“It’s 12 noon in London, 7am in Philadelphia… and around the world, it’s time for Live Aid!”
Live Aid – ‘The Global Jukebox’ – was the biggest live rock event ever, featuring an incredible roster of the day’s arist-rock-racy. The concerts were broadcast live from Wembley Stadium in London and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia on 13 July 1985, and there were also contributions from Japan, Australia, Netherlands, Yugoslavia, Russia and Germany (although, as Andy Kershaw rightly noted, not from Africa). The whole event featured 16 hours of live music and was watched by over 1.5 billion people worldwide. Not without its criticisms and shortcomings, Live Aid was undoubtedly a significant and memorable event in our lives and pop history.
At this event, expect to hear a variety of folks playing a variety of songs that were performed at Live Aid, in a variety of ways, some faithfully, some surprisingly, some ill-advisedly...
If you want to be involved and play a song or two, email Zac at
dHJpYnV0ZW5pZ2h0IHwgaG90bWFpbCAhIGNvICEgdWs= back and let me know. You can bagsy a slot first if you haven’t decided on a song.
If you are a musician/singer and you want to be involved, but you don’t know other people to play or sing with, let me know and we’ll have a go at matching you up with others.
If you have an audio/video recording of yourself performing a song from Live Aid, or indeed any song relevant to a previous Tribute Night, please send me a link to post on the Tribute Night Facebook page.
Thank you for your continued support of this frivolous thing we call Tribute Night. It’s a right lark.
As usual, there is no admission fee, but donations will be collected during the interval – suggested donation £5 – cash, card, or QR code to PayPal.
All donations go to the Rising Sun Arts Centre, which is a registered charity funded mostly by its own earned income and staffed by volunteers.
Doors open at 8pm for a prompt 8:30pm start.
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