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Live Aid wouldn't happen today because everyone is too glued to their phones, claims Ultravox frontman Midge Ure
The former Ultravox frontman - who organised the mega-concert with Bob Geldof - says that technological advances have brought with them too many distractions.
The former Ultravox frontman – who organised the mega-concert with Bob Geldof – says that while technological advances should make putting on such a large event easier, they have also brought with them too many distractions. Live Aid saw rock royalty take to the stage simultaneously at Wembley Stadium and Philadelphia 40 years ago today and was watched by more than two billion people worldwide – raising an astonishing £150 million for African famine relief. Ure said that the concert was organised over three months using telephone and telex to book artists with Geldof telling white lies about who was signed up.
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