<p>Telegraph Features Writer Mick Brown was in Wembley Stadium during Live Aid, 1985.&nbsp;</p><p>From one man’s vision to halt famine in Ethiopia, to a stadium packed with 72,000 fans and a television audience of over a billion, Mick Brown relives the world’s most famous rock concert. He captures&nbsp;the atmosphere, the spectacle and the scope of this unique event, and its legacy three decades later.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Watch Mick talk about that day in a video version of this podcast:&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/IE7bAGR_Iuk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/IE7bAGR_Iuk</a>|</p><p>Revisit that historic day: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/LiveAidOfficial" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/c/LiveAidOfficial</a> |</p><p>For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: <a href="https://telegraph.co.uk/audio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://telegraph.co.uk/audio</a> |</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

I Witnessed History

The Telegraph

The day Live Aid rocked the world

FEB 4, 202212 MIN
I Witnessed History

The day Live Aid rocked the world

FEB 4, 202212 MIN

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<p>Telegraph Features Writer Mick Brown was in Wembley Stadium during Live Aid, 1985.&nbsp;</p><p>From one man’s vision to halt famine in Ethiopia, to a stadium packed with 72,000 fans and a television audience of over a billion, Mick Brown relives the world’s most famous rock concert. He captures&nbsp;the atmosphere, the spectacle and the scope of this unique event, and its legacy three decades later.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Watch Mick talk about that day in a video version of this podcast:&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/IE7bAGR_Iuk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/IE7bAGR_Iuk</a>|</p><p>Revisit that historic day: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/LiveAidOfficial" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/c/LiveAidOfficial</a> |</p><p>For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: <a href="https://telegraph.co.uk/audio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://telegraph.co.uk/audio</a> |</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>