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On July 13th, 1985, Bob Geldof and Midge Ure organized a charity concert, based in two locations, in order to raise money for help end famine in Ethiopia. Called Live-Aid, In one of the cities chosen, the American city of Philadelphia, played host to many American based musicians, including Joan Baez, Elvis Costello, Black Sabbath, Run DMC, REO Speedwagon, Crosby Stills & Nash, Judas Priest, Brian Adams, the Beach Boys, Tom Petty and the Heartbre... STOP. Lets be honest. Nobody gives a shit about the acts that went on in Philly. The only part of this charity concert ANYONE gives a damn about, happened at London's Wembley Stadium. It's not that those acts sucked, because there were some fantastic musical acts there...it's just that...well...you know what happened at Wembley... OK! So what did happen at Wembley Stadium that day? Well, there are two key takeaways from the Wembley portion of Live-Aid. First, that U2 was going to absolutely be a major freaking deal all over the world. While they had enjoyed a little bit of success here in the USA before Live-Aid, after Live-Aid, there was no doubt at all that Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullin Jr. were about to become household names all over America... Thanks to performances like this, U2 left little doubt that all of Live-Aid was just leading up to their unforgettable performance. U2 set out to make a statement, and boy, did they ever. U2 made everyone forget entirely about all of the acts that had come before them. They absolutely stole the show. When they finished their set at 5:39pm GMT, there was no doubt that they would be the band everyone would be talking about when someone mentioned Live-Aid. U2 were the undisputed rock champions of the world. It was a title they would continue to hold for... 62 minutes. 62 minutes after U2 walked off the stage, they somehow managed to get upstaged. Perhaps by the only band at either location capable of upstaging them...at 6:41pm GMT, Live-Aid became the sole property of another band, a band whose legendary performance has not only been remembered for the next 35 years and counting, but has been the subject of documentaries, and a major plot point of a feature length film. At 6:41pm GMT, on July 13th, 1985, 62 minutes after the boys from Ireland left the stage, these guys took over: You guys know how this story ends. U2 would go on to become one of the greatest rock bands that ever was, still selling out stadiums decades later, having #1 albums in the USA in 4 different decades, winning 22 Grammies, and just two years after Live-Aid, releasing what is widely considered to be a true rock masterpiece album, The Joshua Tree... But on that day, led by the greatest rock and roll front man who ever was, is, or ever will be, Queen gave us the most important, most memorable rock set that ever was recorded to film.
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