Aims and Objectives

  1. Research why and how Live Aid took place (the struggles that came with it).
  2. Brief outline of what happened on the day.
  3. Controversies which may be a factor as to why it may not happen again.
  4. The legacy created by the event and why it may be hard to recreate it.
  5. Determine whether or not something like Live Aid could happen again. 
  6. Similar events that have taken place 

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