Elton John - Bennie And The Jets (Live Aid 1985)

Elton John performing at Live Aid in front of 72,000 people in Wembley Stadium, London on the 13th July, 1985. The event was organised by Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for the Ethiopian famine disaster. Broadcast across the world via one of the largest satellite link-ups of all time, the concerts were seen by around 40% of the global population.
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BAND AID - How the Money is Spent

In the financial year to 30 November 2024 Band Aid has awarded grants of £3m across 16 projects to date.
Activities in 2024 include:

Provision of life saving medicines and medical supplies
Access to basic healthcare for rural communities
Strengthening the support of health services in Tigray
Therapeutic food for malnourished children and vulnerable adults
Emergency grain supplies
Drought resistant crops
Income generating activities and vocational training
Construction of basic housing to support old and vulnerable people
Construction of emergency shelters for refugees
Provision of clean water and sanitation training across multiple refugee camps in Ethiopia
Training to prevent gender-based violence in communities
Hygiene and sanitation support for adolescent girls
Construction of schools and libraries, and provision of classroom furniture
Cash distributions for vulnerable households
Rehabilitation of boreholes and wells for schools and communities
School feeding programmes in Tigray to support children returning to education

The estimated number of beneficiaries totals more than 350,000 people.

Money raised from BandAid40 will continue to fund similar activities in Ethiopia and the surrounding countries.

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[m.x.jackson]

Those who were in attendance were luckier than most....Freddie and Elton in the same night. Good Lord.

[dabee]

Performing to 95% of the world. No pressure.

[wooramlee]

If Freddie was not there, Elton would have stole this stage.. His performance was really good..

[odw_]

2:15 we just going to ignore the fact that he’s leaning on the piano like he’s having a casual chat- while keeping in time, playing the song with one hand without looking at the piano and remembering the lyrics, all while high af? Now *that’s* talent

[saramegumi]

me being drunk: cant even finish sentence because cant remember what i was trying to say
Elton: high af, plays piano and doesnt forget lyrics
Respect

[BlueBerry-dyyw]

Look at those bro high as a kite

Or maybe its the fact i can see his eyes....

[nemomajestic]

David Bowie: I’m high and I’m in Live Aid

Elton John: Hold my coke

[nicholasbullock]

David Bowie, Queen, and Elton John in the same concert, on the same stage!

It doesn’t get any better than that

[ignacioman]

It kills me a little inside when he says “Bennie and the jets” and not “b-b-b-Bennie and the jetsss”

[zmfttsc]

Excellent performance. Raw, intense, raspy vocals and a really groovy thing going on. Fuck anyone putting it down cause the man was high.

[blueblue]

2:34 my man's straight up vibing with that keyboard

[chaz]

OMG....I remember watching this on television with my dad...who, God rest his soul, was the reason that I loved music from a very early age. I was an 18 year old young girl and had just graduated from high school. I wish NOW that I had rounded up a bunch of friends and gone to Philly that day to at least see the US version of Live Aid. I think we were the first on our block to have surround sound....LOL!! He took his Realistic 8-track am/fm stereo and got it all hooked up thru the tv and the cable box and we were JAMMIN in our basement den that day!! I might have not been there in person....but I grew up to all of this music and I had one HELL of a memory with my dad enjoying these legends and their music....kicking it old school with dad in 1985!!

[wu_v]

It's like the piano is a part of his body. He makes it look effortless....Elton John Forever!!😍😍😍

[Anael]

I love this performance but I became sad beause he didn't stutter on the b-b-b-bennie parts

[Northanhymbre]

Absolutely off his nut here, and still a level above anyone else on the piano. What a man.

[IntheLuxe]

can't wait for the Elton John movie!!

[sheerri]

Don't know why everyone in the comments is so negative. This is a great performance, whether he was high or not.

[duoslinger]

To quote Rick James: "Cocaine is one helluva drug."

[Ecship-grsz]

Elton, high AF on coke, with a mullet... gotta love the 80's

[matthewreichlin]

I really like this version. The '70s studio and live versions are very carefully crafted and beautiful, but this is kind of a let's get out there and rock and roll