Live 8 concerts success, it is a good time to get the original Live Aid DVD for your collection.
	www.amazon.ca /Live-Aid/dp/B0002Z9HT8 (1737 words)

	Amazon.com: Live Aid (4 Disc Set): DVD: Bob Geldof,Griff Rhys Jones,Tracey Ullman,George Michael (II),Jim Kerr,Paul ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Billed as "the day music changed history," the Live Aid concerts of July 13, 1985, were held to raise money to fight the horrifying famines sweeping Africa.
		The brainchild of Bob Geldof and representing the efforts of countless musicians and technicians, Live Aid was a genuine and inspiring effort to help the victims of an overwhelming calamity.
		Prior to Live Aid, Woodstock was considered the greatest lineup ever assembled for a concert.
	www.amazon.com /Live-Aid-4-Disc-Set/dp/B0002Z9HT8 (1774 words)

	::: Live Aid :::
		On July 13, 1985, an unforgettable global event called Live Aid was held simultaneously in Australia, the United Kingdom and in the United States.
		Live Aid linked via satellite for the first time, three fantastic concerts, and multiple continents.
		Now available Live 8 DVD sets and the original Live Aid DVD set.
	www.live-aid-dvd.com (215 words)

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