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13th July 2015
03:31pm BST
Geldof had been inspired to launch a fundraising initiative after seeing images of starving Ethopian children on BBC News and quickly put together the charity single Do They Know It's Christmas?, which raised over £8 million.
On the suggestion of Boy George, Geldof and Ure decided to stage a live event and the now-iconic Live Aid was born, raising a further £30 million in aid in the process.
While acts including Bruce Springsteen, Prince and Micheal Jackson all refused to take place, both the Wembley Stadium and Kennedy Centre events attracted a star-studded line-up and here are ten of the most memorable performances.
Live From London...
1) U2 - Bad
2) Queen - Bohermian Rhapsody
3) David Bowie - Heroes
4) The Who - Love Reign O'er Me/Won't Get Fooled Again
5) Elton John - Bennie And The Jets/Rocket Man
6) Paul McCartney - Let It Be
7) Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas
Live From Philadelphia...
8) Joan Baez - Amazing Grace/We Are The World
9) Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice/Good Vibrations
10) Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
11) Madonna - Holiday
12) Tom Petty - Refugee
13) Neil Young - The Needle And The Damage Done
14) Eric Clapton And Phil Collins - Layla
15) Led Zeppelin (w/Tony Thompson, Paul Martinez and Phil Collins) - Whole Lotta Love
16) Mick Jagger And Tina Turner - It's Only Rock And Roll
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