London’s Old Vic Theatre has now announced a musical based on the famous 1985 concert but opinion is divided about whether it is a worthwhile venture.
caller Suzanne said she still gets emotional when she thinks about Live Aid and that the “intent was very good”.“If it’s going to create funds for nonprofits to give back to people, I would be in favour of it,” she said.“I’m a Live Aid fan, I watched it at the time. I’m old enough to remember and I still get a lump in my throat when I think about it because I think the intent was very good.
Just For One Day – the story of Live Aid and the people united by it – is on sale now, with tickets from £13“I think it was something like 1.5 billion people in 150 countries watched it - it was phenomenal. “There was a moment where I suddenly thought, ‘I’m from Africa’ and here we were all singing, ‘Let’s save Africa’ and all these images a broken people.
“And I suddenly realised, there’s a huge disconnect between the Africa I grew up in, the Africa I knew and what Live Aid was showing the world. “That’s when I realised there is this image of Africa as a broken continent, that we lack the agency to create change, that we’re dependent.”
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