Alright!: Queen at Live Aid

On July 13 1985 the world tuned in to watch Live Aid beamed in from Wembley in London and John F Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia. The massive event was spawned from Bob Geldofs idea six months earlier to raise money for Ethiopian famine victims through the release of the charity single Do They Know Its Christmas?.The iconic performance on that day came from Queen a band that had been considering calling it quits just months earlier. Performing in front of an estimated audience of 1.9 billion people the fourpiece stole the show and revitalised their career.Alright takes a look back at Queens performance on that day as well as revisiting the origins of the Band Aid single and the logistics behind getting Live Aid off the ground.