# Canonical recap data for Live Aid Concert for African Famine Relief (1985)
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title: Live Aid Concert for African Famine Relief
subtitle: The simultaneous transatlantic concert featuring Led Zeppelin's reunion and global broadcast raised $127 million for Ethiopian famine relief.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1985-07-13
datePrecision: day
year: 1985
decade: 1980
country:
name: United Kingdom
slug: united-kingdom
summaryShort: Live Aid was a two-venue benefit concert and music-based fundraising initiative held on Saturday, July 13th, 1985. The event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise further funds for relief of the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia, a movement that started with the release of the successful charity single "Do They
summaryLong: Live Aid was a two-venue benefit concert and music-based fundraising initiative held on Saturday, July 13th, 1985. The event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise further funds for relief of the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia, a movement that started with the release of the successful charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in December 1984. Billed as the "global jukebox", Live Aid was held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9c/Official_Live_Aid_poster.jpeg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Live Aid"
importance: 73
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Aid"
  title: Live Aid
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- festival
- protest
metaDescription: Live Aid was a two-venue benefit concert and music-based fundraising initiative held on Saturday, July 13th, 1985. The event was organised by Bob Geldof and Mid
wikidataQid: Q193740
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260627015530/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Aid"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-27
  label: Live Aid
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Aid"
