Summary: On July 13 1985 or 35 years ago today, the charitable nature of Bob Geldof, Midge Ure and an avalanche of insane musical talent helped make history with a benefit concert for the ages. On two continents, in front of a television audience of 1.9 billion people, or roughly 40% of the world's population, and presented on stage in front of 175,000 people who thought they had died and gone to live music heaven, Live Aid may well be the greatest day of live music in history. In addition to raising millions to help starving and displaced refugees in Ethiopia, Live Aid brought the world together in harmony, rocking out to the "Global Jukebox". To honor such a momentous occasion, ATTT has called upon our resident Live Aid expert, the Numbers Girl herself, Ms. Shannon Hurley to count down what artists we believe had the best performances at this monumental event. Whose star shone the brightest on that amazing day? We have opinions. As promised, here's the YouTube playlist, featuring the mind blowing performances of everyone on our list: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Sj57_93sScxXnYoue_pW2SZmLBsqnE_ You can also listen to this playlist by streaming it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0PTizCZE9IcUUCsUf6RdyN?si=-k4O4lo9QPmGSmQZ-GLxWQ Get Live Aid Leftovers Worst To First with special guest Shannon Hurley as August's entry into our exclusive Patreon podcast series. Only Patreon folks get access to these bonus episodes every month, and all they shell out is a measly $2 a month. Find out how you can join them here: https://www.patreon.com/alltimetopten?alert=2 Shannon Hurley's music can be found at: https://shannonhurley.com Our musical duo Lovers & Poets can be found at: https://loversandpoets.com Subscribe to ATTT on Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/show/3KQ6kPbUXrpQj1CEwcaPzC?si=pg4xBDpzTxWdElv5uuNNRg
