LIVE AID 1985 SIGNED CONCERT POSTER, Mercury Queen Bono U2 Paul McCartney
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:23067423 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Type: Photos | Original/Reproduction: Original |
YOU ARE BIDING FOR: 1) Original poster hand-signed by the various artists, who performed on July 13, 1985 in London, such as: - George Michael.- Freddie Mercury- Paul McCARTNEY- Brian May- John Deacon- Roger Taylor- Bonus- Elton John- Sting- ..And many more! * NOTE1: 100% ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPHS!!! NOT a reproduction, NOT reprint, NOT autopen)*NOTE2: This signed poster is NOT the commercial poster that was sold at the time. It is a harder paper, like thin cardboard. 2) ...Certificate of Authenticity from BRITISH RED CROSS. 3) Laminated “STAGE” VIP PASS. 3) BRITISH RED CROSS Auction sheet, receipt, invoice and other auction's items. 4) Original purchase invoice. PROVENIENCE: Red Cross Auction / DONOR: Bob Geldof (1985).CONDITIONS: Good +++MEASURES: 59 X 87 CM (23 x 34 inches) EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL DELIVERYINSURANCE.WORLDWIDE DELIVERY: 3-7 BUSINESS DAYS.SHIPPING BY “DHL EXPRESS” Live Aid is the name of a charity concert that took place on July 13, 1985 in favor of Africa. It was largely organized by the musician Bob Geldof on the occasion of the then acute famine in Ethiopia.On both stages in London and Philadelphia, the international stars of the music scene performed alternately for more than 16 hours. Live Aid was one of the biggest rock concerts ever in historyThese included: Dave Straits, Bob Dylan, Santana, Madonna, Paul McCartney, Status Quo, Who, Tina Turner, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, U2, The Beach Boys, Simple Minds, Sade, David, Bowie, Elton John, Dire Straits, Mick Jagger Duran Duran, Judas Priest, Bryan Adams and many more.Particular importance was attached to the event by performances of several bands that had reunited for the occasion. This is particularly true for Led Zeppelin - disbanded after the death of drummer John Bonham in 1980 and therefore now officially under the name"Plant, Page and Jones"occurring, with Phil Collins and Tony Thompson (Chic)on drums, The Who-since 1982 no longer occurred togetherThe original event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine. Billed as the "global jukebox", the event was held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London, England, United Kingdom (attended by 72, 000 people) and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (attended by about 100, 000 people).On the same day, concerts inspired by the initiative happened in other countries, such as the Soviet Union, Canada, Japan, Yugoslavia, Austria, Australia and West Germany. It was one of the largest-scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time; an estimated audience of 1.9 billion, across 150 nations, watched the live broadcast, nearly 40% of the world population.The impact of Live Aid on famine relief has been debated for years. One aid relief worker stated that following the publicity generated by the concert, "humanitarian concern is now at the centre of foreign policy" for western governments.Geldof states, "We took an issue that was nowhere on the political agenda and, through the lingua franca of the planet – which is not English but rock 'n' roll – we were able to address the intellectual absurdity and the moral repulsion of people dying of want in a world of surplus."He adds, Live Aid "created something permanent and self-sustaining", but also asked why Africa is getting poorer.The organisers of Live Aid tried, without much success, to run aid efforts directly, channelling millions of pounds to NGOs in Ethiopia. Much of this, however, went to the Ethiopian government of Mengistu Haile Mariam – a regime the UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher wanted to "destabilise"– and was spent on guns.
