Editing Live Aid (section)

=== John F. Kennedy Stadium ===
[[File:Live Aid at JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, PA.jpg|thumb|Stage view of Live Aid at [[John F. Kennedy Stadium]] in [[Philadelphia]]]]
[[File:Live Aid after dark at JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, PA.jpg|thumb|Live Aid under the lights at John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia]]
Actor [[Jack Nicholson]] hosted the televised portion of the [[Philadelphia]] concert. The opening artist [[Joan Baez]] announced to the crowd, "This is your [[Woodstock]], and it's long overdue", before leading the crowd in singing "[[Amazing Grace]]" and "We Are the World".<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD9kcvIc48M | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211029/qD9kcvIc48M| archive-date=29 October 2021|title=Live Aid: Jack Nicholson & Joan Baez [1985] |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |via=YouTube |publisher=pukenshette |access-date=22 November 2015 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Despite the {{convert|95|°F}} ambient temperature, [[Madonna]] proclaimed "I ain't taking shit off today!" during her set, referring to the recent release of early nude photos of her in ''[[Playboy]]'' and ''[[Penthouse (magazine)|Penthouse]]'' magazines.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Lynch |first=Joe |title=Watch Bette Midler Introduce Madonna at Live Aid 30 Years Ago Today |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/madonna-live-aid-bette-midler-anniversary-6627349/ |magazine=Billboard |date=13 July 2015 |access-date=17 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318041905/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/madonna-live-aid-bette-midler-anniversary-6627349/|archive-date=18 March 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

During his opening number, "[[American Girl (Tom Petty song)|American Girl]]", [[Tom Petty]] flipped the [[The finger|middle finger]] to somebody off stage about one minute into the song. {{Citation needed|date=November 2023}} Petty stated the song was a last-minute addition when the band realised that they would be the first act to play the American side of the concert after the London finale and "since this is, after all, JFK Stadium".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0261024/quotes |title=Memorable quotes for Live Aid |work=IMDb |access-date=21 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050419205651/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0261024/quotes|archive-date=19 April 2005|url-status=live}}</ref>

When [[Bob Dylan]] broke a guitar string while playing with the Rolling Stones members [[Keith Richards]] and [[Ronnie Wood]], Wood took off his guitar and gave it to Dylan. Wood was left standing on stage guitarless. After shrugging to the audience, he played [[air guitar]], even mimicking [[the Who]]'s [[Pete Townshend]] by swinging his arm in wide circles until a stagehand brought him a replacement. The performance was included in the DVD, including the guitar switch and Wood talking to stagehands, but much of the footage used was close-ups of either Dylan or Richards.

During their duet on the reprise of "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll", [[Mick Jagger]] ripped away part of [[Tina Turner]]'s dress, leaving her to finish the song in what was, effectively, a [[leotard]].<ref>{{cite news |title=When Mick Jagger and Tina Turner Performed Together at Live Aid |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/mick-jagger-tina-turner-live-aid/ |access-date=9 June 2020 |work=Ultimate Classic Rock|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715174745/https://ultimateclassicrock.com/mick-jagger-tina-turner-live-aid/|archive-date=15 July 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

The JFK portion included reunions of [[Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young]], the original [[Black Sabbath]] with [[Ozzy Osbourne]], the [[Beach Boys]] with [[Brian Wilson]], and surviving members of [[Led Zeppelin]], with Phil Collins and [[The Power Station (band)|the Power Station]] (and former [[Chic (band)|Chic]]) member [[Tony Thompson (drummer)|Tony Thompson]] sharing duties on drums in place of the band's late drummer [[John Bonham]] (although they were not officially announced by their group name from the stage but were announced as Led Zeppelin on the [[VH1]] 10th Anniversary re-broadcast in 1995).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://classicrock.teamrock.com/news/2014-11-02/collins-recalls-led-zep-disaster|title=Collins recalls Led Zep 'disaster' |work=Classic Rock|date=2 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104174020/http://classicrock.teamrock.com/news/2014-11-02/collins-recalls-led-zep-disaster|archive-date=4 November 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Teddy Pendergrass]] made his first public appearance since his near-fatal car accident in 1982, which paralysed him. Pendergrass, along with [[Ashford & Simpson]], performed "Reach Out and Touch".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.disability-marketing.com/profiles/teddy-pendergrass.php4 |title=Return to Stage a Personal Triumph for Teddy Pendergrass |last=Piner |first=Mary-Louise |publisher=disability-marketing.com |access-date=3 August 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724034815/http://www.disability-marketing.com/profiles/teddy-pendergrass.php4 |archive-date=24 July 2008}}</ref> [[Bryan Adams]] (who came on after [[Judas Priest]]), recalled "it was bedlam backstage", before performing a four-song set, including "[[Summer of '69]]".<ref name="Geldof artists"/>

[[Duran Duran]] performed a four-song set, which was the final time the five original band members publicly performed together until 2003. Their set saw a weak, off-key falsetto note hit by frontman [[Simon Le Bon]] during "[[A View to a Kill (song)|A View to a Kill]]". The error was dubbed "The Bum Note Heard Round the World" by various media outlets,<ref name="mckee">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/feature/a658048/30-fun-facts-for-the-30th-birthday-of-live-aid/|title=30 fun facts for the 30th birthday of Live Aid|last=McKee|first=Briony|date=13 July 2015|website=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=15 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107215607/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/feature/a658048/30-fun-facts-for-the-30th-birthday-of-live-aid/|archive-date=7 November 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="jones">{{cite book|last=Jones|first=Dylan|author-link=Dylan Jones|date=26 July 2010|title=The Eighties: One Day, One Decade|publisher=[[Random House]]|page=357|isbn=978-1-4090-5225-8|quote=The [Duran] Duran set was memorable for Simon Le Bon's off-key falsetto note that he hit during 'A View to a Kill', a blunder that echoed throughout the media as 'The Bum Note Heard Round the World'. The singer later said it was the most embarrassing moment of his career.}}</ref> in contrast to Freddie Mercury's "Note Heard Round the World" at Wembley.<ref name="mckee"/> Le Bon later recalled it was the most embarrassing moment of his career.<ref name="jones"/>

The UK TV feed from Philadelphia was dogged by intermittent buzzing on the sound during Bryan Adams' turn on stage. This continued less frequently throughout the rest of the UK reception of the American concert, and the audio and video feed failed entirely during that performance and during [[Simple Minds]]' performance.

Phil Collins, who had performed in London earlier in the day, began his solo set with the quip, "I was in England this afternoon. Funny old world, innit?" to cheers from the Philadelphia crowd.<ref name="Collins MVP"/> Collins played the drums during [[Eric Clapton]]'s 17-minute set, which included well-received performances of "[[Layla]]" and "[[White Room]]".<ref>{{cite news |title=10 Live Aid acts we'll never forget|url=https://www.readersdigest.co.uk/culture/music/10-live-aid-acts-well-never-forget |access-date=9 June 2020 |work=Reader's Digest |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609202033/https://www.readersdigest.co.uk/culture/music/10-live-aid-acts-well-never-forget |archive-date=9 June 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>