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Live Aid Artists

George Michael of Wham, center-left, concert promoter Harvey Goldsmith, U2 lead singer Bono Vox, Paul McCartney and Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury perform during the Live Aid famine relief concert finale July 13, 1985 at Wembley Stadium in London, England. (AP Photo/Joe Schaber)
George Michael of Wham, center-left, concert promoter Harvey Goldsmith, U2 lead singer Bono Vox, Paul McCartney and Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury perform during the Live Aid famine relief concert finale July 13, 1985 at Wembley Stadium in London, England. (AP Photo/Joe Schaber)Joe Schaber | AP file 1985
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by Mac Wilson

July 13, 2024

This week on Teenage Kicks, we’ll be listening to artists that participated in Live Aid on July 13, 1985. Live Aid was a music-based fundraising initiative to raise funds for relief of the famine in Ethiopia. 

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