It’s Been 40 Years Since Live Aid: How The World’s Largest Benefit Concert Came To Be

40 years later, people are still talking about the monumental impact of Live Aid on musichistory. The massive fundraising festival is not only a landmark moment in music culture, but a life-changing humanitarian effort for the millions of people affected by the famine in Ethiopia. Attending this super concert may be a bigger boast than camping out at Woodstock ’69. The sheer number of legendary acts on the line-up is unbelievable. The event occurred simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, allowing more artists to participate and attendees to buy tickets.