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In 1969 the world would be astounded by half a million music lovers getting together in peaceful protest of the Vietnam War. The protesters would listen to 3 days of non-stop music performed by some of the worlds greatest rock bands on a farm in upstate New York. The concert I am speaking of was called “Woodstock”. During the decade of the 80s the world would once again be astounded by the power that music can wield. In 1984 and again in 1985, Boom Town Rats musician, Bob Geldof would help put together a best selling record called “Band Aid” and a global concert called “Live Aid” to help raise money and awareness in order to aid the starving people in Africa by getting them the food and medical supplies they so desperately needed. Bob Geldof would be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts. Bob Geldof and Midge Ure would write the hit single “Do They Know It's Christmas?” This song alone helped make the music from the 80s memorable. Do They Know It's Christmas?” would be performed by a group of all-star musicians who called themselves Band Aid for the record. Band Aid would quickly shoot up to the #1 slot in the UK. George Michael, Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Phil Collins, Bob Geldof, Bono, Sting, Boy George as well as members of Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet along with many others took part in the song.

In the summer of 1985, the concert Live Aid took place. Live Aid was actually simultaneous concerts that took place at Wembley Stadium in London and at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia with a TV audience of over 400 million music lovers. The Live Aid concert was music from the 80s at its best and was being done for a great cause. Here are some of the fantastic musicians who contributed to this worthy cause: at Wembley Stadium there was Paul McCartney, U2, Queen, David Bowie, The Who along with Elton John. The Philadelphia stage presented The Four Tops, Joan Baez, Neil Young, Madonna, and Bob Dylan. Phil Collins would perform at Philadelphia and then hop on a jet so he could perform at Wembley! Prince Charles and Lady Diana attended Wembley Stadium to hear this memorable concert.