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Breaking-News >> TodayHistory On July 13, 1985, the United States and the United States held a fundraising concert for the hungry in Africa
Forty years ago today, on July 13, 1985 (May 26, 1985 lunar calendar), the United States and the United States held a fundraising concert for the African hungry. The concert scene On July 13, 1985, the "One World Relief Music Festival" was held simultaneously in London, England and Philadelphia, USA to raise funds for the African hungry. This grand benefit performance organized by Irish singer Bob Geldof was broadcast live on TV and radio worldwide through International Telecommunication Satellite at the same time, and the amount of donations raised reached 70 million US dollars. There was a strong lineup of top singers from Europe and the US, including Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Tina Turner, Mick Jagger, Phil Collins (who performed in London and Philadelphia on the same day), U2, Madonna, Sting, Earlton John and Joan Baez, who said to 90,000 at the concert: "Good morning children of the 80s." Then he added: "This is what you are all about and have been looking forward to for a long time. "An estimated 1.20 billion people around the world tuned in to the live broadcast of the concert, and phone calls from fundraisers based in the UK and the US were hot, raising more money than singers' record fundraisers a while ago. Irish musician Bob Geldof was with the Prince and Princess of Wales at the concert in Philadelphia. As the weather was hot, organizers used a hose to spray cold water on the crowd to cool down. Tina and Mick performed together at the concert. Mick Jagger and Tina Turner took the stage to sing Michael Jackson's African Hungry News raw data sources → https://www.abtool.cn/today_detail/1exe.html 17WorldNews[2025.09.27-13:05] 访问:71
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