Regarding Buerk's landmark BBC News report as a watershed moment in crisis reporting that influenced modern coverage—one that was broadcast in its entirety with Buerk's narration on a major US channel—Suzanne Franks in The Guardian states, "the nexus of politics, media and aid are influenced by the coverage of a famine 30 years ago." [15] Phil Collins, who had performed in London earlier in the day, began his solo set with the quip, "I was in England this afternoon. Funny old world, innit?" to cheers from the Philadelphia crowd. [25] Collins played drums during Eric Clapton's 17 minute set, which included well received performances of " Layla" and " White Room". [60] Fundraising [ edit ] Davis, H. Louise. "Feeding the world a line?: Celebrity activism and ethical consumer practices from Live Aid to Product Red." Nordic Journal of English Studies 9.3 (2010): 89–118. The DVDs contain the new German FSK logo print that was used since 1st December 2008 (the cardboard box still shows the old logo)

One afternoon before the concert, Bowie was up in the office and we started looking through some videos of news footage, and we watched the CBC piece [footage from the Ethiopian famine, cut to the Cars' song " Drive"]. Everyone just stopped. Bowie said, 'You've got to put that in the show, it's the most dramatic thing I've ever seen.' That was probably one of the most evocative things in the whole show and really got the money rolling in."Jones, Dylan (6 June 2013). The Eighties: One Day, One Decade. Random House. pp.150–151. ISBN 978-1-4090-5225-8. The biggest issue of the syndicated/ABC coverage is that the network had wanted to reserve some of the biggest acts that had played earlier in the day for certain points in the entire broadcast, particularly in the final three hours in prime time; thus, Orbis Communications had some sequences replaced by others, especially those portions of the concert that had acts from London and Philadelphia playing simultaneously. For example, while the London/Wembley finale was taking place at 22:00 (10:00pm) London time, syndicated viewers saw segments that had been recorded earlier, so that ABC could show the UK finale during its prime-time portion. In 1995, VH1 and MuchMusic aired a re-edited ten-hour re-broadcast of the concert for its 10th anniversary. Dye, Josh (16 February 2020). "Queen reprises famous 1985 Live Aid set at Fire Fight Australia concert". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 17 February 2020. Lessons learned since Live Aid: the challenge of bringing high quality audio to live television audiences continues to change. Kevin Hilton considers how technology has moved on in the 20 years since Live Aid". AllBusiness.com. 1 March 2005. Archived from the original on 6 January 2007 . Retrieved 6 March 2011.

a b Jones, Dylan (26 July 2010). The Eighties: One Day, One Decade. Random House. p.357. ISBN 978-1-4090-5225-8. The [Duran] Duran set was memorable for Simon Le Bon's off-key falsetto note that he hit during 'A View to a Kill', a blunder that echoed throughout the media as 'The Bum Note Heard Round the World'. The singer later said it was the most embarrassing moment of his career. Mark Beaumont (11 July 2020). "Aaaaaay-o! Aaaaaay-o! Why Live Aid was the greatest show of all". The Independent . Retrieved 10 August 2020. a b c "Watch David Bowie's iconic performance of 'Heroes' at 'Live Aid' in 1985". Far Out Magazine . Retrieved 14 July 2021. Thin Lizzy keyboard player Darren Wharton expressed regrets about the band not being asked to perform: "That was a tragic, tragic decision. It could've been and it should've been the turning point for Phil ( Lynott). And I think that really did Phil in quite a lot, that we were never asked to play. I mean Phil, he had a few problems at the time, but at the end of the day, if he would've been asked to play Live Aid, that would've been a goal for him to clean himself up to do that gig. We were all very upset of the fact that we weren't asked to do it because Phil knew Geldof and Midge Ure very well indeed. I was surprised that we weren't asked to do that. I don't think Phil ever forgave Bob." [99] Lynott died less than five months after the concert, from complications associated with his drug and alcohol addictions. Annie Lennox, whose hits as the vocalist of Eurythmics included 1983's " Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)", was forced to pull out of performing at Live Aid due to a serious throat infection; she appeared at Live 8 held in Hyde Park, London in 2005. [94]When Harvey Met Bob, a 2010 television film dramatising the events leading up to and including the concert During his opening number, " American Girl", Tom Petty flipped the middle finger to somebody off stage about one minute into the song. Petty stated the song was a last-minute addition when the band realised that they would be the first act to play the American side of the concert after the London finale and "since this is, after all, JFK Stadium". [55] French video certifications – COMPILATION – LIVE 8" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.

Minchin, Ryan, dir. (2005) "The World's Greatest Gigs". Initial Film & Television. Retrieved 21 May 2011Live Aid DVD Launch". Brianmay.com. 8 November 2004. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019 . Retrieved 25 October 2019. a b "Ethiopia famine relief aid: misinterpreted allegations out of control". Barder.com . Retrieved 18 July 2020.