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Live Aid, as told by those who weren’t there: ‘We switched it off when Status Quo came on’

Live Aid, as told by those who weren’t there: ‘We switched it off when Status Quo came on’

When we tell the story of Live Aid, which happened 40 years ago this weekend, we tend to focus on Bob Geldof and the performers. But the truest sense of the day could be found outside of Wembley: the students who found it cheesy, the communities it galvanised, and the people whose relationship to hope was forever changed. RM Clark meets them



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Author : RM Clark

Publish date : 2025-07-12 05:00:00

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