Live Aid (Various Artists) (Box Set)

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...Then came the cross continent Live Aid concert in Britain and America featuring more 80's pop music all stars, and attracting huge sell out crowds. Again the money was for the same charitable proceeds. All of these were unlikely events in the middle of the 80's- the decade of greed and cynicism. Now the recordings of the 1985 concert have been released on DVD in a four disc set, comprising ten hours of near complete footage (one or two of the American ...
...and rugged and much more live wired version. And then Sade is up next (looking great and sparkling, as always) and performs perhaps an outstanding version of "Your Love is King". The performance is perfect and ultra smooth and hypnotic and angelic. We then get the ballads of Sting's "Roxanne" and Phil Collins' "Against All Odds" and the two of them perform "Every Breath You Take", From that point on, the camera doesn't stray away from the artist ... Read review

Advantages: Pure pop all in one concert, great nostalgia trip
Disadvantages: Will be lost on a lot of young people

...which led up to the Live Aid concerts.) Band Aid Video (Do They Know It's Christmas?) USA For Africa Video (We Are The World) Coldstream Guards (Royal Salute) Status Quo (Rockin' All Over The World; Caroline) The Style Council (Internationalists; Walls Come Tumbling Down) The Boomtown Rats (I Don't Like Mondays; Drag Me Down) Adam Ant (Vive Le Rock) Ultravox (Dancing With Tears In My Eyes; Vienna) Spandau Ballet (Only When You Leave; True) ...
...is that of Queen. Live Aid was one of the last few stage performances that Freddie Mercury did before he became ill and passed away from Aids in 1991. Queen performed the longest set on stage and there was not a note off key. A poignant moment was when Bob Geldof, performing with his Boomtown Rats, sang "I don't like Mondays". The crowd applauded when he sang the line "…and the lesson today is how to die". Watching Madonna perform 'Holiday' and ... Read review

Advantages: Too many to mention Just ENJOY
Disadvantages: Hours spent watching 10

...have been to many many live gigs but this one comes right at the top, I can still remember the shivers down my spine as I felt the excitement from crowds and performers alike so, when the concert was released on DVD I decided to purchase it. All proceeds from this dvd goes to the Band Aid trust to continue their help in feeding the world. The 4 disc DVD is beautifully presented in a fold out cover which slips into a protective box., It contains ...
...show how the money from live aid was spent. The concert kicked off from wembley stadium on Saturday July 13th at Midday joined by JFK Stadium Philadelphia. I will start by telling you who I enjoyed on the day and I will later give you the list of all participents. Queen, where do I start everybody must have heard about this performance. I have to admit i always enjoyed Queen but was not a huge supporter of them but that all changed, as you can ... Read review

Advantages: Great memories of a great day
Disadvantages: None

...date was yes it was Live Aid, I was 16 at the time sadly I didn't get to go there as it was down in London (Wembly Stadium), but I got to watch it all on the Television. It started in London at Midday, USA joined in at Midday their time which was around 5pm our time UK ended at 10pm then USA took us through to around 4am next day what a spectacular show it was. Now at that time Video Recorders were fairly new to the world and our house didn't have ...
...last year when they released Live Aid the DVD. Live Aid was the creation of Bob Geldof and Midge Ure and it came about after they had recorded the original Band Aid song "Do They Know It's Christmas" which was created after Bob and Midge saw a BBC news report about the famine in Africa. Do They Know It's Christmas to this day is still the biggest selling single of all time and featured bands such as Duran Duran, Bananarama, Wham and acts such as ... Read review

Advantages: Near Perfect Box Set
Disadvantages: Some Artists refused to give rights

...is one of the best live performances of all time and even Phil Collins travelling via Concorde to perform both sides of the Atlantic on that historic day. The discs allow you to select the artists you want, but when you are choosing between Elton John, David Bowie, Eric Clapton, Paul Weller, U2, Queen, Sting and the Who, the skipping and selection element is kept at an absolute minimum! This era, culminating in this concert really did sum up the ...
...of these artists performing at their absolute peak, something we are sadly not likely to see again. Please be aware that not all the artists that performed are on the DVD, with the likes Led Zeppelin refusing to give the rights for some bizarre reasons. Priced at just under £30 I see this as a MUST BUY for every fan of popular or rock music over the last thirty years, and in buying it some of the proceeds are still going to Africa ... Read review