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24-07-2019, 10:36 AM
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Re: 34 years ago - Live Aid - Freddie Mercury

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The only band who refused to allow their performance to be shown again on the DVD were Led Zeppelin. They were very disappointed in their set, which they largely blamed on Phil Collins' drumming - he was extremely fatigued from performing both in London and then in Philadelphia, when he flew across a time zone severely jetlagged.
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Re: 34 years ago - Live Aid - Freddie Mercury

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Didn't know that.
Apparently:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Aid

There has however been controversy over the DVD release, due to a substantial number of tracks not being included.

Some artists did not want their performances to be featured on the DVD. At their own request, Led Zeppelin and Santana were omitted. The former defended their decision not to be included on the grounds that their performance was 'sub-standard', but to lend their support, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant pledged to donate proceeds from the DVD release of Page & Plant:No Quarter to the campaign, and John Paul Jones pledged proceeds from his American tour with Mutual Admiration Society.

Judicious decisions were also made on which acts would be included and which ones would not, due to either technical difficulties in the original performances, the absence of original footage, or for music rights reasons. Rick Springfield, the Four Tops, the Hooters, the Power Station, Billy Ocean, Kool and the Gang and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young were among those acts that were left off the DVD. Several artists' who did feature on the DVD also had songs that were performed omitted.Madonna performed three solo songs in the concert, but only two were included on the DVD ("Love Makes the World Go Round" was omitted). Phil Collins played "Against All Odds" and "In the Air Tonight" at both Wembley and JFK, but only the London performance of the former and the Philadelphia performance of the latter were included on the DVD. The JFK performance of "Against All Odds" was later included on Phil Collins' Finally ... The First Farewell Tour DVD. Tom Petty performed four songs, and only two were included on DVD. Patti LaBelle played 6 songs but only 2 songs were included.
There was (and still is) much controversy over what was a tremendous (and highly enjoyable) achievement, including:

UB40 lead singer Ali Campbell admitted that his band was also ignored by Geldof while planning the list of musical acts of the British leg of the event: "We weren't asked to do Live Aid because Uncle Bob didn't like our music much. It was a great gig, but I thought it was a bit dodgy not having any black acts on the bill when it was raising money for Africa."
Sade, Nigerian-born, was on the UK bill, but she had a white mother and was brought up in Essex from the age of 4.

The US bill had several black acts but the overwhelming majority were white.

BBC coverage co-host Andy Kershaw criticised the event in his autobiography No Off Switch, stating, "Musically, Live Aid was to be entirely predictable and boring. As they were wheeled out – or rather bullied by Geldof into playing – it became clear that this was another parade of the same old rock aristocracy in a concert for Africa, organised by someone who, while advertising his concern for, and sympathy with, the continent didn't see fit to celebrate or dignify the place by including on the Live Aid bill a single African performer." Kershaw also described the attitude of Geldof and his showbusiness associates as "irritating, shallow, sanctimonious and self-satisfied".
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24-07-2019, 09:40 PM
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Re: 34 years ago - Live Aid - Freddie Mercury

One notable absentee from Live Aid was that year's biggest star.
Bruce Springsteen was on his two-year world 'Born In The USA' tour and therefore couldn't perform at the event. I saw his concert at Wembley Stadium the week before Live Aid and otherwise I would have probably made it to Live Aid instead.

Bruce did in fact leave all the speakers, amps and most of the lighting rigs, i.e. just about all of his stage fittings to the event to use as way of consolation.
 
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