there be not one person in this country who can not remember the event that change the world and charity forever . live aid and dream up by genius sir bob geldof be the big fund raise charity event in 1985 and mix live entertainment and charity together be fantastic . everyone you can think of be sing or perform there for ten hour . these people include represent bryan adam and adam ant and black sabbath and bono and david bowie and jeff bridge and tony butler and u2 and dick clark and phil collins and billy connolly and elvis costello and david crosby and simon crowe and paul denham and duran duran and bob dylan and sally field and tony hadley and mick jagger and sir elton john and casey kasem and martin kemp and madonna and queen and paul mccartney and wham . ( with george michael ) and jack nicholson and the pretender and griff rhys jones and lionel richie and status quo and mel smith and sting and tina turner and tracey ullman and the who . viewer in the crowd include prince charles and princess diana and tony thompson . it be number 58 on the 100 great tv programme . very good .