U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday (Live Aid 1985)

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  • U2 performing at Live Aid in front of 72,000 people in Wembley Stadium, London on the 13th July, 1985. The event was organised by Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for the Ethiopian famine disaster. Broadcast across the world via one of the largest satellite link-ups of all time, the concerts were seen by around 40% of the global population.
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  • @patton303
    @patton303 3 роки тому +1690

    And right after this was Dire Straits and then Queen. What a time to be alive in 85’.

    • @veraregina4525
      @veraregina4525 3 роки тому +56

      Do not forget that other famous and stunning bands performed on that wonderful concert day, too! Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Sting, Phil Collins, Led Zeppelin and etc....
      Greetings frm Brazil.

    • @devilcsgo5906
      @devilcsgo5906 2 роки тому +11

      @@veraregina4525 +Ozzy

    • @jolka81
      @jolka81 2 роки тому +6

      I’d call it majestic venue. unforgettable.

    • @donovanturner5299
      @donovanturner5299 2 роки тому +6

      I was born in 86, this is my kinda scene and I only wish my life began earlier

    • @manjulanilsson6011
      @manjulanilsson6011 2 роки тому +33

      And Queen made ppl forget about every other act that day 😊🤟🏾

  • @jv_matos
    @jv_matos Рік тому +66

    I'm Brazilian, my father watched Live Aid in 1985 through television at a store in the mall of his hometown, the only with signal to the broadcast. He said about 40 people piled up close to each other to get a glimpse of the event and it was U2 opening for Dire Straits and then Queen, and that everyone wanted to sing and dance but there wasn't enough space inside for that so they all just smiled and sung most of the songs together. I hate not being alive at the time. Such a better, slower-paced life with the absolute best musicians to ever exist. I envy everyone who witnessed the 80s

    • @its_Sam19
      @its_Sam19 Рік тому +3

      Que testemunho lindo

    • @angelicar.1158
      @angelicar.1158 Рік тому +2

      Eu só tinha 1 ano. 😊

    • @garydube5297
      @garydube5297 7 місяців тому +1

      I’m Canadian, and like your father watched a lot of the concert through a store window in a mall. It was almost standing room only in front of the TV. I’m a musician and my three band mates and myself were almost late for a gig at a local club. We eventually tore our selves away watching Freddy blow the crowd away. Probably one of the best concerts of all time

  • @kaymatthew6812
    @kaymatthew6812 Рік тому +23

    Not a single cell phone in sight.... what a time to be alive

  • @andreacroci3249
    @andreacroci3249 3 роки тому +3398

    Everybody forgets that U2 played SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY in the most important ENGLISH STADIUM. They have all my respect because it's very tough for an Irish sing this song in the centre of England

    • @ljgking1
      @ljgking1 3 роки тому +444

      I'm English and please believe me most English people know Sunday bloody Sunday was Barbaric. Innocent civilians were killed by British soldiers. It should never have happened and may it never happen again. The lyrics in this song is very clear, it's not able taking sides but calling for peace, "I won't heed the battle call, it's puts my back against the wall".

    • @richbailey8174
      @richbailey8174 3 роки тому +43

      It isn't tough to sing your hits..:)

    • @YourLoyalDeserter
      @YourLoyalDeserter 3 роки тому +198

      Well, it's not a separatist song. It's just about an end to the violence really. It doesn't take sides.

    • @paulritchie5868
      @paulritchie5868 3 роки тому +43

      It’s ok,us Scots Guards were doing the Security..true..

    • @joe18425
      @joe18425 3 роки тому +27

      @@paulritchie5868 Scots Guards, 💂‍♂️ 💂‍♂️ 💂‍♂️ 💂‍♂️
      You got my respect.

  • @Adam-oy4ix
    @Adam-oy4ix 3 місяці тому +16

    Watched this live as a 14yr old Aussie kid on TV ......My favourite band then and now...What a time to be a kid...

  • @jamesjournalist3919
    @jamesjournalist3919 5 років тому +3442

    I was at this concert and after U2 finished their set I turned to a guy sitting next to me and said, "that's a pretty good band. Do you know who they are?" He looked at me like I was crazy and said, "That's U2, man!" The next day U2 was one of the biggest bands in the world.

    • @VictorSilva-wl7qb
      @VictorSilva-wl7qb 5 років тому +119

      Omg you are in the show? HOLY SHIT

    • @chocomanger6873
      @chocomanger6873 5 років тому +168

      I remember my high school buddy was over at my home. He decided to listen to what was on my generic "walkman". "Church music? You listen to church music? Seriously?" It was the beggining of "Where the Streets Have no Name". I answered, "That's U2!" Him: "What's U2?" Three months later we were at the biggest rock concert either had ever been to - U2 touring the Joshua Tree.

    • @StarLight-ok9pl
      @StarLight-ok9pl 5 років тому +43

      James Journalist they were already well known

    • @gentlegonzalez9856
      @gentlegonzalez9856 5 років тому +18

      @@chocomanger6873 That is amazing. Thank you for sharing your story.

    • @gentlegonzalez9856
      @gentlegonzalez9856 5 років тому +9

      Amazing! I wish I could see them live. Thank you for sharing this awesome story.

  • @KC_sonic-on
    @KC_sonic-on 2 місяці тому +18

    I was there... at Wembley Stadium that day... the concert exploded with U2's incredible set and we figured - hands down - that was gonna be best set of the day by a mile... then QUEEN happened... one of THE best days EVER!!! ♥

  • @stevenfortney2752
    @stevenfortney2752 3 роки тому +334

    Singing Sunday Bloody Sunday in London and getting cheered in 1985...pretty nuts.

    • @andrew6978
      @andrew6978 3 роки тому +23

      Not really, as Bono famously said, it's NOT a rebel song.

    • @mcress449
      @mcress449 2 роки тому +1

      Still wonder if they didn't have bullet proof vests on under everything. IRA kills a family member of mine in a London bombing? All bets are off.

    • @user-ef8eo9cp3o
      @user-ef8eo9cp3o 2 роки тому +3

      @@mcress449 aye alright u

    • @mcress449
      @mcress449 2 роки тому +3

      @@user-ef8eo9cp3o True story, that was a scary time in London. It is what it is. Just context.

    • @billybyrne523
      @billybyrne523 Рік тому +1

      @@andrew6978 Ya, but he was stupid enough to put Bloody Sunday in the title and then tried to explain that it wasn,'t a rebel song. total eejitry out of a young bould Bono 😀

  • @imgonnagetbanned
    @imgonnagetbanned 5 років тому +2053

    Woah, Bono without glasses and Edge with hair and no hat!! Wild!

    • @Studio2770
      @Studio2770 5 років тому +70

      Bono before glaucoma and Edge before going bald (but he does have a receding hairline here).

    • @AdmiraHax
      @AdmiraHax 5 років тому +14

      The better versions.

    • @Paul91-
      @Paul91- 5 років тому +12

      Pre Zoo TV U2.

    • @janetaldrich7747
      @janetaldrich7747 5 років тому +12

      Is this the last time Edge was onstage without a hat?

    • @aqualemon6453
      @aqualemon6453 5 років тому

      Lmao

  • @dchang11
    @dchang11 5 років тому +2687

    The day U2 became international rockstars.

    • @Duke_Togo_G13
      @Duke_Togo_G13 5 років тому +88

      Nope... That would be the Live at Red Rocks Concert.

    • @nzstarwarsn00b
      @nzstarwarsn00b 5 років тому +30

      in New Zealand Live Aid put U2 on the map. And Greg Carroll was their roadie from Whanganui....

    • @kenduggan443
      @kenduggan443 5 років тому +15

      One Tree Hill

    • @nzstarwarsn00b
      @nzstarwarsn00b 5 років тому +5

      Yep

    • @YourLoyalDeserter
      @YourLoyalDeserter 5 років тому +17

      @@Duke_Togo_G13 Duke Togo There were only a few hundred people at Red Rocks. U2 were still a relative unknown when Live Aid happened.

  • @paulcastle3171
    @paulcastle3171 Рік тому +348

    Live Aid was massive for two bands in particular..U2 and Queen. For U2 it marked the first true worldwide exposure that would propel them up to the absolute top. For Queen, it marked a comeback from a slightly stalled career, to being universally acclaimed as the best live act in the world. U2 actually thought the performance had been a disaster, as Bono, in an attempt to get closer to the crowd, jumped off the stage and stayed down at crowd level for six minutes during the second song ‘Bad’, which meant they didn’t have time to perform ‘Pride’ which was their current single. That’s why he stomps off at the end of the song..he’s so upset that he’s wrecked’ the bands big moment! Of course, to us it just looked like pure drama and showmanship and went down as one of the days most iconic images…which in turn, just blew up their live reputation even more.

    • @justinyermaw2986
      @justinyermaw2986 Рік тому +17

      I have to say while we were watching this unfold I'd have preferred they had done bad as they did.
      When he jumped down and actually interacted with the girls from the crowd Wembley absolute blew up. Not many other artists on that level done as Bono did.
      I've said before many many people think their Under A Blood Red Sky performance was their best live.
      For many of us who love U2 this was their best ever, especially with Bad.
      Absolute legend of a performance

    • @AlexanderStemkowski
      @AlexanderStemkowski Рік тому +3

      And for Phil Collins to play with Led Zeppelin was a total blast. Especially ruining their set !

    • @julianmarpez3931
      @julianmarpez3931 10 місяців тому +3

      Bono saved the life of a young lady who was being crushed in the crowd. The one he dances with before returning to the stage.

    • @nicholaswingate5645
      @nicholaswingate5645 10 місяців тому +8

      Bono didn't jump down to just get closer, he jumped down to assist a woman who was being crushed in the front row. He got her over the rail and danced with her for a brief moment before returning to the stage.

    • @patrickhughes377
      @patrickhughes377 9 місяців тому +1

      Pride (in the name of love) wasn't their current single at the time... it was The unforgettable fire which went top 5 about that time

  • @JEDrummer100
    @JEDrummer100 Рік тому +63

    This song could have been written last year, it sounds so far ahead of the 80s and yet it was a song that helped define an era. U2 have always been far ahead of their time

    • @travis9937
      @travis9937 6 місяців тому +2

      dude i heard this song as a kid when it was the coldplay era. legit thought it was coldplay for like 10 years until i looked up when it was released. cant believe this shit came out in 83.

    • @b.liebig9130
      @b.liebig9130 6 місяців тому +2

      I disagree in total. This song is a child of the 80s and that's the way it sounds.

    • @Thursdaystoday
      @Thursdaystoday 25 днів тому

      @@travis9937you just explained me with with or without you, legit thought it was a Coldplay song from the 2000s😂

  • @justinpienaar3178
    @justinpienaar3178 5 років тому +636

    this kind of raw emotion and sincerity is rare in modern bands, man, that guitar riff is insane

    • @bennyv04988
      @bennyv04988 5 років тому +7

      but hey, that Imagine Dragons sure sells a lot of Jeeps...

    • @chocomanger6873
      @chocomanger6873 5 років тому +6

      It's rare in U2 too.

    • @tonyz7189
      @tonyz7189 4 роки тому

      Brilliant

    • @josephpisacano4470
      @josephpisacano4470 4 роки тому

      check out Greta Van Fleet

    • @ryanwelsh1257
      @ryanwelsh1257 3 роки тому +3

      @@josephpisacano4470 Or u could listen to led zeppelin instead of a copy and imitation?

  • @ljgking1
    @ljgking1 4 роки тому +359

    Listen to the lyrics "I won't heed the battle call, it puts my back up against the wall". This is not a war song or a rebel song. It does quite rightly condemn what happened on Sunday Bloody Sunday. Innocent civilians were shot dead by British soldiers. It was barbaric and should not have happened and may it never happen again. This song is not about taking sides but calling for peace.

    • @seanmcwilliams6848
      @seanmcwilliams6848 3 роки тому +4

      💯

    • @suzannekinlough743
      @suzannekinlough743 3 роки тому +3

      Absolutely

    • @rjjcms1
      @rjjcms1 3 роки тому +3

      Yes.

    • @SirGregg
      @SirGregg 2 роки тому +1

      And now theyre coming for us with the 'shot'.

    • @ct92404
      @ct92404 2 роки тому +2

      @@SirGregg No, this has nothing to do with your idiotic anti-vaxxer/flat Earther conspiracy theories.

  • @ChicagoBeaver
    @ChicagoBeaver 3 роки тому +50

    I was there!!! I lost my friends but still enjoyed the hell out of U2!!! Bono and the Edge were just pure magic!

  • @bachalaconfe
    @bachalaconfe 10 місяців тому +39

    U2 GAVE THE BEST PERFORMANCE IN MY OPINION THANKS TO LIVE AID

    • @johngill2853
      @johngill2853 9 місяців тому +1

      Great time to be alive many unforgettable acts that day

  • @davidwebb091370
    @davidwebb091370 4 роки тому +1504

    UA-cam. The Ultimate Time Machine.

    • @elenita7483
      @elenita7483 3 роки тому +15

      Exactly !

    • @Karma-qt4ji
      @Karma-qt4ji 3 роки тому +15

      Just to let you know how long ago this was, those aerial shots were taken from a helicopter XD

    • @arthurthornley2871
      @arthurthornley2871 3 роки тому +8

      Letter from the sky

    • @Trohawkk
      @Trohawkk 3 роки тому +5

      Time machine, the ultimate Hot Tub.

    • @tylsimys67
      @tylsimys67 3 роки тому +4

      @@Karma-qt4ji I still would've thought back in 1985 that at this day and age they'd be more like UFO-type variety...

  • @sagittated
    @sagittated 8 місяців тому +5

    I remember being 13 that summer, watching this thing all day long on TV. I was so excited when the day progressed to U2 and they played this.

    • @thumpthump7780
      @thumpthump7780 Місяць тому +1

      I was also 13 and it was a roaster of a day in Scottyland ☀️

  • @igor95BR
    @igor95BR Рік тому +148

    That performance gives me goosebumps! Such a talent!

    • @disgracelandpod
      @disgracelandpod Рік тому +4

      Me too. Powerful stuff. Incredible band. Not even in their prime yet here. Goosebumps is right.

  • @eaqua56
    @eaqua56 3 роки тому +58

    As a 90s child, I really envy those that saw U2 live in the early 80s.

    • @insertchannelnamehere632
      @insertchannelnamehere632 2 роки тому +1

      In 2017, while not as good, they were still good

    • @eddunne4190
      @eddunne4190 Рік тому +1

      Uve no idea.& b4 moble/cell phones all but destroyed live shows.yes there were more than a few shows were it goes extremely uncomfortable up front but thankfully nothing more.take a look at u2 croke park 1985 ul get my point

    • @scarletred8888
      @scarletred8888 11 місяців тому +2

      I saw them at a free concert in a Dublin park around '83, and my then boyfriend's band supported them at another concert, it was all very local, but there was an excitement about them, i think people could feel they were special and were going to be really big. There were hundreds of bands in Dublin then but they stood out.

  • @slydoll7877
    @slydoll7877 4 роки тому +188

    This is my battle song. The one I turn to when there's a fight on my hands. It helped me recover from Anorexia. I used to run and not eat...well, I stood to lose something precious to me unless I recovered...I was going to lose my place at drama school unless I put on weight. I stopped not eating but carried on running and this song was what I'd listen to on my walkman. It genuinely inspired me to fight the illness and eat after I got home from each run. I put on muscle after that...and kept my place.

    • @agarcia3063
      @agarcia3063 4 роки тому +3

      SlyDoll7 I hope you have remained strong SlyDoll7. Your demons are never gone, just live above them. Don’t let an intangible aggression take you down. I don’t know you but I know the people that love you would hate to see you hurt, break and be gone. Much love

    • @jordyrsouza4416
      @jordyrsouza4416 4 роки тому

      Essa também é minha música de luta.

    • @ThinWhiteAxe
      @ThinWhiteAxe 4 роки тому +5

      So glad this song could help you defeat that demon. ❤

    • @sergiosercon
      @sergiosercon 3 роки тому +1

      Stay on Stay on mate

    • @ccsullivan_writer8274
      @ccsullivan_writer8274 3 роки тому +2

      Good for you❤️ Stay strong. It’s been my song of strength since 1983, that and New Year’s Day 😊

  • @joewesterland5697
    @joewesterland5697 3 роки тому +557

    I've only just started getting into U2. This live performance is visceral as hell, such an incredible groove.

    • @ThePogue95
      @ThePogue95 3 роки тому +7

      Check out the Zoo TV tours

    • @joewesterland5697
      @joewesterland5697 3 роки тому +3

      @@ThePogue95 Ooo thanks, Ill have to watch that tonight!

    • @ThePogue95
      @ThePogue95 3 роки тому +1

      @@joewesterland5697 ua-cam.com/video/Hd0dgiEn6aA/v-deo.html

    • @nickkabbabe1953
      @nickkabbabe1953 3 роки тому +8

      Any time is a good time to start a voyage of discovery when it comes to the music of U2. Such a brilliant band with so many good songs. Their 90's music is my favourite as it is more experimental however some of their 80's music is legendary.

    • @nickkabbabe1953
      @nickkabbabe1953 3 роки тому +2

      @@ThePogue95 Completely agree; ZOO TV Sydney stands comparison with any other artist; insane.

  • @rodthornell6198
    @rodthornell6198 Рік тому +8

    Just a young kid singing from his heart, and it was the start of a long and successful career! Powerful performance and the vocals were strong. bless you my brother in arms.

  • @stephanienii4248
    @stephanienii4248 2 роки тому +29

    I don't know if y'all noticed but it's just the four of them and music is just wow. Their combination is just perfect. Just amazing.

    • @cbennett196631
      @cbennett196631 2 роки тому +1

      This was their prime...One and Beautiful Day are tunes just going through the motions

    • @stephanienii4248
      @stephanienii4248 2 роки тому

      @@cbennett196631 They're awesome.

  • @TT_1221
    @TT_1221 4 роки тому +537

    They had a confidence, determination, clearly going to the top. Different from anybody else that day. From directing the stage cameras to leaving the stage. Queen (a superb performance) were more - look what we have done - and U2 were - look what we're going to do. One of the rare days the musical time continuum met head on.

    • @nicfusco9333
      @nicfusco9333 4 роки тому +11

      TT1221 this is spot on man. I’ve watch both performances like 100 times now

    • @nickrmz6443
      @nickrmz6443 4 роки тому +34

      Queen represented a great past and U2 the future

    • @tommichel7641
      @tommichel7641 4 роки тому +7

      Great take!

    • @MsJubjubbird
      @MsJubjubbird 4 роки тому +15

      What makes them different from other bands is they stayed true to their roots. They still have the same members and they still work with the same team and they still act like normal people (albeit very wealthy and famous normal people)

    • @juanmanuel2659
      @juanmanuel2659 3 роки тому +10

      Yeah, they were a band of the future and they were confident in their sound, even amidst monster bands such as Queen. That require some balls and self-steem

  • @zimbo3350
    @zimbo3350 5 років тому +1009

    Not huge on U2, but easily one of the greatest performances ever

    • @viktorrogestam9254
      @viktorrogestam9254 4 роки тому +1

      Elinor Taylor nah

    • @yeahyourerightheresmystupi5352
      @yeahyourerightheresmystupi5352 4 роки тому +2

      That's a real push,

    • @nickkabbabe1953
      @nickkabbabe1953 4 роки тому +29

      @@viktorrogestam9254 40 years of quality music; one of the best bands ever.

    • @elainerodrigues2080
      @elainerodrigues2080 4 роки тому

      🇧🇷😀

    • @daviddiamond1128
      @daviddiamond1128 4 роки тому +16

      I remember this day vividly. Watched the concert on an 8 foot C-Band dish on my parents house. The feed went out for US during WHO, but I didn't lose the feed. Queen was the best performance that day- and of all time. U2 great- they came of age at this show. BUT- Queen was the show.

  • @gary6514
    @gary6514 3 роки тому +83

    THIS is the moment Live Aid came alive. This performance is just blistering passion. A rawness and power which was unmatched on that incredible day.

    • @goldbrickstudios6903
      @goldbrickstudios6903 Рік тому +1

      Queen did better

    • @josefmalina3273
      @josefmalina3273 Рік тому

      @@goldbrickstudios6903 hell yes. No doubt about it

    • @redshift8302
      @redshift8302 Рік тому +1

      @@goldbrickstudios6903 No, only old persons, over 30 were bowled over by Queen, young ones were done after U2 performed, they thought that it was the highlight.

    • @carolluna2487
      @carolluna2487 Місяць тому

      Si porque Phillo Collins fue de siesta total….U2 y Queen son los que se recuerdan

  • @jafalad
    @jafalad Рік тому +71

    Queen came to party; U2 came to leave a message and remind us what this concert was all about. You can wax all you want to about Freddie but the power and raw edge of U2 outshone everyone that day. Music with balls.

    • @fdauhajre
      @fdauhajre Рік тому

      U2 = sellout

    • @catlines400
      @catlines400 Рік тому +1

      I agree . No one "ompares to them. A bright beacon

    • @uncoolloser6233
      @uncoolloser6233 Рік тому +5

      They’re both amazing

    • @TheWriterNW
      @TheWriterNW Рік тому +10

      It wasn't a contest, bro. They're all great bands. Appreciate all of them.

    • @colinsteel576
      @colinsteel576 Рік тому +1

      It's a shame today's bands don't have any. The 70's and 80's music was full of protest messages, especially about appartied in SA.

  • @derflachwitzking8685
    @derflachwitzking8685 3 роки тому +119

    That intro riff always gives me chills

  • @stephenjones6030
    @stephenjones6030 4 роки тому +279

    Absolutely one of the greatest rock bands of all time.

  • @thotracer996
    @thotracer996 5 місяців тому +4

    Someone has most likely already mentioned it but the professionalism at all levels here is incredible, from both the band and the stage crew. I mean, man, look at that maneuver between 4:00 and 4:10 when Bono walks back up to the stage. There's one guy on the landing just below gathering his mic cable and tossing it back up onto the stage while a second stagehand collects the remaining slack and pulls it up and over not only a mic stand but also up and over another band member! It's a small thing but you can tell that everyone, EVERYONE is firing on all cylinders here. Bravo!

  • @sharona9028
    @sharona9028 Рік тому +16

    Love U2. Look at that crowd... Live Aid was an amazing accomplishment, great to watch it that day and still so good today.

  • @suzannekinlough743
    @suzannekinlough743 4 роки тому +167

    Still one of the most powerful performances

    • @vladimirbogdanovic6570
      @vladimirbogdanovic6570 3 роки тому +2

      🍀💪

    • @PlatinumEagleStudios
      @PlatinumEagleStudios Рік тому

      Nope. Sounds liike shit.They played this song live a few years ago when I went to see them and it was better. The sound was better. Learn what good performances are.

    • @rafaeloliveiranunes1691
      @rafaeloliveiranunes1691 Рік тому +1

      I was there. That day was magical. It's been 37 years, but I remember it like it was yesterday.

    • @suzannekinlough743
      @suzannekinlough743 Рік тому +1

      @@rafaeloliveiranunes1691 wow what an incredible experience

  • @aymeric4703
    @aymeric4703 4 роки тому +128

    When the guitar enter give me so much goosebumps

  • @adrierad3966
    @adrierad3966 3 роки тому +7

    This concert changed my life. I didn't leave my tv set for eight hours.

  • @2004lus
    @2004lus Рік тому +10

    I was 16 and unespectedly for me this came live on TV. I almost feel like a legend just for being young in those times.

    • @berc_i177
      @berc_i177 Рік тому +3

      I'm fourteen... I love these punk-classic rock musices.. I feel bad for the new songs ):

  • @athletemusician8098
    @athletemusician8098 3 роки тому +34

    I saw U2 at their concert here in Manila last Dec 2019. I gotta say that they sound like the actual recording when they perform live. One of the greatest bands even today!

  • @dragonflyflutterby2952
    @dragonflyflutterby2952 4 роки тому +9

    Love U2 and was a fan before this beautiful event as well as all the U2 fans there. I know so many are saying the Queen was thee band of this concert but all of the bands did their best and I am grateful to all of them for giving a voice to a very important cause. Good on everyone who showed up!
    Thank you for showing people how to Give 🌍 and how to Love...♥️

  • @lanebashford3982
    @lanebashford3982 3 роки тому +77

    Best version ever and I've seen the band live over 20 times! Still gives me goosebumps.

    • @gina.1
      @gina.1 2 роки тому

      Saw them live once, but even I knew that. Outstanding.

    • @stanettiels7367
      @stanettiels7367 2 роки тому +2

      There’s one performance where they’re playing live on a mountainside with fog and mist rolling in. That’s phenomenal.

    • @bettinahansen7630
      @bettinahansen7630 Рік тому +2

      @@stanettiels7367 red rocks/denver '83 amazing show!!!

    • @stanettiels7367
      @stanettiels7367 Рік тому

      @@bettinahansen7630
      That’s the one. What a setting for the show and an amazing show.

    • @bettinahansen7630
      @bettinahansen7630 Рік тому +1

      @@stanettiels7367 yes! must have been great to be in that crowd!

  • @CrazyMonkey679
    @CrazyMonkey679 3 роки тому +187

    John Duddy, 17 years old
    Michael Kelly, 17 years old
    James Wray, 22 years old
    Gerald McKinney, 35 years old
    Gerald Donaghy, 17 years old
    William McKinney, 26 years old
    John Young, 17 years old
    Michael McDaid, 20 years old
    William Nash, 19 years old
    Patrick Doherty, 31 years old
    Bernard McGuigan, 41 years old
    Kevin McElhinney, 17 years old
    Hugh Gilmour, 17 years old
    John Johnston, 59 years old
    RIP to all of the victims of the Bloody Sunday massacre, 30th January 1972, who died when British soldiers opened fire on peaceful protesters during a civil rights march in Derry, Northern Ireland. Also, RIP to all of the innocent Irish lives who have died at the hands of the British during the occupation of Ireland.
    Tiocfaidh ár lá 🇮🇪

    • @sk-23.
      @sk-23. 3 роки тому +15

      Indeed. And rest in peace to all of the civilians from the other side of the divide who were blown to pieces by IRA or INLA bombs, or shot simply for being a protestant / Unionist / Loyalist. Sunday Bloody Sunday is a song about peace - not division. There was a very clear reason for saying "This is not a rebel song." Atrocities were committed by both sides and by the security forces. As Irish people we don't get to say Bloody Sunday was an appalling atrocity while at the same time saying that the bombing in Omagh was a justifiable act of war. RIP to all of the victims of the troubles.

    • @daveslev
      @daveslev 3 роки тому +2

      Tá do lá déanta !

    • @zzyyxxo
      @zzyyxxo 3 роки тому

      A sorrow unending.

    • @numoneboozecruiser8226
      @numoneboozecruiser8226 3 роки тому +2

      Hell yeah, u2 will always have my respect for singing this in the middle of London

    • @biggethjimmeth2573
      @biggethjimmeth2573 3 роки тому +7

      RIP to them but bro this isn’t about how the British were horrible as it goes both ways you shouldn’t be saying shite like “opened fire on the innocent protestors “ that may well have been the case but ik for a fact that’s not what u2 wanted to present the British as evil and the Irish as heroes because u can’t act like the ira were good people going around bombing pubs full of innocent people busses and all sorts

  • @dudepunk8385
    @dudepunk8385 5 років тому +927

    WHEN THE LIVE VERSION IS BETTER THAN THE ALBUM...........

  • @chriscarr6392
    @chriscarr6392 Рік тому +9

    For those yearning to be free from occupation. RIP Bobby Sands and the men of H Block.

  • @petermoore8811
    @petermoore8811 2 роки тому +6

    U2 expressed many voices and heart felt feeling in Ireland. Unfortunately they where seen as outsiders but each one of them was always approachable. But as a boy in Dublin int the 80s I was proud and respectful of them and I love them for all the things they have done around the world. Thank you for being better than me.

  • @StudioMargalima
    @StudioMargalima 2 роки тому +10

    Imagine *all those* talents on stage that day.......Frggn' unbelievable. What a time

  • @mull80s
    @mull80s 4 роки тому +189

    The poor bastard trying to chase him with the mic lead. Fantastic performance

    • @withnail29
      @withnail29 3 роки тому +1

      they wrote a song about him after he died

    • @npmau5119
      @npmau5119 3 роки тому

      @@withnail29 Yes!! One tree hill

    • @myfrequencies1912
      @myfrequencies1912 3 роки тому +10

      4:08 - Adam Clayton ducks the mic cable. I get the impression they're all quite used to Bono's mobility on stage.

    • @marguskiis7711
      @marguskiis7711 3 роки тому +3

      Greg Carroll, Bono`s PA, extremely important guy during their shows. Jumped and run after Bono to make his show as smooth as possible. Sadly made a fatal bike accident a year later.

    • @Twoned
      @Twoned 3 роки тому

      @@myfrequencies1912 good spot

  • @wickedout2010
    @wickedout2010 Рік тому +8

    Easily the best decade of music ever. Long live the 1980’s! 🌹❤️🌹

  • @charmedenigma
    @charmedenigma 2 роки тому +10

    I was a 14 year old kid in 1985, I remember watching Live Aid beginning to end on Canada's MTV, Much Music. The only U2 song I'd ever heard to that point was Pride ( In The Name Of Love). When I saw U2s performance that day, I knew just how amazingly HUGE this band was going to become! Theirs and Queen were the stand out performances of that day! 2 bands at the top of thir game

    • @cbennett196631
      @cbennett196631 2 роки тому

      Nobody came close to Queen
      U2 was a distant 2nd

  • @brunomartinspeixoto9493
    @brunomartinspeixoto9493 3 роки тому +6

    That bass is awesome, Adam is underrated as hell

  • @owenz1945
    @owenz1945 4 роки тому +5

    I saw U2 live at Twickenham Joshua tree tour. Was my first concert as a 16 year old, and the best I've been to. Loved it, never forget it.

  • @pauljackson8354
    @pauljackson8354 4 роки тому +17

    WHATEVER YOU SAY ABOUT U2 THEY HAVE TO BE ONE OF THE GREATEST BANDS TO GRACE THIS EARTH.WHAT A FANTASTIC PERFORMANCE AS WITH ALL THE ARTISTS ON THAT GREAT DAY IN ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY.

  • @futbolfutbol7233
    @futbolfutbol7233 3 роки тому +3

    In 1985 I have 11 years old, i can see in my fathers house in tv this is the best concert because is for help poors country in Africa its greats very greats unforgetable

  • @neoanderson726
    @neoanderson726 4 місяці тому +2

    saw this performance way back when and I became an instant fan. Was only ever able to afford a ticket one time to see them in upstate NY many years ago but I will always be a fan on this band .. I have all their cd's

  • @motorcaster57
    @motorcaster57 4 роки тому +13

    I was really stunned by this performance and I was already a big fan... This performance seemed so genuine and full of goodness..

  • @cpost1558
    @cpost1558 3 роки тому +15

    Incredible! Looks like U2 stole the show with emotion. Every act was so good. Any one of them would have been a top 5 concert in my life, but all of those artists in one day. Unbelievable, my mind is blown. This has to be the greatest concert of all time.

    • @PinkyakaAyannaj
      @PinkyakaAyannaj 10 місяців тому

      I was there for the Joshua Tree tour.. Oakland California 🎉💙🤍🙏🏾

  • @robinvandebilt
    @robinvandebilt 10 місяців тому +8

    I was 10 years old and still remember as it was yesterday...Dire Straits and Queen....fantastic!

    • @johngill2853
      @johngill2853 9 місяців тому

      Led Zeppelin in Philly (even thou thy blew it)

  • @mofohella
    @mofohella Рік тому +15

    MAN OH MAN! I WISH I WAS THERE! ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS LIVE EVER

    • @steffenjonda8283
      @steffenjonda8283 Рік тому +1

      I saw it live on TV... it was amazing... but the best thing about LiveAid Was Freddies performance, U2 were so good but sucked compared to Queen.. i am so happy to watch it live ...

  • @crmeeson
    @crmeeson 5 років тому +150

    I was there and it was mind blowing - me and the missus donated a week's wages to Bob Geldorf's charity

    • @brettwyatt5779
      @brettwyatt5779 5 років тому +5

      I wish I were you

    • @olbigdik
      @olbigdik 5 років тому +1

      your silicone chips inside your heads got switched to over load? Bobby G loves a good headline.

    • @drumboogie66
      @drumboogie66 3 роки тому +2

      Chris M ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️from 🇨🇦

    • @richardbuckland3575
      @richardbuckland3575 3 роки тому

      Congratulations! You contributed in making good old Bob a multimillionaire. That is certainly a good cause to give all your money away for.

    • @cbennett196631
      @cbennett196631 2 роки тому

      Which charity or are you just making this crap up, again

  • @robert_sovitsky
    @robert_sovitsky 4 роки тому +32

    One of the greatest performances in all of Rock History!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @chrisrohhyun6011
    @chrisrohhyun6011 Рік тому +1

    I am 50 yrs now
    Wow i had a great time with so many great singers
    U2 is one of them
    I am a Lucky guy who knows U2

  • @baarspj
    @baarspj 3 роки тому +10

    Thirty five years later they still the best

  • @dmc898
    @dmc898 5 років тому +41

    Love this song! Take me back to 1985! It dont get better then this!

  • @flaxyna
    @flaxyna 5 років тому +494

    And Bono was only 25 yo here😱😍

  • @gina.1
    @gina.1 2 роки тому +7

    Man Bono sounds so amazing. I'd forgotten. I still think this is their best track.

  • @StairwayToEvan92
    @StairwayToEvan92 Рік тому +19

    I am not a big U2 fan, but I like this song. They used to play it really well live.

  • @sherrimello9579
    @sherrimello9579 9 місяців тому +13

    Greatest rock band ever ❤️👍🎤🎸😊

  • @galwaytribesman9289
    @galwaytribesman9289 2 роки тому +4

    The guys are only in their mid twenties here and already they are superstars. Up the lads from Dublin

  • @shaunmanning8698
    @shaunmanning8698 2 місяці тому +1

    I was very young when U2 were playing Live Aid i will never forget till day i die best band all time this song worlds
    Fantastic

  • @maurizio9738
    @maurizio9738 2 роки тому +13

    Speechless. After all these years. Tears running down my eyes. I could really say that I walked with giants.

  • @panagiotisstaramopoulos5383
    @panagiotisstaramopoulos5383 3 роки тому +8

    AMAZING performance from bono and what the voice!!

  • @arladicey
    @arladicey 5 років тому +16

    To me, one of the best performances of this day, right after Queen. I was already a fan, and had already seen them in concert once. The first of four times. Fantastic.

  • @joeyrb4509
    @joeyrb4509 7 місяців тому +1

    My dad was in a punk band and he told me him and his mates would often cover this song in the pubs of Eastbourne.

  • @dennycranium
    @dennycranium Рік тому +2

    In 1984, they were our college band. We saw them at Massey Hall in Toronto. Capacity was 3000 people. It was a spiritual experience. A few years earlier, I saw them play a bar in London Ontario. (Call The Office) Their manager, Paul McGuiness, knew what a huge moment this was for his "little band." I remember hearing this performance in my car on my radio. If only Mick and Keith were getting along this would have been a perfect night.

  • @zackzallie8735
    @zackzallie8735 4 роки тому +5

    U2 and Queen were blown everyone away that particular day.

  • @dianakoite9401
    @dianakoite9401 3 роки тому +8

    I absolutely cannot believe how anybody can’t be totally big on U2!!!!!

  • @nuerha85
    @nuerha85 3 роки тому +12

    '85 was a good year. God I feel old :(

  • @jurgenboucher116
    @jurgenboucher116 3 роки тому +6

    What a concentration of great bands. Something like that would no longer be possible today

  • @andyfink4419
    @andyfink4419 5 років тому +1324

    Because of Bono the wireless microphone was made

    • @soloparavervideos5116
      @soloparavervideos5116 5 років тому +18

      LOL

    • @Studio2770
      @Studio2770 5 років тому +43

      During the War tour he'd climb up on top of the stage.

    • @gustasanti6768
      @gustasanti6768 5 років тому +42

      The boy from the cable of this concert invented it!

    • @stroopwafel_nl7999
      @stroopwafel_nl7999 5 років тому +6

      Gustasanti yeah even as the wireless Guitar jacks

    • @u2freak1974
      @u2freak1974 5 років тому +64

      @@gustasanti6768 The "cable boy" is Greg Carroll, who died in a motorcycle accident in Dublin in 1986. Sadly... 😔Greg Carroll was a close friend of Bono and Ali, and from 1984 to 1986 he was the roadie for the band. ❤️

  • @petermorris3665
    @petermorris3665 3 роки тому +11

    Bono with a mullet and the Edge with hair - Those were the days!

  • @christinescarff4920
    @christinescarff4920 2 роки тому +7

    I was a 33 year old CELT in 1985, pretty certain I was just pregnant with my only child ( a daughter ).
    I found the Live Aid concert so moving, both for the bands, Bob Geldof yelling ‘ give us your bloody money ‘ and the whole dreadful situation of the so called ‘ Third World ‘.
    Years later I marched with my daughter in a ‘ Make Poverty History’ rally in Edinburgh !
    We need’ trade’ not ‘ aid ‘ as ( as a former ecologist and scientist ) we need ‘ conservation’ not ‘ preservation ‘.

  • @kenichi407
    @kenichi407 4 місяці тому +3

    what's overlooked is the superb mic cable management skills by Greg Carroll (rip). these were the days pre-wireless.

  • @jhosapizquierdoreyes6273
    @jhosapizquierdoreyes6273 3 роки тому +36

    Algun latinoamericano escuchando esta joya en plena pandemia!? Tengo 28 años amo el rock de los 80ts!

    • @ramirezelgato
      @ramirezelgato 3 роки тому

      Hola, de Argentina y con 40 anios mas. Inolvidable!!!

    • @kolarangen
      @kolarangen 3 роки тому +1

      Hoy se cumplen 35 años de este show y U2 se consagró como la banda de los 80s

    • @claudiocastroortega9697
      @claudiocastroortega9697 Рік тому +1

      Disfrutando de una de las mejores interpretaciones BONO. Que visceral!!! Saludos desde Lima

    • @pauloaugusto5498
      @pauloaugusto5498 Рік тому +1

      Eu....sou de São Paulo, Brasil e adoro U2!!!!Saudações aos Hermanos latinos!!!!

    • @davidcruz3257
      @davidcruz3257 Рік тому

      Claro yo estuve en ese concierto ahora soy un viejo pero con onra porq soy parte de ese momento lleno de todo wuaaaaaaaaaaaaa

  • @leopers9225
    @leopers9225 3 роки тому +24

    Bono once said in an interview he was purposefully slowing down his singing in the beginning, to calm down the Edge, who was a little nervous and subsequently played to fast

    • @cbennett196631
      @cbennett196631 2 роки тому +3

      I’m sure he did...that would be Larry who was keeping time

  • @cathyhiles7635
    @cathyhiles7635 Рік тому +1

    My favorite U2 song. Bono, there is no one like him. Irish men really like them. Love their accent.

  • @jeremystone4193
    @jeremystone4193 5 років тому +25

    Bono's the frickin man...dude has style and class .not to mention talent up the ying yang.

  • @juliad3657
    @juliad3657 3 роки тому +7

    I miss the 80s and I wasn’t even born till long afterwards.

  • @kimcapri9178
    @kimcapri9178 2 роки тому +6

    The Edge was 24 and Bono was 25. The rest is history. That was when Music meant something.

  • @ariinkeroinen2615
    @ariinkeroinen2615 2 роки тому +2

    And now again, nowadays this song is so bloody true. I can not cry for that anymore. My tear channels are so dried off for sorrow now. I just hate that stupidity of attacking to innocent ones.

  • @Nico-zo8wj
    @Nico-zo8wj 4 роки тому +3

    my dad said this is the moment he loved U2's music 👌

  • @vivahkayasta8411
    @vivahkayasta8411 4 роки тому +13

    Geez, imagine queen and u2 doing a tour together, that would have been awesome.
    You can see the fire and passion in Bono...was out to prove something.

  • @JamboniUk
    @JamboniUk 11 місяців тому +2

    You couldnt ask for a better live performance.

  • @clemilsonpedrodesouza4839
    @clemilsonpedrodesouza4839 9 місяців тому +18

    Que atmosfera incrível lindo ver essa platéia dos anos 80 🇧🇷🇧🇷

  • @mikesitzler1106
    @mikesitzler1106 3 роки тому +49

    Outside of Queen's performance that day, this is the best performance of Live Aid!

    • @marguskiis7711
      @marguskiis7711 3 роки тому +11

      U2 was way better

    • @stevo62ful
      @stevo62ful 3 роки тому +2

      @@marguskiis7711 no fucking way. Crowd went wild for queen

    • @sowmyannag
      @sowmyannag 3 роки тому +3

      Elton John ans David Bowie we’re also pretty good

    • @marguskiis7711
      @marguskiis7711 3 роки тому +3

      @@stevo62ful Even wilder for U2. Queen made their ordinary show. Queen was always good live band, so Live Aid wasn`t nothing exceptional. U2 made extraordinary one.

    • @PMJ4
      @PMJ4 2 роки тому +1

      @@stevo62ful remember U2 were a young up and coming band after this performance they were the biggest band in the world, it's close but U2 stole the day for me.

  • @Teresa-lr3wk
    @Teresa-lr3wk 3 роки тому +5

    One of the best performances ever🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👍👍👍👍

  • @arnotvanvuuren1984
    @arnotvanvuuren1984 Рік тому +1

    Anyone who has seen this live, is very privileged. I would give both my nuts to watch them live again here in South Africa

  • @silenoz666
    @silenoz666 9 місяців тому +2

    I was at Nou Camp in Barcelona during the 360° Tour. This song came and all of a sudden, all the attendance started singing Sunday Bloody Sunday, almost 90000 people singing along - me included, of course -. Bono wasn’t singing, the crowd did it all. I still remember it with goosebumps down my spine as one of the best experiences I’ve been through in a live performance.

  • @cecerose3762
    @cecerose3762 4 роки тому +10

    2020. Need may more bands of gut and truth.
    Thank you 1985.

  • @lindseylovesrootbeer
    @lindseylovesrootbeer 2 роки тому +14

    This song is legendary

  • @dubsnbuds6668
    @dubsnbuds6668 7 місяців тому +3

    I was 14 been listening to the Lp was so giddy to see them on stage was an awesome hot sunny day ibwont forget im 52 now and still getting goosebumps ❤

  • @AyyoShyGurlTv
    @AyyoShyGurlTv 2 роки тому +5

    Even people who hate this genre of music RESPECT this band AND the meaning behind this song. Legendary.

  • @XcZuNiTy
    @XcZuNiTy 2 роки тому +6

    And they say Queen stole the show... U2 was incredible as well, they both stole the show equally!

    • @1marcgo
      @1marcgo 2 роки тому +1

      Freddie 's performance was unreal... But U2's lyrics

    • @XcZuNiTy
      @XcZuNiTy 2 роки тому

      @@1marcgo unbelievable man, I was born in the wrong time era…Queen will always be my favorite band of all time and it just irritates me I never got to see Freddie perform.