Today (July 13) marks the 33rd anniversary of Live Aid. 

The legendary benefit show, which took place at Wembley Stadium in London and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, helped raise more than $125 million for African famine relief efforts and was broadcast live in 110 countries and was watched by over a billion people worldwide.  Here are some of our favorite performances from that historic day.

Queen

 

U2

 

Judas Priest

 

Tina Turner & Mick Jagger

 

David Bowie

 

The Who

 

Black Sabbath

 

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

 

Eric Clapton & Phil Collins

 

Erica Banas is a rock/classic rock blogger that loves the smell of old vinyl in the morning.

Erica Banas is a rock/classic rock news blogger who's well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights