On July 13, 1985, the biggest stars in music gathered for two televised concerts (one in Philadelphia, one in London) that reached more than one and a half billion viewers. With all of the proceeds going towards the cause of famine in Africa, the Live Aid events sent out a very inspiring message. Released 20 years later, THE STORY OF LIVE AID goes inside the event's planning process and gathers highlights from some of its star performers. Due to the fragile nature of TV footage, many celebrated performances from the concerts were unable to be preserved for this collection. Nonetheless, the four-disc set does capture the essence of the event, as well as over 40 of its magnetic performances by acts such as Run DMC, Sting, Queen, Tom Petty, David Bowie, Elton John, the Beach Boys, Madonna, U2, Bryan Adams, Black Sabbath, and many others. Pretty much every major player in popular 1980s music makes an appearance here, as well as such timeless artists as Paul McCartney and Neil Young. In the spirit of further contributing to a good cause, all proceeds from this release will go toward the Band Aid Trust.

DVD Features:

Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
[unspecified] - English
Track List:
1. Live Aid Opening
2. Status Quo - ROCKIN ALL OVER THE WORLD
3. Boomtown Rats - I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS
4. Style Council - WALLS COME TUMBLIN DOWN
5. Ultravox - VIENNA
6. Spandau Ballet - TRUE
7. Bryan Ferry - SLAVE TO LOVE
8. Nik Kershaw - WOULDN'T IT BE GOOD
9. Sade - YOUR LOVE IS KING
10. Paul Young & Alison Moyet - THAT'S THE WAY LOVE IS
11. Sting - ROXANNE
12. Howard Jones - HIDE & SEEK
13. Elvis Costello - LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED
14. Dire Straits & Sting - MONEY FOR NOTHING
15. U2 - SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY
16. Bryan Adams - KIDS WANNA ROCK
17. Black Sabbath - PARANOID
18. Run DMC - KING OF ROCK
19. Kenny Loggins - FOOTLOOSE
20. Neil Young - NOTHING IS PERFECT (IN GOD'S PERFECT PLAN)
21. Cars - JUST WHAT I NEEDED
22. Tom Petty - AMERICAN GIRL
23. Pretenders - STOP YOUR SOBBING
24. Simple Minds - DON'T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME
25. Judas Priest - LIVING AFTER MIDNIGHT
26. Madonna - HOLIDAY
27. Beach Boys - WOULDN'T IT BE NICE
28. Crosby, Stills, & Nash - TEACH YOUR CHILDREN
29. Queen - RADIO GAGA
30. David Bowie - HEROES
31. Who - WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN
32. Elton John - BENNIE & THE JETS
33. Billy Connolly - LINK
34. Elton John & George Michael - DON'T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME
35. Phil Collins - IN THE AIR TONIGHT
36. Eric Clapton - LAYLA
37. Duran Duran - REFLEX
38. Hall & Oates with Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin - AIN'T TOO PROUD TO BEG
39. Mick Jagger & Tina Turner - STATE OF SHOCK
40. Bob Dylan, Keith Richards, and Ron Wood - BLOWING IN THE WIND
41. Patti Labelle - FOREVER YOUNG
42. Paul McCartney - LET IT BE
43. Band Aid Finale