Live Aid
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| Initial release | July 13, 1985 |
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| Directors | Vincent Scarza |
| Attendance | London |
| Philadelphia | |
| Founded | Bob Geldof |
| Midge Ure | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1365843 |
About Live Aid
Live Aid was a dual-venue benefit concert held on Saturday 13 July 1985, and an ongoing music-based fundraising initiative. The original event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine.
Annabel Giles: TV presenter and actress dies
... Giles was married in the 1980s to Midge Ure - lead singer of Ultravox and founder of Band Aid and Live Aid...
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... The sale includes the 1983 Les Paul that Knopfler used to record the hits Money For Nothing and Brothers In Arms, and which he played on stage at Live Aid in 1985...
Live Aid concert to be turned into stage musical
...By Colin PatersonEntertainment correspondentLive Aid, one of the most famous concerts of all time, is to become a stage musical in London next year...
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... When the BBC broadcast Live Aid in 1985, Whistle Test s team helmed the coverage - lending the event a gravitas that Top of the Pops more chummy presenters couldn t have managed...
Ofcom: Lord Michael Grade confirmed as chairman
... Sir Bob Geldof said nobody else would have had " the bottle" to hand over the network to broadcast the Live Aid charity concert in 1985; while his other decisions included scrapping sci-fi favourite Doctor Who, and cancelling coverage of beauty pageants, calling them an " anachronism in this day and age"...
Lord Michael Grade chosen as Ofcom chairman
... Sir Bob Geldof said nobody else would have had " the bottle" to hand over the network to broadcast the Live Aid charity concert in 1985; while his other decisions included scrapping sci-fi favourite Doctor Who, and cancelling coverage of beauty pageants, calling them an " anachronism in this day and age"...
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... I am thinking now - has this been done before? And it has - it s like Live Aid - those big, big events where you had lots of creators all coming together in one versus a single person trying to contribute...
Coronavirus: Little Mix and Tom Jones Together in concert
... Although the show was considered the lockdown Live Aid , the stars were not asked the viewers to donate for charitable purposes...
Annabel Giles: TV presenter and actress dies
TV presenter and actress Annabel Giles has died after being diagnosed with a brain tumour In July .
She starred in children's show Razzmatazz, the 1993 film Riders and was a model for cosmetic brand Max Factor .
Confirming the death of their " incredible mother" her children said she had undergone brain surgery and radiotherapy treatment.
Daughter Molly and son Tedd said on X she was " one of a kind".
Giles, 64, was also known for her 2013 stint in the I'm A Celebrity . . Get Me Out Of Here! camp and ITV's Posh Frocks And New Trousers with Sarah Greene .
In their Social Media tribute, her children said their mother died at Martlets Hospice in Hove after four months of " remarkable resilience and strength".
" Mum was truly one of a kind, an enigma to those privileged to share her life. True to her nature, she kept spirits high and maintained her quick wit until the very end.
" Her humour and laughter will leave us inspired To Live life to the fullest, just as she always did. "
They said she had been diagnosed with a stage 4 glioblastoma, and said that in her final weeks she had been passionate about raising awareness of this type of tumour, " embodying her lifelong commitment to helping others".
Giles later retrained as a counsellor before becoming The Resident Agony Aunt on BBC Wales's Eleri Sion radio show.
Giles was married in the 1980s to Midge Ure - Lead singer of Ultravox and founder of Band Aid and Live Aid .
Source of news: bbc.com
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