What did Live Aid achieve and what concerts followed it?


  • money raised for Ethiopia. 
  • queen achieved label 'greatest rock performance of all time' 
  • brought queen back out of the shadows
  • many musicians previous songs returned to the charts
  • money went towards guns for the military

  1. Band Aid
  2. Farm Aid 
  3. Fire Fight for Australia 
  4. Live 8
  5. Hear 'n Aid
  6. Self Aid
  7. Sport Aid
  8. Together At Home

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