Paul McCartney - Let It Be (Live Aid 1985)

Paul McCartney performing with Alison Moyet, David Bowie, Pete Townshend and Bob Geldof 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.

More information can be found at

[DWFreund]

I like to believe if John had still been alive Live Aid would've featured the Beatles Reunion

[outfirstball]

Paul McCartney had not performed live for 5 years before live aid, they say he was extremely nervous

[andrewcorbett]

Imagine John and Paul doing Imagine and Let it be together on the piano.

[moonwalkerkop]

Paul, Elton John, Queen, David Bowie, all those people... One of the best concerts ever

[VigilanteVegan]

3:51 David Bowie wrong verse lol ..."Speaking....errr will be an answer..Let it Be."

[josecarbajal]

To all the people comparing the Beatles and Queen, there just simply isn't a comparison, it's like comparing apples to oranges

[doomguytyrant]

Imagine Ringo on drums, George on guitar, Paul and John on piano singing. Totally legendary concert.

[GardenGnome]

Bowie - what a gent. A complete rockstar and celebrity in his own right and he is in no way pulling focus or trying to gain attention. Hes just happy to be performing, legend.

[marty]

imagine george popped out and ripped a phat solo

[Zak_Bone]

I swear if i was in 1985 I will work very hard just to watch McCartney, Led Zeppelin, Queen, David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Elton John, REO speedwagon, and many more ;-;

[_swapnil_]

David Bowie was so down-to-Earth! Being so popular, he just stood and sang his part, not wanting to attract any attention. Absolute legend.

[sergioalhambrapardo]

3:50 David Bowie: "speaking... ups"

[saddamhussein]

Paul McCartney was singing to himself for nearly 2 minutes until 1:57 when the sound engineers finally switched McCartney's microphone and everyone scream because they finally hear it.

[juerv]

Best generation of musicians ever... McCartney, Bowie and Townsend on the same the stage - incredible.

[michaelwilber]

Wait you mean to tell me queen, and Paul McCartney same concert...Damn How is that not epic

[averyw]

Paul was still the biggest star to take the stage at live aid, even with all the artists there. I’m not saying he had the best performance (obviously Queen did) or that he was even the most popular at the time, but he’s freaking Paul McCartney. A legend, an icon, a god. So glad he’s still with us 🙏🏼

[sergirocapedros]

Who else thinks that The Beatles would have been the best in Live Aid (tied with Queen) if they played all together. It would have been better than the Led reunion.
Unfortunately, for some crazy reason, one of them was dead at that point.

[absurdalny]

Just thinking of Live Aid 1985 - Im getting chills. Can you imagine Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Queen, U2, The Who, Dire Straits, Phil Collins, Elton John, George Michael, Led Zeppelin, Bob Geldof on the same concert at the same time??? And thats just Wembley part - as in US part we have Mick Jagger, Madonna, Tom Petty, Tina Turner, Black Sabbath, Bryan Adams, Eric Clapton and may many more I dont remember!
That mustve been the best gig in a history.

[PfifDeluxe]

3:14 was the moment everybody thought a Beatles Reunion is happening. Even the TV commentator in Philadelphia totally lost it until they realised that "George" and "Ringo" were Geldof and Townshend. Lol
But it would have been the most epic fuckin' shit ever :D

[venificus]

3:51 DAVID ALMOST SAID "Speaking Words Of Wisdom" IM DYING