this be a cultural and musical and historical treasure trove of some of the great and most influential rock or pop musician ever . stand out performance for me be queen and the who and u2 and i have watch them over and over . it be hour and hour of footage and and even after you have gorge yourself on it and there be still more . and then not even all the act and song be capture and a geldof have originally request that the event not be record . http represent or or news . bbc . co. uk/1 or hi or entertainment or music/3604680 . stm live aid be not only a great and memorable musical event and but a major technical achievement of it time . remember this be in an era before the internet and mobile phone and when even send and receive an international fax be hit and miss . accord to wikipedia and an estimated 1 . 5 billion viewer and across 100 country and watch the live broadcast . it be also arguably the single big charity and cultural change event ever in term of not only it scale and but it impact . bob geldof always say and a acknowledge in the very name band aid and that the record and the ensue concert be a stop gap emergency relief . the point of the event be to raise money and yes and but also to put the issue of extreme poverty on the political agenda . bearing in mind that these kind of immense social change can take decade and it can be safely say that live aid do do just that by sow some seed of change . the story of live aid and what it be about in it broad sense have stay with many people . it be big than it critic . fan of live aid can also join a group on facebook http represent or or group . to or liveaid .