326 - Live Aid (with Joel Zammit)

This week we look at Live Aid, the monumental 1985 music concert watched by just under 2 billion people across the planet. Queen, U2, Madonna, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Run DMC, Phil Collins, David Bowie, Tina Turner and many more came together to raise money to fight famine in Ethiopia. The intentions were good, but where did the money go? Get tickets to Do Go On: The Quiz Show at The Melbourne Comedy Festival April 4, 11 + 18:https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2022/shows/the-quiz-show Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: dogoonpod.com or patreon.com/DoGoOnPodCheck out Joel Zammit's Sanspants Radio podcasts: https://www.sanspantsradio.com/  Submit a topic idea directly to the hat: dogoonpod.com/Submit-a-Topic  Twitter: @DoGoOnPodInstagram: @DoGoOnPodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DoGoOnPod/Email us: [email protected] Check out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/ Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasLIVE AID SET LIST:http://liveaid.free.fr/pages/liveaidtimesdetaileduk.html https://www.phillymag.com/news/2020/07/10/live-aid-history/ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/oct/17/popandrock5https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/oral-history-live-aid-ones-made-brighter-day-33-years-ago-174656465.html https://dangerousminds.net/comments/meet_david_weinstein_the_18-year-old_kid_who_opened_live_aidREFERENCES AND FURTHER READING Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.