U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday (Live Aid 1985)

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  • Опубликовано: 20 сен 2018
  • U2 performing at Live Aid in front of 72,000 people in Wembley Stadium, London on the 13th July, 1985. The event was organised by Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for the Ethiopian famine disaster. Broadcast across the world via one of the largest satellite link-ups of all time, the concerts were seen by around 40% of the global population.
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  • @andreacroci3249
    @andreacroci3249 3 года назад +3560

    Everybody forgets that U2 played SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY in the most important ENGLISH STADIUM. They have all my respect because it's very tough for an Irish sing this song in the centre of England

    • @ljgking1
      @ljgking1 3 года назад +475

      I'm English and please believe me most English people know Sunday Bloody Sunday was Barbaric. Innocent civilians were killed by British soldiers. It should never have happened and may it never happen again. The lyrics in this song is very clear, it's not about taking sides but calling for peace, "I won't heed the battle call, it's puts my back against the wall".

    • @richbailey8174
      @richbailey8174 3 года назад +44

      It isn't tough to sing your hits..:)

    • @YourLoyalDeserter
      @YourLoyalDeserter 3 года назад +213

      Well, it's not a separatist song. It's just about an end to the violence really. It doesn't take sides.

    • @paulritchie5868
      @paulritchie5868 3 года назад +45

      It’s ok,us Scots Guards were doing the Security..true..

    • @joe18425
      @joe18425 3 года назад +28

      @@paulritchie5868 Scots Guards, 💂‍♂️ 💂‍♂️ 💂‍♂️ 💂‍♂️
      You got my respect.

  • @patton303
    @patton303 3 года назад +1821

    And right after this was Dire Straits and then Queen. What a time to be alive in 85’.

    • @veraregina4525
      @veraregina4525 3 года назад +60

      Do not forget that other famous and stunning bands performed on that wonderful concert day, too! Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Sting, Phil Collins, Led Zeppelin and etc....
      Greetings frm Brazil.

    • @devilcsgo5906
      @devilcsgo5906 3 года назад +11

      @@veraregina4525 +Ozzy

    • @jolka81
      @jolka81 3 года назад +6

      I’d call it majestic venue. unforgettable.

    • @donovanturner5299
      @donovanturner5299 2 года назад +6

      I was born in 86, this is my kinda scene and I only wish my life began earlier

    • @manjulanilsson6011
      @manjulanilsson6011 2 года назад +34

      And Queen made ppl forget about every other act that day 😊🤟🏾

  • @KC_sonic-on
    @KC_sonic-on 6 месяцев назад +61

    I was there... at Wembley Stadium that day... the concert exploded with U2's incredible set and we figured - hands down - that was gonna be best set of the day by a mile... then QUEEN happened... one of THE best days EVER!!! ♥

  • @paulcastle3171
    @paulcastle3171 Год назад +390

    Live Aid was massive for two bands in particular..U2 and Queen. For U2 it marked the first true worldwide exposure that would propel them up to the absolute top. For Queen, it marked a comeback from a slightly stalled career, to being universally acclaimed as the best live act in the world. U2 actually thought the performance had been a disaster, as Bono, in an attempt to get closer to the crowd, jumped off the stage and stayed down at crowd level for six minutes during the second song ‘Bad’, which meant they didn’t have time to perform ‘Pride’ which was their current single. That’s why he stomps off at the end of the song..he’s so upset that he’s wrecked’ the bands big moment! Of course, to us it just looked like pure drama and showmanship and went down as one of the days most iconic images…which in turn, just blew up their live reputation even more.

    • @justinyermaw2986
      @justinyermaw2986 Год назад +19

      I have to say while we were watching this unfold I'd have preferred they had done bad as they did.
      When he jumped down and actually interacted with the girls from the crowd Wembley absolute blew up. Not many other artists on that level done as Bono did.
      I've said before many many people think their Under A Blood Red Sky performance was their best live.
      For many of us who love U2 this was their best ever, especially with Bad.
      Absolute legend of a performance

    • @AlexanderStemkowski
      @AlexanderStemkowski Год назад +3

      And for Phil Collins to play with Led Zeppelin was a total blast. Especially ruining their set !

    • @julianmarpez3931
      @julianmarpez3931 Год назад +4

      Bono saved the life of a young lady who was being crushed in the crowd. The one he dances with before returning to the stage.

    • @nicholaswingate5645
      @nicholaswingate5645 Год назад +9

      Bono didn't jump down to just get closer, he jumped down to assist a woman who was being crushed in the front row. He got her over the rail and danced with her for a brief moment before returning to the stage.

    • @patrickhughes377
      @patrickhughes377 Год назад +1

      Pride (in the name of love) wasn't their current single at the time... it was The unforgettable fire which went top 5 about that time

  • @jamesjournalist3919
    @jamesjournalist3919 5 лет назад +3572

    I was at this concert and after U2 finished their set I turned to a guy sitting next to me and said, "that's a pretty good band. Do you know who they are?" He looked at me like I was crazy and said, "That's U2, man!" The next day U2 was one of the biggest bands in the world.

    • @VictorSilva-wl7qb
      @VictorSilva-wl7qb 5 лет назад +120

      Omg you are in the show? HOLY SHIT

    • @chocomanger6873
      @chocomanger6873 5 лет назад +172

      I remember my high school buddy was over at my home. He decided to listen to what was on my generic "walkman". "Church music? You listen to church music? Seriously?" It was the beggining of "Where the Streets Have no Name". I answered, "That's U2!" Him: "What's U2?" Three months later we were at the biggest rock concert either had ever been to - U2 touring the Joshua Tree.

    • @StarLight-ok9pl
      @StarLight-ok9pl 5 лет назад +43

      James Journalist they were already well known

    • @gentlegonzalez9856
      @gentlegonzalez9856 5 лет назад +18

      @@chocomanger6873 That is amazing. Thank you for sharing your story.

    • @gentlegonzalez9856
      @gentlegonzalez9856 5 лет назад +9

      Amazing! I wish I could see them live. Thank you for sharing this awesome story.

  • @imgonnagetbanned
    @imgonnagetbanned 5 лет назад +2101

    Woah, Bono without glasses and Edge with hair and no hat!! Wild!

    • @Studio2770
      @Studio2770 5 лет назад +75

      Bono before glaucoma and Edge before going bald (but he does have a receding hairline here).

    • @AdmiraHax
      @AdmiraHax 5 лет назад +14

      The better versions.

    • @Paul91-
      @Paul91- 5 лет назад +12

      Pre Zoo TV U2.

    • @janetaldrich7747
      @janetaldrich7747 5 лет назад +14

      Is this the last time Edge was onstage without a hat?

    • @aqualemon6453
      @aqualemon6453 5 лет назад

      Lmao

  • @stevenfortney2752
    @stevenfortney2752 3 года назад +419

    Singing Sunday Bloody Sunday in London and getting cheered in 1985...pretty nuts.

    • @andrew6978
      @andrew6978 3 года назад +26

      Not really, as Bono famously said, it's NOT a rebel song.

    • @mcress449
      @mcress449 3 года назад +1

      Still wonder if they didn't have bullet proof vests on under everything. IRA kills a family member of mine in a London bombing? All bets are off.

    • @user-ef8eo9cp3o
      @user-ef8eo9cp3o 3 года назад +4

      @@mcress449 aye alright u

    • @mcress449
      @mcress449 3 года назад +6

      @@user-ef8eo9cp3o True story, that was a scary time in London. It is what it is. Just context.

    • @billybyrne523
      @billybyrne523 Год назад +1

      @@andrew6978 Ya, but he was stupid enough to put Bloody Sunday in the title and then tried to explain that it wasn,'t a rebel song. total eejitry out of a young bould Bono 😀

  • @jv_matos
    @jv_matos Год назад +96

    I'm Brazilian, my father watched Live Aid in 1985 through television at a store in the mall of his hometown, the only with signal to the broadcast. He said about 40 people piled up close to each other to get a glimpse of the event and it was U2 opening for Dire Straits and then Queen, and that everyone wanted to sing and dance but there wasn't enough space inside for that so they all just smiled and sung most of the songs together. I hate not being alive at the time. Such a better, slower-paced life with the absolute best musicians to ever exist. I envy everyone who witnessed the 80s

    • @its_Sam19
      @its_Sam19 Год назад +3

      Que testemunho lindo

    • @angelicar.1158
      @angelicar.1158 Год назад +2

      Eu só tinha 1 ano. 😊

    • @garydube5297
      @garydube5297 11 месяцев назад +1

      I’m Canadian, and like your father watched a lot of the concert through a store window in a mall. It was almost standing room only in front of the TV. I’m a musician and my three band mates and myself were almost late for a gig at a local club. We eventually tore our selves away watching Freddy blow the crowd away. Probably one of the best concerts of all time

    • @dawnsmith5634
      @dawnsmith5634 3 месяца назад

      Was the best! Still watching 80s music daily

    • @marcelobalbinot8019
      @marcelobalbinot8019 Месяц назад

      Absolutely! Those were the times to be a teenager. Much easier, happier, laid back world. Bravo les annees 80

  • @justinpienaar3178
    @justinpienaar3178 5 лет назад +648

    this kind of raw emotion and sincerity is rare in modern bands, man, that guitar riff is insane

    • @bennyv04988
      @bennyv04988 5 лет назад +7

      but hey, that Imagine Dragons sure sells a lot of Jeeps...

    • @chocomanger6873
      @chocomanger6873 5 лет назад +7

      It's rare in U2 too.

    • @tonyz7189
      @tonyz7189 4 года назад

      Brilliant

    • @josephpisacano4470
      @josephpisacano4470 4 года назад

      check out Greta Van Fleet

    • @ryanwelsh1257
      @ryanwelsh1257 4 года назад +4

      @@josephpisacano4470 Or u could listen to led zeppelin instead of a copy and imitation?

  • @dchang11
    @dchang11 5 лет назад +2721

    The day U2 became international rockstars.

    • @Duke_Togo_G13
      @Duke_Togo_G13 5 лет назад +88

      Nope... That would be the Live at Red Rocks Concert.

    • @nzstarwarsn00b
      @nzstarwarsn00b 5 лет назад +30

      in New Zealand Live Aid put U2 on the map. And Greg Carroll was their roadie from Whanganui....

    • @kenduggan443
      @kenduggan443 5 лет назад +15

      One Tree Hill

    • @nzstarwarsn00b
      @nzstarwarsn00b 5 лет назад +5

      Yep

    • @YourLoyalDeserter
      @YourLoyalDeserter 5 лет назад +17

      @@Duke_Togo_G13 Duke Togo There were only a few hundred people at Red Rocks. U2 were still a relative unknown when Live Aid happened.

  • @Adam-oy4ix
    @Adam-oy4ix 7 месяцев назад +32

    Watched this live as a 14yr old Aussie kid on TV ......My favourite band then and now...What a time to be a kid...

  • @igor95BR
    @igor95BR Год назад +153

    That performance gives me goosebumps! Such a talent!

    • @disgracelandpod
      @disgracelandpod Год назад +4

      Me too. Powerful stuff. Incredible band. Not even in their prime yet here. Goosebumps is right.

  • @ljgking1
    @ljgking1 4 года назад +381

    Listen to the lyrics "I won't heed the battle call, it puts my back up against the wall". This is not a war song or a rebel song. It does quite rightly condemn what happened on Sunday Bloody Sunday. Innocent civilians were shot dead by British soldiers. It was barbaric and should not have happened and may it never happen again. This song is not about taking sides but calling for peace.

    • @seanmcwilliams6848
      @seanmcwilliams6848 3 года назад +4

      💯

    • @suzannekinlough743
      @suzannekinlough743 3 года назад +3

      Absolutely

    • @rjjcms1
      @rjjcms1 3 года назад +3

      Yes.

    • @SirGregg
      @SirGregg 2 года назад +1

      And now theyre coming for us with the 'shot'.

    • @ct92404
      @ct92404 2 года назад +2

      @@SirGregg No, this has nothing to do with your idiotic anti-vaxxer/flat Earther conspiracy theories.

  • @joewesterland5697
    @joewesterland5697 4 года назад +560

    I've only just started getting into U2. This live performance is visceral as hell, such an incredible groove.

    • @ThePogue95
      @ThePogue95 4 года назад +7

      Check out the Zoo TV tours

    • @joewesterland5697
      @joewesterland5697 4 года назад +3

      @@ThePogue95 Ooo thanks, Ill have to watch that tonight!

    • @ThePogue95
      @ThePogue95 4 года назад +1

      @@joewesterland5697 ruclips.net/video/Hd0dgiEn6aA/видео.html

    • @nickkabbabe1953
      @nickkabbabe1953 4 года назад +9

      Any time is a good time to start a voyage of discovery when it comes to the music of U2. Such a brilliant band with so many good songs. Their 90's music is my favourite as it is more experimental however some of their 80's music is legendary.

    • @nickkabbabe1953
      @nickkabbabe1953 3 года назад +2

      @@ThePogue95 Completely agree; ZOO TV Sydney stands comparison with any other artist; insane.

  • @ChicagoBeaver
    @ChicagoBeaver 3 года назад +58

    I was there!!! I lost my friends but still enjoyed the hell out of U2!!! Bono and the Edge were just pure magic!

  • @stephanienii4248
    @stephanienii4248 3 года назад +35

    I don't know if y'all noticed but it's just the four of them and music is just wow. Their combination is just perfect. Just amazing.

    • @Oh_I_Will
      @Oh_I_Will 3 года назад +1

      This was their prime...One and Beautiful Day are tunes just going through the motions

    • @stephanienii4248
      @stephanienii4248 3 года назад

      @@Oh_I_Will They're awesome.

  • @davidwebb091370
    @davidwebb091370 5 лет назад +1532

    RUclips. The Ultimate Time Machine.

    • @elenita7483
      @elenita7483 4 года назад +15

      Exactly !

    • @Karma-qt4ji
      @Karma-qt4ji 3 года назад +15

      Just to let you know how long ago this was, those aerial shots were taken from a helicopter XD

    • @arthurthornley2871
      @arthurthornley2871 3 года назад +8

      Letter from the sky

    • @Trohawkk
      @Trohawkk 3 года назад +5

      Time machine, the ultimate Hot Tub.

    • @tylsimys67
      @tylsimys67 3 года назад +4

      @@Karma-qt4ji I still would've thought back in 1985 that at this day and age they'd be more like UFO-type variety...

  • @TT_1221
    @TT_1221 4 года назад +542

    They had a confidence, determination, clearly going to the top. Different from anybody else that day. From directing the stage cameras to leaving the stage. Queen (a superb performance) were more - look what we have done - and U2 were - look what we're going to do. One of the rare days the musical time continuum met head on.

    • @nicfusco9333
      @nicfusco9333 4 года назад +12

      TT1221 this is spot on man. I’ve watch both performances like 100 times now

    • @nickrmz6443
      @nickrmz6443 4 года назад +34

      Queen represented a great past and U2 the future

    • @tommichel7641
      @tommichel7641 4 года назад +7

      Great take!

    • @MsJubjubbird
      @MsJubjubbird 4 года назад +15

      What makes them different from other bands is they stayed true to their roots. They still have the same members and they still work with the same team and they still act like normal people (albeit very wealthy and famous normal people)

    • @juanmanuel2659
      @juanmanuel2659 3 года назад +10

      Yeah, they were a band of the future and they were confident in their sound, even amidst monster bands such as Queen. That require some balls and self-steem

  • @eaqua56
    @eaqua56 3 года назад +62

    As a 90s child, I really envy those that saw U2 live in the early 80s.

    • @insertchannelnamehere632
      @insertchannelnamehere632 2 года назад +1

      In 2017, while not as good, they were still good

    • @eddunne4190
      @eddunne4190 2 года назад +1

      Uve no idea.& b4 moble/cell phones all but destroyed live shows.yes there were more than a few shows were it goes extremely uncomfortable up front but thankfully nothing more.take a look at u2 croke park 1985 ul get my point

    • @scarletred8888
      @scarletred8888 Год назад +3

      I saw them at a free concert in a Dublin park around '83, and my then boyfriend's band supported them at another concert, it was all very local, but there was an excitement about them, i think people could feel they were special and were going to be really big. There were hundreds of bands in Dublin then but they stood out.

  • @gary6514
    @gary6514 3 года назад +89

    THIS is the moment Live Aid came alive. This performance is just blistering passion. A rawness and power which was unmatched on that incredible day.

    • @goldbrickstudios6903
      @goldbrickstudios6903 2 года назад +1

      Queen did better

    • @josefmalina3273
      @josefmalina3273 2 года назад

      @@goldbrickstudios6903 hell yes. No doubt about it

    • @redshift8302
      @redshift8302 Год назад +1

      @@goldbrickstudios6903 No, only old persons, over 30 were bowled over by Queen, young ones were done after U2 performed, they thought that it was the highlight.

    • @carolluna2487
      @carolluna2487 5 месяцев назад

      Si porque Phillo Collins fue de siesta total….U2 y Queen son los que se recuerdan

  • @zimbo3350
    @zimbo3350 5 лет назад +1020

    Not huge on U2, but easily one of the greatest performances ever

    • @viktorrogestam9254
      @viktorrogestam9254 5 лет назад +1

      Elinor Taylor nah

    • @yeahyourerightheresmystupi5352
      @yeahyourerightheresmystupi5352 5 лет назад +2

      That's a real push,

    • @nickkabbabe1953
      @nickkabbabe1953 5 лет назад +29

      @@viktorrogestam9254 40 years of quality music; one of the best bands ever.

    • @elainerodrigues2080
      @elainerodrigues2080 4 года назад

      🇧🇷😀

    • @daviddiamond1128
      @daviddiamond1128 4 года назад +16

      I remember this day vividly. Watched the concert on an 8 foot C-Band dish on my parents house. The feed went out for US during WHO, but I didn't lose the feed. Queen was the best performance that day- and of all time. U2 great- they came of age at this show. BUT- Queen was the show.

  • @slydoll7877
    @slydoll7877 4 года назад +192

    This is my battle song. The one I turn to when there's a fight on my hands. It helped me recover from Anorexia. I used to run and not eat...well, I stood to lose something precious to me unless I recovered...I was going to lose my place at drama school unless I put on weight. I stopped not eating but carried on running and this song was what I'd listen to on my walkman. It genuinely inspired me to fight the illness and eat after I got home from each run. I put on muscle after that...and kept my place.

    • @agarcia3063
      @agarcia3063 4 года назад +3

      SlyDoll7 I hope you have remained strong SlyDoll7. Your demons are never gone, just live above them. Don’t let an intangible aggression take you down. I don’t know you but I know the people that love you would hate to see you hurt, break and be gone. Much love

    • @jordyrsouza4416
      @jordyrsouza4416 4 года назад

      Essa também é minha música de luta.

    • @ThinWhiteAxe
      @ThinWhiteAxe 4 года назад +5

      So glad this song could help you defeat that demon. ❤

    • @sergiosercon
      @sergiosercon 4 года назад +1

      Stay on Stay on mate

    • @ccsullivan_writer8274
      @ccsullivan_writer8274 3 года назад +2

      Good for you❤️ Stay strong. It’s been my song of strength since 1983, that and New Year’s Day 😊

  • @bachalaconfe
    @bachalaconfe Год назад +45

    U2 GAVE THE BEST PERFORMANCE IN MY OPINION THANKS TO LIVE AID

    • @johngill2853
      @johngill2853 Год назад +1

      Great time to be alive many unforgettable acts that day

  • @rodthornell6198
    @rodthornell6198 Год назад +11

    Just a young kid singing from his heart, and it was the start of a long and successful career! Powerful performance and the vocals were strong. bless you my brother in arms.

  • @suzannekinlough743
    @suzannekinlough743 4 года назад +170

    Still one of the most powerful performances

    • @vladimirbogdanovic6570
      @vladimirbogdanovic6570 3 года назад +2

      🍀💪

    • @PlatinumEagleStudios
      @PlatinumEagleStudios Год назад

      Nope. Sounds liike shit.They played this song live a few years ago when I went to see them and it was better. The sound was better. Learn what good performances are.

    • @rafaeloliveiranunes1691
      @rafaeloliveiranunes1691 Год назад +1

      I was there. That day was magical. It's been 37 years, but I remember it like it was yesterday.

    • @suzannekinlough743
      @suzannekinlough743 Год назад +1

      @@rafaeloliveiranunes1691 wow what an incredible experience

  • @dudepunk8385
    @dudepunk8385 5 лет назад +932

    WHEN THE LIVE VERSION IS BETTER THAN THE ALBUM...........

    • @Studio2770
      @Studio2770 5 лет назад +37

      Pretty much every U2 song. Surrender is a good song on the album but it kicks serious ass at Red Rocks!

    • @alessandrotaccari358
      @alessandrotaccari358 4 года назад +3

      I don't think so

    • @HAL-kp4uc
      @HAL-kp4uc 4 года назад

      No

    • @christopherwitwer5400
      @christopherwitwer5400 4 года назад

      Nah

    • @WeigleCorreia
      @WeigleCorreia 4 года назад +3

      They and Muse are betters live than the album... IDK what they make!!!

  • @JEDrummer100
    @JEDrummer100 Год назад +69

    This song could have been written last year, it sounds so far ahead of the 80s and yet it was a song that helped define an era. U2 have always been far ahead of their time

    • @travis9937
      @travis9937 9 месяцев назад +2

      dude i heard this song as a kid when it was the coldplay era. legit thought it was coldplay for like 10 years until i looked up when it was released. cant believe this shit came out in 83.

    • @b.liebig9130
      @b.liebig9130 9 месяцев назад +2

      I disagree in total. This song is a child of the 80s and that's the way it sounds.

    • @Thursdaystoday
      @Thursdaystoday 4 месяца назад

      @@travis9937you just explained me with with or without you, legit thought it was a Coldplay song from the 2000s😂

  • @lanebashford3982
    @lanebashford3982 3 года назад +79

    Best version ever and I've seen the band live over 20 times! Still gives me goosebumps.

    • @gina.1
      @gina.1 2 года назад

      Saw them live once, but even I knew that. Outstanding.

    • @stanettiels7367
      @stanettiels7367 2 года назад +2

      There’s one performance where they’re playing live on a mountainside with fog and mist rolling in. That’s phenomenal.

    • @bettinahansen7630
      @bettinahansen7630 2 года назад +2

      @@stanettiels7367 red rocks/denver '83 amazing show!!!

    • @stanettiels7367
      @stanettiels7367 2 года назад

      @@bettinahansen7630
      That’s the one. What a setting for the show and an amazing show.

    • @bettinahansen7630
      @bettinahansen7630 2 года назад +1

      @@stanettiels7367 yes! must have been great to be in that crowd!

  • @stephenjones6030
    @stephenjones6030 4 года назад +281

    Absolutely one of the greatest rock bands of all time.

  • @derflachwitzking8685
    @derflachwitzking8685 4 года назад +123

    That intro riff always gives me chills

  • @adrierad3966
    @adrierad3966 3 года назад +11

    This concert changed my life. I didn't leave my tv set for eight hours.

  • @sagittated
    @sagittated 11 месяцев назад +9

    I remember being 13 that summer, watching this thing all day long on TV. I was so excited when the day progressed to U2 and they played this.

    • @thumpthump7780
      @thumpthump7780 4 месяца назад +1

      I was also 13 and it was a roaster of a day in Scottyland ☀️

  • @sharona9028
    @sharona9028 2 года назад +18

    Love U2. Look at that crowd... Live Aid was an amazing accomplishment, great to watch it that day and still so good today.

  • @aymeric4703
    @aymeric4703 5 лет назад +129

    When the guitar enter give me so much goosebumps

  • @CrazyMonkey679
    @CrazyMonkey679 3 года назад +203

    John Duddy, 17 years old
    Michael Kelly, 17 years old
    James Wray, 22 years old
    Gerald McKinney, 35 years old
    Gerald Donaghy, 17 years old
    William McKinney, 26 years old
    John Young, 17 years old
    Michael McDaid, 20 years old
    William Nash, 19 years old
    Patrick Doherty, 31 years old
    Bernard McGuigan, 41 years old
    Kevin McElhinney, 17 years old
    Hugh Gilmour, 17 years old
    John Johnston, 59 years old
    RIP to all of the victims of the Bloody Sunday massacre, 30th January 1972, who died when British soldiers opened fire on peaceful protesters during a civil rights march in Derry, Northern Ireland. Also, RIP to all of the innocent Irish lives who have died at the hands of the British during the occupation of Ireland.
    Tiocfaidh ár lá 🇮🇪

    • @sk-23.
      @sk-23. 3 года назад +18

      Indeed. And rest in peace to all of the civilians from the other side of the divide who were blown to pieces by IRA or INLA bombs, or shot simply for being a protestant / Unionist / Loyalist. Sunday Bloody Sunday is a song about peace - not division. There was a very clear reason for saying "This is not a rebel song." Atrocities were committed by both sides and by the security forces. As Irish people we don't get to say Bloody Sunday was an appalling atrocity while at the same time saying that the bombing in Omagh was a justifiable act of war. RIP to all of the victims of the troubles.

    • @daveslev
      @daveslev 3 года назад +2

      Tá do lá déanta !

    • @zzyyxxo
      @zzyyxxo 3 года назад

      A sorrow unending.

    • @numoneboozecruiser8226
      @numoneboozecruiser8226 3 года назад +2

      Hell yeah, u2 will always have my respect for singing this in the middle of London

    • @biggethjimmeth2573
      @biggethjimmeth2573 3 года назад +8

      RIP to them but bro this isn’t about how the British were horrible as it goes both ways you shouldn’t be saying shite like “opened fire on the innocent protestors “ that may well have been the case but ik for a fact that’s not what u2 wanted to present the British as evil and the Irish as heroes because u can’t act like the ira were good people going around bombing pubs full of innocent people busses and all sorts

  • @thotracer996
    @thotracer996 9 месяцев назад +6

    Someone has most likely already mentioned it but the professionalism at all levels here is incredible, from both the band and the stage crew. I mean, man, look at that maneuver between 4:00 and 4:10 when Bono walks back up to the stage. There's one guy on the landing just below gathering his mic cable and tossing it back up onto the stage while a second stagehand collects the remaining slack and pulls it up and over not only a mic stand but also up and over another band member! It's a small thing but you can tell that everyone, EVERYONE is firing on all cylinders here. Bravo!

  • @mull80s
    @mull80s 5 лет назад +193

    The poor bastard trying to chase him with the mic lead. Fantastic performance

    • @withnail29
      @withnail29 4 года назад +1

      they wrote a song about him after he died

    • @npmau5119
      @npmau5119 4 года назад

      @@withnail29 Yes!! One tree hill

    • @myfrequencies1912
      @myfrequencies1912 4 года назад +10

      4:08 - Adam Clayton ducks the mic cable. I get the impression they're all quite used to Bono's mobility on stage.

    • @marguskiis7711
      @marguskiis7711 4 года назад +3

      Greg Carroll, Bono`s PA, extremely important guy during their shows. Jumped and run after Bono to make his show as smooth as possible. Sadly made a fatal bike accident a year later.

    • @Twoned
      @Twoned 4 года назад

      @@myfrequencies1912 good spot

  • @athletemusician8098
    @athletemusician8098 4 года назад +35

    I saw U2 at their concert here in Manila last Dec 2019. I gotta say that they sound like the actual recording when they perform live. One of the greatest bands even today!

  • @jafalad
    @jafalad Год назад +76

    Queen came to party; U2 came to leave a message and remind us what this concert was all about. You can wax all you want to about Freddie but the power and raw edge of U2 outshone everyone that day. Music with balls.

    • @fdauhajre
      @fdauhajre Год назад

      U2 = sellout

    • @catlines400
      @catlines400 Год назад +1

      I agree . No one "ompares to them. A bright beacon

    • @uncoolloser6233
      @uncoolloser6233 Год назад +5

      They’re both amazing

    • @TheWriterNW
      @TheWriterNW Год назад +10

      It wasn't a contest, bro. They're all great bands. Appreciate all of them.

    • @colinsteel576
      @colinsteel576 Год назад +1

      It's a shame today's bands don't have any. The 70's and 80's music was full of protest messages, especially about appartied in SA.

  • @2004lus
    @2004lus 2 года назад +11

    I was 16 and unespectedly for me this came live on TV. I almost feel like a legend just for being young in those times.

    • @berc_i177
      @berc_i177 2 года назад +3

      I'm fourteen... I love these punk-classic rock musices.. I feel bad for the new songs ):

  • @dragonflyflutterby2952
    @dragonflyflutterby2952 5 лет назад +10

    Love U2 and was a fan before this beautiful event as well as all the U2 fans there. I know so many are saying the Queen was thee band of this concert but all of the bands did their best and I am grateful to all of them for giving a voice to a very important cause. Good on everyone who showed up!
    Thank you for showing people how to Give 🌍 and how to Love...♥️

  • @gina.1
    @gina.1 3 года назад +10

    Man Bono sounds so amazing. I'd forgotten. I still think this is their best track.

  • @wickedout2010
    @wickedout2010 Год назад +10

    Easily the best decade of music ever. Long live the 1980’s! 🌹❤️🌹

  • @nancyworley6805
    @nancyworley6805 2 месяца назад +2

    I watched this concert when I was 16. The eighties will always have some of the best music ever. It was a great time to be a teenager. Still love U2 . Quenn definitely stole the show though no one was as great of a front man (other than Bon Scott) as Freddy!

  • @motorcaster57
    @motorcaster57 4 года назад +14

    I was really stunned by this performance and I was already a big fan... This performance seemed so genuine and full of goodness..

  • @crmeeson
    @crmeeson 5 лет назад +151

    I was there and it was mind blowing - me and the missus donated a week's wages to Bob Geldorf's charity

    • @brettwyatt5779
      @brettwyatt5779 5 лет назад +5

      I wish I were you

    • @olbigdik
      @olbigdik 5 лет назад +1

      your silicone chips inside your heads got switched to over load? Bobby G loves a good headline.

    • @drumboogie66
      @drumboogie66 3 года назад +2

      Chris M ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️from 🇨🇦

    • @richardbuckland3575
      @richardbuckland3575 3 года назад

      Congratulations! You contributed in making good old Bob a multimillionaire. That is certainly a good cause to give all your money away for.

    • @Oh_I_Will
      @Oh_I_Will 3 года назад

      Which charity or are you just making this crap up, again

  • @StudioMargalima
    @StudioMargalima 3 года назад +12

    Imagine *all those* talents on stage that day.......Frggn' unbelievable. What a time

  • @petermoore8811
    @petermoore8811 2 года назад +7

    U2 expressed many voices and heart felt feeling in Ireland. Unfortunately they where seen as outsiders but each one of them was always approachable. But as a boy in Dublin int the 80s I was proud and respectful of them and I love them for all the things they have done around the world. Thank you for being better than me.

  • @owenz1945
    @owenz1945 4 года назад +6

    I saw U2 live at Twickenham Joshua tree tour. Was my first concert as a 16 year old, and the best I've been to. Loved it, never forget it.

  • @dmc898
    @dmc898 5 лет назад +42

    Love this song! Take me back to 1985! It dont get better then this!

  • @futbolfutbol7233
    @futbolfutbol7233 3 года назад +4

    In 1985 I have 11 years old, i can see in my fathers house in tv this is the best concert because is for help poors country in Africa its greats very greats unforgetable

  • @chrisrohhyun6011
    @chrisrohhyun6011 2 года назад +2

    I am 50 yrs now
    Wow i had a great time with so many great singers
    U2 is one of them
    I am a Lucky guy who knows U2

  • @flaxyna
    @flaxyna 5 лет назад +496

    And Bono was only 25 yo here😱😍

  • @andyfink4419
    @andyfink4419 5 лет назад +1328

    Because of Bono the wireless microphone was made

    • @soloparavervideos5116
      @soloparavervideos5116 5 лет назад +18

      LOL

    • @Studio2770
      @Studio2770 5 лет назад +43

      During the War tour he'd climb up on top of the stage.

    • @gustasanti6768
      @gustasanti6768 5 лет назад +41

      The boy from the cable of this concert invented it!

    • @stroopwafel_nl7999
      @stroopwafel_nl7999 5 лет назад +6

      Gustasanti yeah even as the wireless Guitar jacks

    • @u2freak1974
      @u2freak1974 5 лет назад +63

      @@gustasanti6768 The "cable boy" is Greg Carroll, who died in a motorcycle accident in Dublin in 1986. Sadly... 😔Greg Carroll was a close friend of Bono and Ali, and from 1984 to 1986 he was the roadie for the band. ❤️

  • @charmedenigma
    @charmedenigma 3 года назад +10

    I was a 14 year old kid in 1985, I remember watching Live Aid beginning to end on Canada's MTV, Much Music. The only U2 song I'd ever heard to that point was Pride ( In The Name Of Love). When I saw U2s performance that day, I knew just how amazingly HUGE this band was going to become! Theirs and Queen were the stand out performances of that day! 2 bands at the top of thir game

    • @Oh_I_Will
      @Oh_I_Will 3 года назад

      Nobody came close to Queen
      U2 was a distant 2nd

  • @robinvandebilt
    @robinvandebilt Год назад +9

    I was 10 years old and still remember as it was yesterday...Dire Straits and Queen....fantastic!

    • @johngill2853
      @johngill2853 Год назад

      Led Zeppelin in Philly (even thou thy blew it)

  • @pauljackson8354
    @pauljackson8354 5 лет назад +18

    WHATEVER YOU SAY ABOUT U2 THEY HAVE TO BE ONE OF THE GREATEST BANDS TO GRACE THIS EARTH.WHAT A FANTASTIC PERFORMANCE AS WITH ALL THE ARTISTS ON THAT GREAT DAY IN ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY.

  • @arladicey
    @arladicey 5 лет назад +17

    To me, one of the best performances of this day, right after Queen. I was already a fan, and had already seen them in concert once. The first of four times. Fantastic.

  • @jurgenboucher116
    @jurgenboucher116 3 года назад +7

    What a concentration of great bands. Something like that would no longer be possible today

  • @chriscarr6392
    @chriscarr6392 Год назад +13

    For those yearning to be free from occupation. RIP Bobby Sands and the men of H Block.

  • @enoedes
    @enoedes Месяц назад +3

    I saw that LIVE on tv, in 1985... Still here... telling the story... still have hair and U2 is still on the road. in 2024. 😆

  • @StairwayToEvan92
    @StairwayToEvan92 Год назад +20

    I am not a big U2 fan, but I like this song. They used to play it really well live.

  • @neoanderson726
    @neoanderson726 7 месяцев назад +3

    saw this performance way back when and I became an instant fan. Was only ever able to afford a ticket one time to see them in upstate NY many years ago but I will always be a fan on this band .. I have all their cd's

  • @kaymatthew6812
    @kaymatthew6812 Год назад +38

    Not a single cell phone in sight.... what a time to be alive

    • @general_ahab
      @general_ahab 4 месяца назад

      lol😂

    • @bcoleman2006
      @bcoleman2006 3 месяца назад

      Cell phones did NOT exist in the 80s

    • @kaymatthew6812
      @kaymatthew6812 3 месяца назад

      ​@@bcoleman2006 Google Motorola Dynatac 800X dumbo.

    • @general_ahab
      @general_ahab 2 месяца назад

      @@bcoleman2006 as far as i know theyve had kind of a car phone back end of 70's so they were not called cell phones, but with enough money you could carry a box with a phone and battery around, pretty big if you challenge it to nowadays, but it was possible and payable for a little few part of humanity...

    • @KevinRazzoli
      @KevinRazzoli 2 месяца назад

      Great Group of Roman Catholics

  • @robert_sovitsky
    @robert_sovitsky 4 года назад +32

    One of the greatest performances in all of Rock History!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @mofohella
    @mofohella Год назад +16

    MAN OH MAN! I WISH I WAS THERE! ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS LIVE EVER

    • @steffenjonda8283
      @steffenjonda8283 Год назад +1

      I saw it live on TV... it was amazing... but the best thing about LiveAid Was Freddies performance, U2 were so good but sucked compared to Queen.. i am so happy to watch it live ...

  • @baarspj
    @baarspj 3 года назад +11

    Thirty five years later they still the best

  • @jeremystone4193
    @jeremystone4193 5 лет назад +26

    Bono's the frickin man...dude has style and class .not to mention talent up the ying yang.

  • @dianakoite9401
    @dianakoite9401 4 года назад +9

    I absolutely cannot believe how anybody can’t be totally big on U2!!!!!

  • @AyyoShyGurlTv
    @AyyoShyGurlTv 2 года назад +6

    Even people who hate this genre of music RESPECT this band AND the meaning behind this song. Legendary.

  • @sherrimello9579
    @sherrimello9579 Год назад +13

    Greatest rock band ever ❤️👍🎤🎸😊

  • @mikesitzler1106
    @mikesitzler1106 4 года назад +49

    Outside of Queen's performance that day, this is the best performance of Live Aid!

    • @marguskiis7711
      @marguskiis7711 4 года назад +11

      U2 was way better

    • @stevo62ful
      @stevo62ful 4 года назад +2

      @@marguskiis7711 no fucking way. Crowd went wild for queen

    • @sowmyannag
      @sowmyannag 4 года назад +3

      Elton John ans David Bowie we’re also pretty good

    • @marguskiis7711
      @marguskiis7711 4 года назад +3

      @@stevo62ful Even wilder for U2. Queen made their ordinary show. Queen was always good live band, so Live Aid wasn`t nothing exceptional. U2 made extraordinary one.

    • @PMJ4
      @PMJ4 2 года назад +1

      @@stevo62ful remember U2 were a young up and coming band after this performance they were the biggest band in the world, it's close but U2 stole the day for me.

  • @vivahkayasta8411
    @vivahkayasta8411 5 лет назад +14

    Geez, imagine queen and u2 doing a tour together, that would have been awesome.
    You can see the fire and passion in Bono...was out to prove something.

  • @panagiotisstaramopoulos5383
    @panagiotisstaramopoulos5383 3 года назад +8

    AMAZING performance from bono and what the voice!!

  • @TanujRoy
    @TanujRoy 2 года назад +10

    I can only imagine the thrill and energy in the whole stadium

  • @zackzallie8735
    @zackzallie8735 4 года назад +5

    U2 and Queen were blown everyone away that particular day.

  • @cpost1558
    @cpost1558 4 года назад +15

    Incredible! Looks like U2 stole the show with emotion. Every act was so good. Any one of them would have been a top 5 concert in my life, but all of those artists in one day. Unbelievable, my mind is blown. This has to be the greatest concert of all time.

    • @PinkyakaAyannaj
      @PinkyakaAyannaj Год назад

      I was there for the Joshua Tree tour.. Oakland California 🎉💙🤍🙏🏾

  • @leopers9225
    @leopers9225 3 года назад +25

    Bono once said in an interview he was purposefully slowing down his singing in the beginning, to calm down the Edge, who was a little nervous and subsequently played to fast

    • @Oh_I_Will
      @Oh_I_Will 3 года назад +3

      I’m sure he did...that would be Larry who was keeping time

  • @brunomartinspeixoto9493
    @brunomartinspeixoto9493 3 года назад +6

    That bass is awesome, Adam is underrated as hell

  • @barbr2170
    @barbr2170 4 года назад +68

    Im flipping back and forth between Queens and U2s at Live Aid and as visceral as U2's is there is absolutely no comparison. Queens performance at Live Aid was fundamentally at another level. Freddie's connection to the audience and their reaction to him and their songs is mythical. Queen was just flawless.

    • @vickywardle9727
      @vickywardle9727 4 года назад +13

      But at this point U2 were less well known - they weren't the global iconic band like they are now, this catapulted them. Whereas Queen were well established global superstars.

    • @macaroni1121
      @macaroni1121 4 года назад

      @@vickywardle9727 yeah well they were pretty expected in this concert, you can see like 5-6 flags, cartels with U2 and that kind of stuff in other bands/artists performances and in this one meanwhile you can only see like 1 cartel with "Queen works" only in Queen's performance, so that makes me think they wanted U2 more to perform than Queen. 🤷🏻‍♀️

    • @rorycampbell7360
      @rorycampbell7360 3 года назад +6

      Without doubt. Queen, however, did have the advantage of having an established fan base. Plus the fact they were playing at home. U2 at that time were virtually unknown. Anyhow, 'Chicken or egg.' What we did get on that day, was a masterclass on live performance and showmanship . Oh, and all that. Without lip sync.

    • @mcress449
      @mcress449 3 года назад

      Queen hadn't played a concert in how many years? Freddy was afraid his voice wouldn't hold. Start at around 5:30 in the video. Wimbley hadn't been like that before or since. A following? Watch my beloved Led Zep, completely flat with a huge following. Sadly, nothing. Freddy took over.

    • @bkbass98
      @bkbass98 2 года назад +3

      I don’t think one is better than the other. They’re just representative of what those bands - or more specifically leading men - were at that time. Queen had secretly rehearsed their set for a week down to the exact second (and thank god they did, absolutely brilliant). U2 had more of a traditional “set” planned where Bono (before he was “Bono”) completely improvised and made a rock history moment out of it (and yes, rescued that young lady in the process). What makes both so great is how true they were to the artists and how much of a contrast they were in how to work a crowd. Equally brilliant and memorable.

  • @Claunere1
    @Claunere1 5 лет назад +59

    I love U2 and Bono Vox lyrics, the Edge guitar!

  • @shaunpatrick8345
    @shaunpatrick8345 2 месяца назад +1

    Great performance. It really encapsulates the frustration of a Sunday.

  • @nuerha85
    @nuerha85 3 года назад +12

    '85 was a good year. God I feel old :(

    • @gina.1
      @gina.1 2 года назад

      Lol.

  • @cecerose3762
    @cecerose3762 4 года назад +10

    2020. Need may more bands of gut and truth.
    Thank you 1985.

  • @clemilsonpedrodesouza4839
    @clemilsonpedrodesouza4839 Год назад +18

    Que atmosfera incrível lindo ver essa platéia dos anos 80 🇧🇷🇧🇷

  • @petermorris3665
    @petermorris3665 3 года назад +11

    Bono with a mullet and the Edge with hair - Those were the days!

  • @galwaytribesman9289
    @galwaytribesman9289 2 года назад +4

    The guys are only in their mid twenties here and already they are superstars. Up the lads from Dublin

  • @nickgeorgiou7770
    @nickgeorgiou7770 5 лет назад +5

    My first concert was at Tower Theater in Upper Darby, Pa seeing what would turn out to be the biggest band of the last 30 plus years. That band was U2. I’ve been a fan ever since.

  • @juliad3657
    @juliad3657 4 года назад +7

    I miss the 80s and I wasn’t even born till long afterwards.

  • @maurizio9738
    @maurizio9738 2 года назад +13

    Speechless. After all these years. Tears running down my eyes. I could really say that I walked with giants.

  • @silenoz666
    @silenoz666 Год назад +2

    I was at Nou Camp in Barcelona during the 360° Tour. This song came and all of a sudden, all the attendance started singing Sunday Bloody Sunday, almost 90000 people singing along - me included, of course -. Bono wasn’t singing, the crowd did it all. I still remember it with goosebumps down my spine as one of the best experiences I’ve been through in a live performance.

  • @ddelaney712
    @ddelaney712 4 года назад +13

    The day before U2 really became famous. The band had some bite, they seemed to sense that what they were about to do, Joshua tree album, major sales worldwide, stadiums tours, were just around the corner. Yes, they had a few hits before this performance, but nothing compared to what came after. Realising that they stood at that moment in time just before their world erupted.
    Plus Bono had a mullet :)

  • @TheStrataminor
    @TheStrataminor 3 года назад +7

    I think U2 showed the world their energy, their passion and ability at this concert....being seen by a billion people (approximately) wouldn't have hurt though!!

  • @nickgeorgiou7770
    @nickgeorgiou7770 3 года назад +227

    If it wasn’t for Queen it would’ve been U2’s day.

    • @orlandojuarez1782
      @orlandojuarez1782 3 года назад +4

      Agree!!

    • @ottorinogentile5457
      @ottorinogentile5457 3 года назад +9

      I don t like the Queen.

    • @mykelc205
      @mykelc205 3 года назад +3

      It was their day.

    • @bellahoughton84
      @bellahoughton84 3 года назад +15

      U2 WAS so much better than Queen. Queen was then at that time. U2 WAS ahead their time. Showing a glimpse at the early-mid 90s. Early-mid 90s , by far best period in music. Had depth/danger/originality.

    • @nickgeorgiou7770
      @nickgeorgiou7770 3 года назад +22

      @@bellahoughton84 look I’m a big U2 fan since the early days but it was well regarded that Queen was the highlight of the day in both the UK and the US. But U2 was superb.

  • @Mrs20090515
    @Mrs20090515 2 года назад +1

    Thanks to all Artists and people behind the scene/ curtain to make this happen in 1985 - especially Bob Geldorf. Thanks for all organizing and getting in the boat such great Artists. This is a milestone of my youth

  • @Nico-zo8wj
    @Nico-zo8wj 4 года назад +3

    my dad said this is the moment he loved U2's music 👌

  • @Teresa-lr3wk
    @Teresa-lr3wk 4 года назад +5

    One of the best performances ever🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👍👍👍👍

  • @igrovieavtomati123
    @igrovieavtomati123 2 года назад +7

    Best of the best, best voice ever and the song is so magnetic , majestic!!

  • @rosemelo2954
    @rosemelo2954 3 года назад +28

    Umas das melhores músicas do U2! 👏👏👏🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

    • @jesusalexgamboa3160
      @jesusalexgamboa3160 Год назад +1

      Uma das melhores músicas do mundo já compostas. Uma crítica à um domingo sangrento que realmente existiu

  • @PaimasCPGaming
    @PaimasCPGaming 4 года назад +46

    Nothings more aesthetic than seeing a man wearing tight leather pants combined with heel boots

    • @ja8ames
      @ja8ames 3 года назад +3

      And a mullet.