7. Eric Clapton - Layla

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the iconic Live Aid 1985. Here are some of the greatest performances from that day. A thread 🧵 1. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

2. Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing

3. Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven

4. David Bowie - Heroes

5. Black Sabbath - Paranoid

6. Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Pete Townshend, Bob Geldof and Alison Moyet - Let It Be

8. Phil Collins - Against All Odds

9. U2 - Bad

10. The Who - Won’t Get Fooled Again

11. Sting & Phil Collins - Every Breath You Take

12. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - American Girl

13. Elton John - Rocket Man

14. Queen - We Are The Champions

15. David Bowie - Modern Love

16. Dire Straits & Sting - Money For Nothing

17. U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday

18. Madonna - Holidays

19. Sting - Roxanne

20. Queen - Hammer To Fall

21. Elvis Costello - All You Need Is Love

22. Bob Dylan, Keith Richards & Ronnie Wood - Blowin' In The Wind

23. Sade - Your Love Is King

24. REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling

25. Judas Priest - Living After Midnight

26. The Beach Boys - Surfin' USA

27. Queen - Radio Ga Ga

28. Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)

29. Status Quo - Rockin' All Over The World

30. To end this thread, here is the performance of the creator of this historic benefit concert, Bob Geldof. The Boomtown Rats - I Don’t Like Mondays

I know I've left out a LOT of performances, but the thread would be endless! If you want a second part, let me know. 👇🏻 I hope you liked it , Rock On! 🎸