Ag cuimhneamh ar cheolchoirm Live Aid - 40 bliain ina dhiaidh sin
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A Live Aid t-shirt being raised in the crowd at JFK Stadium; Photography by Barbara Kinney / USA Today; NPA BAA 1499.
Dé Sathairn, 13 Iúil 1985, shuigh na milliúin duine os comhair a gcuid teilifíse i gcomhar Live Aid. Cé mhéad a gcuimhníonn tú air?
Bhí sé díreach roimh mheán lae i Londain, 7am in Philadelphia, agus timpeall an domhain, bhí sé in am i gcomhar Live Aid.
Eagraíodh na ceolchoirmeacha sin ar fud na cruinne taobh istigh d'achar a bhí ní ba lú ná ceithre mhí: i Staid Wembley agus i Staid John Fitzgerald Kennedy sheas daoine ar feadh sé huaire dhéag ag éisteacht le ceol. Breis agus seachtó ealaíontóir a bhí ann agus casadh ní ba mó ná dhá chéad amhrán. Chuir na ceolchoirmeacha sin lucht féachana ollmhór domhanda faoi dhraíocht agus bailíodh na milliúin le haghaidh fhóirithint ar ghorta san Afraic dá bharr.
D'fhoilsigh an t-údar Andrew Wild Remembering Live Aid le déanaí ina ndéantar athchuairt ar gach banna agus ar gach amhrán a bhí mar chuid den dhá cheolchoirm Live Aid. Agus taobh thiar den rud ar fad, bhí díograis Bob Geldof. Ba lá ar leith a bhí sa 13 Iúil 1985 do ghlúin na leantóirí ceoil. Chonaic Wild an craoladh ina iomláine i dteach a theaghlaigh agus déanann sé cur síos ar a chuimhní pearsanta ar lá nach bhféadfaí dearmad a dhéanamh air go deo.
Is scríbhneoir a bhfuil taithí na mblianta aige, bailitheoir ceoil agus saineolaí scannán é Andrew Wild agus a bhfuil leabhar go leor scríofa aige, lena n-áirítear foilseacháin a foilsíodh le déanaí maidir leis na Beatles, Queen, Pink Floyd, Dire Straits agus Crosby, Stills agus Nash. Is é an beathaisnéisí oifigiúil é le haghaidh na mbannaí Twelfth Night agus Galahad agus an ealaíontóra agus amhránaí Geoff Mann chomh maith. In 2024 agus in 2025, foilsíodh Kingmaker le Andy, staidéar cáiliúil dhá imleabhar maidir le saol gléineach forásach rac-cheol an RA sa RA le linn na 1980idí inar chuir sé agallamh ar 85 cheoltóir. Tá sé ag obair le lucht an bhanna Big Big Train faoi láthair ar leabhar ina n-insítear na scéalta ar chúl gach amhráin ina saothar le 30 bliain anuas. Tá sé ina chónaí in Rainow, Cheshire, RA.
Bairbre Power is a seasoned voice in Irish journalism and fashion with more than four decades of experience working across print, television, radio and digital media.
Recognised for her news reporting, lifestyle feature writing and for covering international fashion weeks, Bairbre began her career as assistant editor at U magazine at age 21. In 1984 she joined Independent Newspapers where she worked as a news reporter and the following year, she reported on the Live Aid concert for the Evening Herald. Bairbre served as a news editor and was fashion editor of the Irish Independent for almost 20 years. Career highlights included editing the Saturday 'Weekend' magazine for a number of years and editing Mistletoe and Lineout print digital magazines before leaving the Mediahuis company last year after 39 years of service in order to pursue third-level Art History studies at Trinity College Dublin.
She continues to work as a freelance writer with the Business Post and other publications and to present features on daytime television.
Bono on stage at Wembley, crowd in the background; Photography by Dave Hogan; NPA BAA75.
Rick Springfield reaching into the audience while on stage at JFK Stadium; Photograph by Paul Natkin; NPA BAA1250.
Bob Geldof, George Michael, David Bowie and Bono during the finale at Wembley; Photograph by All-Action Photographic; NPA BAA203.
Bob Geldof performing at Wembley, with Live Aid logo in the background; Photograph by Steve Rapport; NPA BAA189.
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