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World’s biggest rock bash opens to aid Africa
The Live Aid event at JFK Stadium Philadelphia and Wembley opens as a massive charity concert. Organizers project about $4 million in costs with over $30 million to be raised through gate receipts, TV rights, and sponsorships. Performers include Madonna, Jagger, Bowie, McCartney. dignitaries Thatcher and Tutu give pitches. 90,000 and 72,000 attend in Philadelphia and London respectively.
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Philadelphia
Britain
Africa
Larry Magid
Electric Factory
London
Magid
John F. Kennedy Stadium
David Anderson
Valley Forge
Joan Baez
Bob Dylan
Prince Charles
Princess Diana
Wembley Stadium
Madonna
Mick Jagger
Patti LaBelle
Duran Duran
Beach Boys
Adam Ant
The
Boomtown Rats
David Bowie
Phil Collins
Paul McCartney
England
Germany
Australia
Soviet Union
Grace Slick
Jefferson Starship
Bette Midler
Melissa Manchester
Joe Piscopo
Chevy Chase
Dan Aykroyd
Billy Crystal
Sheena Easton
Margaret Thatcher
Coretta Scott King
Burt Lancaster
Desmond Tutu
South Africa