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Live Aid was a multi-venue benefit concert and music-based fundraising initiative held on Saturday, 13 July 1985. The original event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise further funds for relief of the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia, a movement that started with the release of the successful charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in December 1984.
United States, et al. v. Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. and Ticketmaster Entertainment, LLC is an antitrust lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and twenty-nine states and Washington, D.C., against entertainment company Live Nation Entertainment and its subsidiary Ticketmaster, following the Taylor Swift–Ticketmaster controversy in 2022.
The live albums The Vegas Job and Blues to the Bush were recorded. 2000: 6 June 2000 – 27 November 2000 (United States, United Kingdom) 38 Tours of the United States and England, the last charity date at the Royal Albert Hall in London was released as a live album and DVD. [106] 2002: 27 January 2002 – 28 September 2002 (England, North ...
The plans for the Live Earth concerts were announced at a media event in Los Angeles on 15 February 2007 by Al Gore, Kevin Wall and other celebrities. [5] The inspiration for promoting the cause using benefit concerts comes from many similar events over the past 25 years including the 1985 Live Aid concerts and the 2005 Live 8 concerts and it was to be the longest show ever to be recorded in ...
NetAid. NetAid was an anti-poverty initiative. It started as a joint venture between the United Nations Development Programme and Cisco Systems. It became an independent nonprofit organization in 2001. In 2007, NetAid became a part of Mercy Corps .
Wembley Stadium tells fans without Taylor Swift tickets not to come as security tightens. Bryan West, USA TODAY NETWORK. August 14, 2024 at 7:02 AM. LONDON — Hundreds of Taylor Swift fans lined ...
Human Rights Now! The Human Rights Concerts is the collective name informally used to describe the series of 28 rock concerts presented worldwide 1986-1998 to raise funds for and awareness of the human rights organization Amnesty International. [ 1][ 2] The concert series – organized by the US Section of Amnesty – evolved out of the Secret ...
Bob Dylan stunned the Farm Aid crowd outside Indianapolis last night (Sept. 23) with a surprise three-song set backed by members of the Heartbreakers, marking the first time he’d played guitar ...