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Live Aid

1985 benefit concert
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Live Aid

Summary

Live Aid is a benefit concert[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of benefit_concert entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,451 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Live Aid is in the country of United States[3].
  • Live Aid is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Live Aid's instance of is recorded as benefit concert[5].
  • Live Aid's genre is rock music[6].
  • rock music is named after Live Aid[7].
  • The location of Live Aid was Wembley Stadium[8].
  • The location of Live Aid was John F. Kennedy Stadium[9].
  • Live Aid's presenter is recorded as Richard Skinner[10].
  • Live Aid's presenter is recorded as Tommy Vance[11].
  • Live Aid's presenter is recorded as Harvey Goldsmith[12].
  • Live Aid's presenter is recorded as Q4761158[13].
  • Live Aid's presenter is recorded as Noel Edmonds[14].
  • Live Aid's presenter is recorded as Griff Rhys Jones[15].
  • Live Aid's presenter is recorded as Mel Smith[16].
  • Live Aid's presenter is recorded as Jack Nicholson[17].
  • Live Aid's presenter is recorded as Billy Connolly[18].
  • Live Aid's presenter is recorded as John Hurt[19].
  • Live Aid's presenter is recorded as Bill Graham[20].
  • Live Aid's presenter is recorded as Chevy Chase[21].
  • Live Aid's presenter is recorded as Joe Piscopo[22].
  • Live Aid's presenter is recorded as Marilyn McCoo[23].
  • Live Aid's presenter is recorded as George Segal[24].
  • Live Aid's presenter is recorded as Grace Slick[25].
  • Live Aid's presenter is recorded as Bette Midler[26].
  • Live Aid's presenter is recorded as Don Johnson[27].

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When and Where

Live Aid took place on July 13, 1985[28]. Recorded location include Wembley Stadium[8] and John F. Kennedy Stadium[9]. Country listings include United States[3], a sovereign state[29], in United States[30], founded in 1776[31] and United Kingdom[4], a sovereign state[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1927[34].

Context

Live Aid's instance of is recorded as benefit concert[5].

Participants

Recorded participant include Nik Kershaw[35], Freddie Mercury[36], The Hooters[37], Paul Young[38], Autograph[39], and Bryan Adams[40].

Outcome and Impact

Things named for Live Aid include Live 8[41], a benefit concert[42], in United Kingdom[43], founded in 2005[44].

Why It Matters

Live Aid ranks in the top 4% of benefit_concert entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,451 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Entities named for it include Live 8[41], a benefit concert[42], in United Kingdom[43], founded in 2005[44].

Related Entities

Bette Midler Billy Connolly Bob Dylan Bob Geldof Bo Diddley Brian May Bryan Adams Bryan Ferry Carlos Santana Chevy Chase Cliff Richard David Bowie Dionne Warwick Dire Straits Don Johnson Duran Duran Elton John Elvis Costello Eric Clapton Freddie Mercury George Segal Grace Slick Jack Nicholson Joan Baez John Hurt Keith Richards Kool & The Gang Madonna Mick Jagger Midge Ure

References

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  26. [28] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. wikidata.org.
  27. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Zestier · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant → Nik Kershaw, Freddie Mercury, The Hooters +3
    Point in time → +1985-07-13T00:00:00Z
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