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I got to know of the concert through word of mouth because there wasn’t any social media or anything like it back then. It was also the first time that I realised that people can put together a concert for a cause. That sense of awareness I got was, for me, more important than the fantabulous line-up it had. Because music is not just for rising up the charts. If you can become a big artiste, the goal is to help the world out and thus create a balance. Live Aid was the first event that helped me come to this realisation.

In terms of the music, I remember Phil Collins banging it out with Led Zeppelin. But David Bowie performing Heroes summed up the whole concert because the musicians were all doing it for humanity, so for me, they were heroes.

Randolph Correia of Pentagram

Queen hit the hardest

I only saw bits and bobs of the concert, to be honest, because I didn’t want to see it all. It was a phenomenal event and I don’t know how much the organisers achieved what they had set out to do, but I sure hope they get there, because it’s an on-going process. I have seen so much music since then that I don’t remember all the details. I remember the Woodstock recordings better. The Queen performance [at Live Aid] hit the hardest. But again, they weren’t one of my favourite bands. I mean, I have loved some of their stuff, but I don’t care about all their songs.

Uday Benegal of Indus Creed

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