I'd been to Wembley 2 weeks earlier (Springsteen) but really wish I'd gone to Live Aid

And I still know a few people who did go (and yes they still insist on reminding me how much of a mistake I made)

Posted By: Saucerer on July 12th 2025 at 21:34:52

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Any of you lot go to Live Aid? I’ve never met anyone who did. (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jul 12, 20:00:58
- Chatting to Phil Collins on Concorde 😂 (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Jul 12, 22:47:06
- Bruce never played at Live Aid but did donate his stage setup which he left in situ at (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jul 12, 22:02:09
- This Queen this is still astounding. (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Jul 12, 21:35:03
  - Incredible. What a showman (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Jul 12, 21:35:35
    - He’s wearing Kvistgaarden‘s jeans (n/m) (General Chat) - littletinyphil, Jul 12, 21:44:42
      - Ice Wash Wranglers (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jul 12, 21:53:39
        
        There on at the arts centre tonight (n/m) (General Chat) - littletinyphil, Jul 12, 21:58:07
    - It really was a redeeming performance for them at the time. They’d had a lot of (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jul 12, 21:43:33
- I was offered a ticket in the pub 3 nights before. Turned it down.... (General Chat) - Saucerer, Jul 12, 21:20:51
  - Shit! I’m pretty sure I didn’t know anything about it until the day (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jul 12, 21:28:38
    - I'd been to Wembley 2 weeks earlier (Springsteen) but really wish I'd gone to Live Aid (General Chat) - Saucerer, Jul 12, 21:34:52
      - Yeah imagine (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jul 12, 22:37:07
- at my brothers wedding. hotttt in the church. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jul 12, 21:17:22
- No, but I ran the world along with Nasty Nick Cotton from eastenders (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 12, 21:15:19
  - I’ve run better worlds in quicker times, with worse B list celebs (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jul 12, 21:30:06
- No, watched on TV in Lowestoft at a Band Aid BBQ! (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Jul 12, 21:04:44
- ok I've just realised its on the fucking telly. on it like grommit, (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Jul 12, 20:46:51
- Bono has one hell of a mullet (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Jul 12, 20:42:46
  - almost as if he's from the 2025's (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 12, 20:47:17
    - Wouldn’t have minded seeing ‘85 era U2 (General Chat) - jamesward, Jul 12, 20:52:26
      - I saw them at Wembley arena in 1984. Unforgettable Fire tour. It was great. (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jul 12, 21:15:57
        
        👍 (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Jul 12, 21:30:00
      - good point. i saw '85 era norwich that end of wemburley a few months before (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 12, 20:57:01
        
        Ooh yes. Me too (General Chat) - jamesward, Jul 12, 21:09:48
        
        i think he did lol (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 12, 21:22:47
      - Under a blood red sky (General Chat) - shoddy, Jul 12, 20:55:21
        
        I had a video of that, live from Red Rocks. The intro music was Enya (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jul 12, 21:17:53
- No (n/m) (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Jul 12, 20:25:24
- I'd have struggled to... (n/m) (General Chat) - Klobo04, Jul 12, 20:20:45
  - Indeed (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jul 12, 20:23:14
- I had a Live Aid t-shirt, which doesn't really count. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jul 12, 20:18:27
  - Cool! (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jul 12, 20:23:58
- I remember watching it (General Chat) - shoddy, Jul 12, 20:17:32
  - I was working at Anderson’s on the market but watched the evening stuff (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jul 12, 20:22:11
  - I was also 16. Was a hot day (General Chat) - jamesward, Jul 12, 20:18:46
- No but i remember watching it on the day (General Chat) - littletinyphil, Jul 12, 20:12:49
- I was only 2. Would have loved to have gone (n/m) (General Chat) - Trent_Canary, Jul 12, 20:07:19
  - You wouldn't have appreciated it at that age. Plus it was hot and (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jul 12, 21:19:34

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