Today marks the 40th anniversary of the iconic Live Aid 1985.
Here are some of the greatest performances from that day. A thread 🧵
1. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
2. Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
3. Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
4. David Bowie - Heroes
5. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
6. Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Pete Townshend, Bob Geldof and Alison Moyet - Let It Be
7. Eric Clapton - Layla
8. Phil Collins - Against All Odds
9. U2 - Bad
10. The Who - Won’t Get Fooled Again
11. Sting & Phil Collins - Every Breath You Take
12. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - American Girl
13. Elton John - Rocket Man
14. Queen - We Are The Champions
15. David Bowie - Modern Love
16. Dire Straits & Sting - Money For Nothing
17. U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
18. Madonna - Holidays
19. Sting - Roxanne
20. Queen - Hammer To Fall
21. Elvis Costello - All You Need Is Love
22. Bob Dylan, Keith Richards & Ronnie Wood - Blowin' In The Wind
23. Sade - Your Love Is King
24. REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling
25. Judas Priest - Living After Midnight
26. The Beach Boys - Surfin' USA
27. Queen - Radio Ga Ga
28. Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
29. Status Quo - Rockin' All Over The World
30. To end this thread, here is the performance of the creator of this historic benefit concert, Bob Geldof.
The Boomtown Rats - I Don’t Like Mondays
I know I've left out a LOT of performances, but the thread would be endless!
If you want a second part, let me know. 👇🏻
I hope you liked it , Rock On! 🎸
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