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Live Aid Couldn't Happen Today because of One Thing, Says Midge Ure
PHILADELPHIA, JUL 13 – George Thorogood performed with blues legends Bo Diddley and Albert Collins at Live Aid, which drew over 1.5 billion viewers worldwide to raise famine relief funds in Ethiopia.
- Live Aid, co-organised by Midge Ure and Bob Geldof, took place 40 years ago with concerts in London and Philadelphia raising millions for Ethiopian famine relief.
- The event arose from a charity single released in December 1984 and united musicians and audiences worldwide despite challenges heightened by today's social fragmentation and media changes.
- Midge Ure explained that recreating Live Aid today is difficult because mobile phones and digital media fragment attention, making it hard to focus on one cause.
- Around 1.9 billion people watched Live Aid globally, and Geldof said it gave people hope that individuals could influence change despite fears that another event would 'not work this time.'
- The legacy persists through documentaries and musicals like Just For One Day, but Geldof and Ure agree the unique unity of 1985 is unlikely to be replicated now.
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