U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday (Live Aid 1985)

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  • čas přidán 20. 09. 2018
  • 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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  • @andreacroci3249
    @andreacroci3249 Před 3 lety +3435

    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 Před 3 lety +452

      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 Před 3 lety +43

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

    • @YourLoyalDeserter
      @YourLoyalDeserter Před 3 lety +203

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

    • @paulritchie5868
      @paulritchie5868 Před 3 lety +44

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

    • @joe18425
      @joe18425 Před 3 lety +27

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

  • @jamesjournalist3919
    @jamesjournalist3919 Před 5 lety +3492

    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 Před 5 lety +120

      Omg you are in the show? HOLY SHIT

    • @chocomanger6873
      @chocomanger6873 Před 5 lety +171

      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 Před 5 lety +43

      James Journalist they were already well known

    • @gentlegonzalez9856
      @gentlegonzalez9856 Před 5 lety +18

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

    • @gentlegonzalez9856
      @gentlegonzalez9856 Před 5 lety +9

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

  • @patton303
    @patton303 Před 3 lety +1724

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

    • @veraregina4525
      @veraregina4525 Před 3 lety +58

      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 Před 2 lety +11

      @@veraregina4525 +Ozzy

    • @jolka81
      @jolka81 Před 2 lety +6

      I’d call it majestic venue. unforgettable.

    • @donovanturner5299
      @donovanturner5299 Před 2 lety +6

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

    • @manjulanilsson6011
      @manjulanilsson6011 Před 2 lety +33

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

  • @paulcastle3171
    @paulcastle3171 Před rokem +360

    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 Před rokem +18

      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 Před rokem +3

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

    • @julianmarpez3931
      @julianmarpez3931 Před 11 měsíci +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 Před 11 měsíci +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 Před 10 měsíci +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

  • @imgonnagetbanned
    @imgonnagetbanned Před 5 lety +2069

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

    • @Studio2770
      @Studio2770 Před 5 lety +71

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

    • @AdmiraHax
      @AdmiraHax Před 5 lety +14

      The better versions.

    • @Paul91-
      @Paul91- Před 5 lety +12

      Pre Zoo TV U2.

    • @janetaldrich7747
      @janetaldrich7747 Před 5 lety +12

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

    • @aqualemon6453
      @aqualemon6453 Před 5 lety

      Lmao

  • @stevenfortney2752
    @stevenfortney2752 Před 3 lety +354

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

    • @andrew6978
      @andrew6978 Před 3 lety +25

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

    • @mcress449
      @mcress449 Před 3 lety +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 Před 2 lety +3

      @@mcress449 aye alright u

    • @mcress449
      @mcress449 Před 2 lety +4

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

    • @billybyrne523
      @billybyrne523 Před rokem +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 😀

  • @jv_matos
    @jv_matos Před rokem +77

    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 Před rokem +3

      Que testemunho lindo

    • @angelicar.1158
      @angelicar.1158 Před rokem +2

      Eu só tinha 1 ano. 😊

    • @garydube5297
      @garydube5297 Před 8 měsíci +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

    • @dawnsmith5634
      @dawnsmith5634 Před 18 dny

      Was the best! Still watching 80s music daily

  • @Adam-oy4ix
    @Adam-oy4ix Před 4 měsíci +23

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

  • @dchang11
    @dchang11 Před 5 lety +2693

    The day U2 became international rockstars.

    • @Duke_Togo_G13
      @Duke_Togo_G13 Před 5 lety +88

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

    • @nzstarwarsn00b
      @nzstarwarsn00b Před 5 lety +30

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

    • @kenduggan443
      @kenduggan443 Před 5 lety +15

      One Tree Hill

    • @nzstarwarsn00b
      @nzstarwarsn00b Před 5 lety +5

      Yep

    • @YourLoyalDeserter
      @YourLoyalDeserter Před 5 lety +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.

  • @justinpienaar3178
    @justinpienaar3178 Před 5 lety +637

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

  • @KC_sonic-on
    @KC_sonic-on Před 3 měsíci +27

    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!!! ♥

  • @igor95BR
    @igor95BR Před rokem +148

    That performance gives me goosebumps! Such a talent!

    • @disgracelandpod
      @disgracelandpod Před rokem +4

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

  • @davidwebb091370
    @davidwebb091370 Před 4 lety +1506

    CZcams. The Ultimate Time Machine.

    • @elenita7483
      @elenita7483 Před 3 lety +15

      Exactly !

    • @Karma-qt4ji
      @Karma-qt4ji Před 3 lety +15

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

    • @arthurthornley2871
      @arthurthornley2871 Před 3 lety +8

      Letter from the sky

    • @Trohawkk
      @Trohawkk Před 3 lety +5

      Time machine, the ultimate Hot Tub.

    • @tylsimys67
      @tylsimys67 Před 3 lety +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...

  • @ljgking1
    @ljgking1 Před 4 lety +362

    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.

  • @JEDrummer100
    @JEDrummer100 Před rokem +64

    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 Před 7 měsíci +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 Před 6 měsíci +2

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

    • @Thursdaystoday
      @Thursdaystoday Před měsícem

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

  • @eaqua56
    @eaqua56 Před 3 lety +58

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

    • @insertchannelnamehere632
      @insertchannelnamehere632 Před 2 lety +1

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

    • @eddunne4190
      @eddunne4190 Před 2 lety +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 Před rokem +3

      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.

  • @joewesterland5697
    @joewesterland5697 Před 3 lety +557

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

    • @ThePogue95
      @ThePogue95 Před 3 lety +7

      Check out the Zoo TV tours

    • @joewesterland5697
      @joewesterland5697 Před 3 lety +3

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

    • @ThePogue95
      @ThePogue95 Před 3 lety +1

      @@joewesterland5697 czcams.com/video/Hd0dgiEn6aA/video.html

    • @nickkabbabe1953
      @nickkabbabe1953 Před 3 lety +9

      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 Před 3 lety +2

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

  • @zimbo3350
    @zimbo3350 Před 5 lety +1010

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

    • @viktorrogestam9254
      @viktorrogestam9254 Před 5 lety +1

      Elinor Taylor nah

    • @yeahyourerightheresmystupi5352
      @yeahyourerightheresmystupi5352 Před 5 lety +2

      That's a real push,

    • @nickkabbabe1953
      @nickkabbabe1953 Před 4 lety +29

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

    • @elainerodrigues2080
      @elainerodrigues2080 Před 4 lety

      🇧🇷😀

    • @daviddiamond1128
      @daviddiamond1128 Před 4 lety +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.

  • @bachalaconfe
    @bachalaconfe Před 11 měsíci +38

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

    • @johngill2853
      @johngill2853 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Great time to be alive many unforgettable acts that day

  • @gary6514
    @gary6514 Před 3 lety +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 Před rokem +1

      Queen did better

    • @josefmalina3273
      @josefmalina3273 Před rokem

      @@goldbrickstudios6903 hell yes. No doubt about it

    • @redshift8302
      @redshift8302 Před rokem +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 Před 2 měsíci

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

  • @TT_1221
    @TT_1221 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +12

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

    • @nickrmz6443
      @nickrmz6443 Před 4 lety +34

      Queen represented a great past and U2 the future

    • @tommichel7641
      @tommichel7641 Před 4 lety +7

      Great take!

    • @MsJubjubbird
      @MsJubjubbird Před 4 lety +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 Před 3 lety +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

  • @slydoll7877
    @slydoll7877 Před 4 lety +189

    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 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety

      Essa também é minha música de luta.

    • @ThinWhiteAxe
      @ThinWhiteAxe Před 4 lety +5

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

    • @sergiosercon
      @sergiosercon Před 3 lety +1

      Stay on Stay on mate

    • @ccsullivan_writer8274
      @ccsullivan_writer8274 Před 3 lety +2

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

  • @ChicagoBeaver
    @ChicagoBeaver Před 3 lety +53

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

  • @kaymatthew6812
    @kaymatthew6812 Před rokem +27

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

    • @general_ahab
      @general_ahab Před měsícem

      lol😂

    • @bcoleman2006
      @bcoleman2006 Před měsícem

      Cell phones did NOT exist in the 80s

    • @kaymatthew6812
      @kaymatthew6812 Před 29 dny

      ​@@bcoleman2006 Google Motorola Dynatac 800X dumbo.

    • @general_ahab
      @general_ahab Před 3 dny

      @@bcoleman2006 as far as i know theyve had kind of a car phone back end of 70's so they were not called cell phones, but with enough money you could carry a box with a phone and battery around, pretty big if you challenge it to nowadays, but it was possible and payable for a little few part of humanity...

  • @stephenjones6030
    @stephenjones6030 Před 4 lety +279

    Absolutely one of the greatest rock bands of all time.

  • @suzannekinlough743
    @suzannekinlough743 Před 4 lety +168

    Still one of the most powerful performances

    • @vladimirbogdanovic6570
      @vladimirbogdanovic6570 Před 3 lety +2

      🍀💪

    • @PlatinumEagleStudios
      @PlatinumEagleStudios Před rokem

      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 Před rokem +1

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

    • @suzannekinlough743
      @suzannekinlough743 Před rokem +1

      @@rafaeloliveiranunes1691 wow what an incredible experience

  • @stephanienii4248
    @stephanienii4248 Před 3 lety +30

    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 Před 3 lety +1

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

    • @stephanienii4248
      @stephanienii4248 Před 3 lety

      @@cbennett196631 They're awesome.

  • @jafalad
    @jafalad Před rokem +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 Před rokem

      U2 = sellout

    • @catlines400
      @catlines400 Před rokem +1

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

    • @uncoolloser6233
      @uncoolloser6233 Před rokem +5

      They’re both amazing

    • @TheWriterNW
      @TheWriterNW Před rokem +10

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

    • @colinsteel576
      @colinsteel576 Před rokem +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 Před 4 lety +120

    That intro riff always gives me chills

  • @dudepunk8385
    @dudepunk8385 Před 5 lety +929

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

  • @rodthornell6198
    @rodthornell6198 Před rokem +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.

  • @sagittated
    @sagittated Před 9 měsíci +7

    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 Před 2 měsíci +1

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

  • @aymeric4703
    @aymeric4703 Před 5 lety +128

    When the guitar enter give me so much goosebumps

  • @crmeeson
    @crmeeson Před 5 lety +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 Před 5 lety +5

      I wish I were you

    • @olbigdik
      @olbigdik Před 5 lety +1

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

    • @drumboogie66
      @drumboogie66 Před 3 lety +2

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

    • @richardbuckland3575
      @richardbuckland3575 Před 3 lety

      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 Před 2 lety

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

  • @lanebashford3982
    @lanebashford3982 Před 3 lety +77

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

    • @gina.1
      @gina.1 Před 2 lety

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

    • @stanettiels7367
      @stanettiels7367 Před 2 lety +2

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

    • @bettinahansen7630
      @bettinahansen7630 Před rokem +2

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

    • @stanettiels7367
      @stanettiels7367 Před rokem

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

    • @bettinahansen7630
      @bettinahansen7630 Před rokem +1

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

  • @2004lus
    @2004lus Před rokem +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 Před rokem +3

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

  • @mull80s
    @mull80s Před 4 lety +189

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

    • @withnail29
      @withnail29 Před 4 lety +1

      they wrote a song about him after he died

    • @npmau5119
      @npmau5119 Před 4 lety

      @@withnail29 Yes!! One tree hill

    • @myfrequencies1912
      @myfrequencies1912 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety

      @@myfrequencies1912 good spot

  • @athletemusician8098
    @athletemusician8098 Před 3 lety +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!

  • @adrierad3966
    @adrierad3966 Před 3 lety +7

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

  • @wickedout2010
    @wickedout2010 Před rokem +9

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

  • @andyfink4419
    @andyfink4419 Před 5 lety +1325

    Because of Bono the wireless microphone was made

    • @soloparavervideos5116
      @soloparavervideos5116 Před 5 lety +18

      LOL

    • @Studio2770
      @Studio2770 Před 5 lety +43

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

    • @gustasanti6768
      @gustasanti6768 Před 5 lety +42

      The boy from the cable of this concert invented it!

    • @stroopwafel_nl7999
      @stroopwafel_nl7999 Před 5 lety +6

      Gustasanti yeah even as the wireless Guitar jacks

    • @u2freak1974
      @u2freak1974 Před 5 lety +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. ❤️

  • @flaxyna
    @flaxyna Před 5 lety +494

    And Bono was only 25 yo here😱😍

  • @CrazyMonkey679
    @CrazyMonkey679 Před 3 lety +190

    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. Před 3 lety +17

      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 Před 3 lety +2

      Tá do lá déanta !

    • @zzyyxxo
      @zzyyxxo Před 3 lety

      A sorrow unending.

    • @numoneboozecruiser8226
      @numoneboozecruiser8226 Před 3 lety +2

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

    • @biggethjimmeth2573
      @biggethjimmeth2573 Před 3 lety +8

      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

  • @thotracer996
    @thotracer996 Před 6 měsíci +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 Před rokem +16

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

  • @petermoore8811
    @petermoore8811 Před 2 lety +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.

  • @chriscarr6392
    @chriscarr6392 Před rokem +10

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

  • @StairwayToEvan92
    @StairwayToEvan92 Před rokem +19

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

  • @cpost1558
    @cpost1558 Před 3 lety +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 Před 11 měsíci

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

  • @dragonflyflutterby2952
    @dragonflyflutterby2952 Před 4 lety +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...♥️

  • @charmedenigma
    @charmedenigma Před 3 lety +9

    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 Před 3 lety

      Nobody came close to Queen
      U2 was a distant 2nd

  • @christinescarff4920
    @christinescarff4920 Před 2 lety +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 ‘.

  • @pauljackson8354
    @pauljackson8354 Před 5 lety +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.

  • @barbr2170
    @barbr2170 Před 3 lety +68

    Im flipping back and forth between Queens and U2s at Live Aid and as visceral as U2's is there is absolutely no comparison. Queens performance at Live Aid was fundamentally at another level. Freddie's connection to the audience and their reaction to him and their songs is mythical. Queen was just flawless.

    • @vickywardle9727
      @vickywardle9727 Před 3 lety +13

      But at this point U2 were less well known - they weren't the global iconic band like they are now, this catapulted them. Whereas Queen were well established global superstars.

    • @macaroni1121
      @macaroni1121 Před 3 lety

      @@vickywardle9727 yeah well they were pretty expected in this concert, you can see like 5-6 flags, cartels with U2 and that kind of stuff in other bands/artists performances and in this one meanwhile you can only see like 1 cartel with "Queen works" only in Queen's performance, so that makes me think they wanted U2 more to perform than Queen. 🤷🏻‍♀️

    • @rorycampbell7360
      @rorycampbell7360 Před 3 lety +6

      Without doubt. Queen, however, did have the advantage of having an established fan base. Plus the fact they were playing at home. U2 at that time were virtually unknown. Anyhow, 'Chicken or egg.' What we did get on that day, was a masterclass on live performance and showmanship . Oh, and all that. Without lip sync.

    • @mcress449
      @mcress449 Před 3 lety

      Queen hadn't played a concert in how many years? Freddy was afraid his voice wouldn't hold. Start at around 5:30 in the video. Wimbley hadn't been like that before or since. A following? Watch my beloved Led Zep, completely flat with a huge following. Sadly, nothing. Freddy took over.

    • @bkbass98
      @bkbass98 Před 2 lety +3

      I don’t think one is better than the other. They’re just representative of what those bands - or more specifically leading men - were at that time. Queen had secretly rehearsed their set for a week down to the exact second (and thank god they did, absolutely brilliant). U2 had more of a traditional “set” planned where Bono (before he was “Bono”) completely improvised and made a rock history moment out of it (and yes, rescued that young lady in the process). What makes both so great is how true they were to the artists and how much of a contrast they were in how to work a crowd. Equally brilliant and memorable.

  • @Khaled.Nazzal
    @Khaled.Nazzal Před 3 lety +51

    For those comparing U2 with Queen, U2 had a message to deliver.

    • @annamacchioni95
      @annamacchioni95 Před 3 lety

      🤣

    • @harryalcantara1756
      @harryalcantara1756 Před 3 lety +1

      Your very right

    • @matthewche
      @matthewche Před 3 lety +1

      Queen’s performance was not as well received in the U.S.

    • @burney7418
      @burney7418 Před 3 lety +1

      Sorry the Easter rebellion

    • @killex5821
      @killex5821 Před 3 lety

      @@matthewche Queen was popular in USA from 1975 to 1984 with the release I want to break free
      The United States did not like his video clips, they banned him from that country for that reason because of the homophobia of that time Since Queen was several times on the United States number lists with We are the champions, Crazy little thing called love and with Another one Bites the dust, Besides that Bohemian Rhapsody in 1975 was in position 4 and in 1991 after the death of Freddie Mercury it reached number one, Besides that now Queen is more famous in the United States with Adam Lambert

  • @robinvandebilt
    @robinvandebilt Před 11 měsíci +8

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

    • @johngill2853
      @johngill2853 Před 10 měsíci

      Led Zeppelin in Philly (even thou thy blew it)

  • @dmc898
    @dmc898 Před 5 lety +41

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

  • @owenz1945
    @owenz1945 Před 4 lety +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.

  • @brunomartinspeixoto9493
    @brunomartinspeixoto9493 Před 3 lety +6

    That bass is awesome, Adam is underrated as hell

  • @StudioMargalima
    @StudioMargalima Před 2 lety +10

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

  • @motorcaster57
    @motorcaster57 Před 4 lety +13

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

  • @robert_sovitsky
    @robert_sovitsky Před 4 lety +32

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

  • @futbolfutbol7233
    @futbolfutbol7233 Před 3 lety +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

  • @leopers9225
    @leopers9225 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +3

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

  • @mofohella
    @mofohella Před rokem +15

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

    • @steffenjonda8283
      @steffenjonda8283 Před rokem +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 ...

  • @mikesitzler1106
    @mikesitzler1106 Před 3 lety +49

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

    • @marguskiis7711
      @marguskiis7711 Před 3 lety +11

      U2 was way better

    • @stevo62ful
      @stevo62ful Před 3 lety +2

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

    • @sowmyannag
      @sowmyannag Před 3 lety +3

      Elton John ans David Bowie we’re also pretty good

    • @marguskiis7711
      @marguskiis7711 Před 3 lety +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 Před 2 lety +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.

  • @gina.1
    @gina.1 Před 2 lety +7

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

  • @sherrimello9579
    @sherrimello9579 Před 10 měsíci +13

    Greatest rock band ever ❤️👍🎤🎸😊

  • @dianakoite9401
    @dianakoite9401 Před 3 lety +8

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

  • @AyyoShyGurlTv
    @AyyoShyGurlTv Před 2 lety +5

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

  • @davidjohn5402
    @davidjohn5402 Před 3 lety +2

    U2 showed their class that day.. ..proper band,,

  • @TheStrataminor
    @TheStrataminor Před 3 lety +7

    I think U2 showed the world their energy, their passion and ability at this concert....being seen by a billion people (approximately) wouldn't have hurt though!!

  • @arladicey
    @arladicey Před 5 lety +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.

  • @vivahkayasta8411
    @vivahkayasta8411 Před 5 lety +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.

  • @baarspj
    @baarspj Před 3 lety +10

    Thirty five years later they still the best

  • @kimcapri9178
    @kimcapri9178 Před 2 lety +6

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

  • @jeremystone4193
    @jeremystone4193 Před 5 lety +25

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

  • @Claunere1
    @Claunere1 Před 5 lety +59

    I love U2 and Bono Vox lyrics, the Edge guitar!

  • @chrisrohhyun6011
    @chrisrohhyun6011 Před rokem +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

  • @dennycranium
    @dennycranium Před rokem +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.

  • @cecerose3762
    @cecerose3762 Před 4 lety +10

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

  • @Luxury_Pepsi
    @Luxury_Pepsi Před 4 lety +180

    Man I don’t even like U2 but the energy from this was insane

    • @nickkabbabe1953
      @nickkabbabe1953 Před 4 lety +36

      You are missing out as U2 have so many brilliant songs.

    • @Mark-gd5vr
      @Mark-gd5vr Před 3 lety +5

      Your a dumbass

    • @lastgirl5679
      @lastgirl5679 Před 2 lety +3

      You should listen to their songs srsly! They have so many amazing songssss

    • @snork4224
      @snork4224 Před 2 lety +3

      Love them or hate them, there is no denying that they are an incredible live band.

    • @littlemissblackdress7587
      @littlemissblackdress7587 Před 2 lety +1

      I gotta laugh at the idiots saying they don't like U2, yet here they are enjoying this great music. FFS

  • @silenoz666
    @silenoz666 Před 10 měsíci +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.

  • @maurizio9738
    @maurizio9738 Před 2 lety +13

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

  • @jurgenboucher116
    @jurgenboucher116 Před 3 lety +6

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

  • @ddelaney712
    @ddelaney712 Před 4 lety +13

    The day before U2 really became famous. The band had some bite, they seemed to sense that what they were about to do, Joshua tree album, major sales worldwide, stadiums tours, were just around the corner. Yes, they had a few hits before this performance, but nothing compared to what came after. Realising that they stood at that moment in time just before their world erupted.
    Plus Bono had a mullet :)

  • @galwaytribesman9289
    @galwaytribesman9289 Před 2 lety +4

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

  • @Nico-zo8wj
    @Nico-zo8wj Před 4 lety +3

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

  • @tobywheatley7657
    @tobywheatley7657 Před 3 lety +14

    My grandfather went to Live Aid. He’s gay and to this day still has a massive crush on Bono. When they played Bad and he jumped down to dance with the girl he snapped a photo of him on a Polaroid. We still have it to this day.

  • @nuerha85
    @nuerha85 Před 3 lety +12

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

  • @junkdnareviews2515
    @junkdnareviews2515 Před 2 lety +8

    Million times better than the album version. So good.

  • @jhosapizquierdoreyes6273
    @jhosapizquierdoreyes6273 Před 3 lety +35

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

    • @ramirezelgato
      @ramirezelgato Před 3 lety

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

    • @kolarangen
      @kolarangen Před 3 lety +1

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

    • @claudiocastroortega9697
      @claudiocastroortega9697 Před rokem +1

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

    • @pauloaugusto5498
      @pauloaugusto5498 Před rokem +1

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

    • @davidcruz3257
      @davidcruz3257 Před rokem

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

  • @panagiotisstaramopoulos5383

    AMAZING performance from bono and what the voice!!

  • @TanujRoy
    @TanujRoy Před 2 lety +9

    I can only imagine the thrill and energy in the whole stadium

  • @hargodumilah607
    @hargodumilah607 Před 15 minutami

    i love how people at this time really enjoying "the moment" feel the atmosphere....not distracted by any gadget or anything else

  • @nickgeorgiou7770
    @nickgeorgiou7770 Před 3 lety +227

    If it wasn’t for Queen it would’ve been U2’s day.

    • @orlandojuarez1782
      @orlandojuarez1782 Před 3 lety +4

      Agree!!

    • @ottorinogentile5457
      @ottorinogentile5457 Před 3 lety +9

      I don t like the Queen.

    • @mykelc205
      @mykelc205 Před 3 lety +3

      It was their day.

    • @bellahoughton84
      @bellahoughton84 Před 3 lety +15

      U2 WAS so much better than Queen. Queen was then at that time. U2 WAS ahead their time. Showing a glimpse at the early-mid 90s. Early-mid 90s , by far best period in music. Had depth/danger/originality.

    • @nickgeorgiou7770
      @nickgeorgiou7770 Před 3 lety +22

      @@bellahoughton84 look I’m a big U2 fan since the early days but it was well regarded that Queen was the highlight of the day in both the UK and the US. But U2 was superb.

  • @billyhamlen9610
    @billyhamlen9610 Před 5 lety +686

    Anybody thinks that the Live Aid concert on UK side is better than the one in the US.......

    • @olbigdik
      @olbigdik Před 5 lety +16

      JFK was too close to where Washington crossed the Delaware to stomp on red coat ass, that's why they like Wembly just a bit more. Liberty bell too close also, cheerio to cheese steak ... dig it.

    • @Manouchiao
      @Manouchiao Před 5 lety +96

      Ofc, UK singers were, are and will be for ever way better than the Us ones

    • @olbigdik
      @olbigdik Před 5 lety +22

      Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison Tony Bennett, Dean Martin... many were influenced by these greats, like the Beatles, tribute to Buddy Holly's crickets...

    • @phototristan
      @phototristan Před 5 lety +7

      I dunno, USA had Madonnna!

    • @petergreen2552
      @petergreen2552 Před 4 lety +60

      Well let's see_ London had Queen,U2,David Bowie,Elton John,Paul McCartney, George Michael,Ultravox,Bryan Ferry and Philadelphia had Reo Speedwagon,The Cars,Kenny Loggins,INXS,Madonna and Duran Duran. You decide.

  • @user-nk2ni8ue5m
    @user-nk2ni8ue5m Před dnem

    That was one magical day. I was glued to the tv as a 13 year old. U2, Queen and Howard Jones all singing at the same gig. It didn't really get better than that !!

  • @clemilsonpedrodesouza4839
    @clemilsonpedrodesouza4839 Před 10 měsíci +18

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

  • @juliad3657
    @juliad3657 Před 3 lety +7

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