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BBC Apologizes Over Erroneous Live Aid Weapons Story

(Nov. 4) -- The BBC has been forced to issue an apology for alleging in a succession of reports that millions of dollars raised by the 1985 Live Aid concerts were used to buy arms, instead of feeding the victims of famine in Ethiopia. The British broadcaster said sorry to Irish rocker Bob Geldof, one of the event's...

Live Aid Famine Cash Bought Guns, Not Grain

LONDON (March 3) -- Amid an ongoing global effort to raise funds for earthquake-stricken Haiti, new allegations surfaced today that millions of dollars raised by the 1985 Live Aid concerts for the victims of the Ethiopian famine were actually spent on weapons. The charges offer a timely reminder that collecting money is...

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05/31/12 Bob Geldof: 'Live Aid Wrecked My Career' Source: The Post Chronicle - Denville NJ Live Aid hero Bob Geldof fears the 1985 charity super-gig has forever "damaged" his ability to achieve solo success.
05/15/12 The Late Movies: Best of Live Aid Source: Mental Floss In my life off the Internet, I live in Philadelphia, where I was born and raised.
05/13/12 La Salle student snuck onto stage at 1985's Live Aid Source: Philly.com - Philadelphia PA How he was going to get in, and eventually get on stage, at the 1985 Live Aid mega-concert at JFK Stadium?
05/10/12 North Walsham Live Aid organiser hands Â£5,000 to... Source: Norwich Evening News - UK North Walsham Live Aid 2012 in support of MacMillan Cancer Support.

Background on live aid

Live Aid a dual-venue concert that was held on 13 July 1985. The event was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine.

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