The Making Of Live Aid - A Conversation With Belinda Langford

Belinda Langford (Production Assistant & PA to Phil Chilvers) sharing her memories of the production of the Live Aid event at Wembley Stadium on July 13th, 1985.
This conversation was recorded in December 2021.
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[@darrellavery5469]

As a Child aged 8 at the time, i remember the news at 9 report that went viral on BBC in the October of 1984, i remember all the news papers doing front pages of the issues in Ethiopia. Being so close to Christmas my father purchased the single and its been with me ever since ! i remember all the lead up on tv leading in to 1985 with all the press coverage and then the announcement of the concert on july 13th 1985 - unfortunately we were unable to attend but i remember that day vividly, - warm day and the TV was on - Dad came home early from working overtime on a job in London Aldgate, we as a family watched the whole thing during a BBQ that day and all you could hear was peoples TVs blaring out and neighbours cheering at the TV all day , and into the night - Most of the artists i had never heard of before being so young, but 13th July 1985 lit a spark in me that will never extinguish for these talented artist's. every year now i post a remembrance to live aid on my face book as a reminder what the world was like and how back then a concert of such size was managed across 2 continents with the "then modern technology" and the back then use of Concorde to get Phil Collins playing on both sides of the planet ! it holds a place close to my heart and memories i had with my family that fine day. if one song stands out for me, its David Bowies - Hero's - Why i here you ask? on that day every musician and person watching "were hero's for that one day" . Bob Geldof l and others left me with an inerasable memory and i thank them for that. i hope the historic value of live aid also lives on for others who felt the same.

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