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sunonmars

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6. I wish they had the foresight to record it all properly, Geldof thought no one would ever play it

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2020, 07:18 AM

Jul 2020

He thought it was just a one off and no one would be interested again, consequently a lot of the performances were lost or of terrible quality.

A shame really.

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35 Years Ago Today; Live Aid from London's Wembley Stadium and Philly's JFK Stadium [View all] Dennis Donovan Jul 2020 OP

Awesome Thread Throck Jul 2020 #1

I've watched the Queen set well over 100 times on YouTube. tavernier Jul 2020 #2

Stamps? That is so cool! AllyCat Jul 2020 #17

Me too... Freddie sings in my head all the time :) tavernier Jul 2020 #18

I have the DVD. It's close to the top of what gets played in my theater room. Ferrets are Cool Jul 2020 #21

I have the DVD's of this, I will be playing this today. sunonmars Jul 2020 #3

Wow! Thank you for that... PCIntern Jul 2020 #4

35 years... geez luv2fly Jul 2020 #5

I wish they had the foresight to record it all properly, Geldof thought no one would ever play it sunonmars Jul 2020 #6

Actually, pretty much every last second has been archived and is available. bbernardini Jul 2020 #13

I was working and set video tapes for as long as I could while I was gone. TNNurse Jul 2020 #7

Whoever she was, needed to take a happy pill, you cannot not enjoy the stones in full flow. sunonmars Jul 2020 #10

Oh, she was a woman who married at 15, had worked as an LPN for a long time, TNNurse Jul 2020 #15

Awesome !! Duppers Jul 2020 #8

And of course, Phil Collins playing in London, taking the Concorde to New York, and choppered to JFK NBachers Jul 2020 #9

In the air tonight.....still gives me goosebumps. sunonmars Jul 2020 #11

Can never watch this enough mountain grammy Jul 2020 #12

An unforgettable day. I watched it live. NameAlreadyTaken Jul 2020 #14

I wasn't able to watch! Thanks so much for posting LittleGirl Jul 2020 #16

It was probably the most awesome concert EVER! FakeNoose Jul 2020 #19

The best concert in the history of concerts. IMO Ferrets are Cool Jul 2020 #20

I recently read Elton's book where he reminisces tavernier Jul 2020 #22

I watch the Queen performance about once per month...watch the others regularly as well cbdo2007 Jul 2020 #23

Me too. tavernier Jul 2020 #24

VCR set to record ! What an amazing world event ! Trek4Eva Jul 2020 #25

Aaaah, that rush of early U2... I still feel it decades later. SMC22307 Jul 2020 #26

I remember watching it with my sister AwakeAtLast Jul 2020 #27