U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday (Live Aid 1985)

[@andreacroci3249]

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]

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]

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

[@YourLoyalDeserter]

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

[@paulritchie5868]

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

[@joe18425]

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

[@Adam-oy4ix]

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

[@jesusislukeskywalker4294]

🙏 Amen

[@audreyrousseau5011]

I was 14 too ❤😁👍

[@trancetechniqueUK]

Me too ! Good times. The Eighties was a special period time!. It won't ever be repeated !

[@jv_matos]

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]

Que testemunho lindo

[@angelicar.1158]

Eu só tinha 1 ano. 😊

[@garydube5297]

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]

Was the best! Still watching 80s music daily

[@MARTIN20-USA]

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

[@jamesjournalist3919]

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]

Omg you are in the show? HOLY SHIT

[@chocomanger6873]

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]

James Journalist they were already well known

[@gentlegonzalez9856]

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

[@gentlegonzalez9856]

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

[@patton303]

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

[@veraregina4525]

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]

@@veraregina4525 +Ozzy

[@jolka81]

I’d call it majestic venue. unforgettable.

[@donovanturner5299]

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

[@manjulanilsson6011]

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

[@paulcastle3171]

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]

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]

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

[@julianmarpez3931]

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]

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]

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

[@KC_sonic-on]

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!!! ♥

[@MARTIN20-USA]

Lucky You 🇬🇧

[@katrinaparham7708]

What a beautiful day!🎉 I was a child I enjoy looking back. 😂❤

[@wannachase]

The best day of music ever!!!

[@gulliver3103]

I was also in the crowd. Status Quo opening the show with Rocking all over the World.

[@KC_sonic-on]

just THE perfect opening ​@@gulliver3103 ⚡️♥️

[@ljgking1]

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]

💯

[@suzannekinlough743]

Absolutely

[@rjjcms1]

Yes.

[@SirGregg]

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

[@ct6502c]

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

[@stevenfortney2752]

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

[@andrew6978]

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

[@mcress449]

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.

[@4561-n3l]

@@mcress449 aye alright u

[@mcress449]

@@4561-n3l True story, that was a scary time in London. It is what it is. Just context.

[@billybyrne523]

@@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 😀

[@thotracer996]

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!

[@Eli_B3000]

I was just thinking that before scrolling down, two seconds of the crew not paying attention and Bono would have had that mic rubberbanded backwards as he went towards Edge.

[@imgonnagetbanned]

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

[@Studio2770]

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

[@AdmiraHax]

The better versions.

[@Paul91-]

Pre Zoo TV U2.

[@janetaldrich7747]

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

[@ChessPlayer872]

Lmao

[@susbrosaysyoutube]

Anybody watching the best performance at and the best band in the world in 2025

[@dchang11]

The day U2 became international rockstars.

[@Duke_Togo_G13]

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

[@nzstarwarsn00b]

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

[@kenduggan443]

One Tree Hill

[@nzstarwarsn00b]

Yep

[@YourLoyalDeserter]

@@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.

[@joewesterland5697]

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

[@ThePogue95]

Check out the Zoo TV tours

[@joewesterland5697]

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

[@ThePogue95]

@@joewesterland5697 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpWTlZqfetNpl6M

[@nickkabbabe1953]

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]

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

[@martinagriffin1981]

The best unrecognised performance at Live Aid

[@justinpienaar3178]

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

[@bennyv04988]

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

[@chocomanger6873]

It's rare in U2 too.

[@tonyz7189]

Brilliant

[@josephpisacano4470]

check out Greta Van Fleet

[@ryanwelsh1257]

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

[@davidwebb091370]

KZbin. The Ultimate Time Machine.

[@elenita7483]

Exactly !

[@Karma-qt4ji]

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

[@arthurthornley2871]

Letter from the sky

[@Trohawkk]

Time machine, the ultimate Hot Tub.

[@tylsimys67]

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

[@JEDrummer100]

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]

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]

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

[@Thursdaystoday]

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

[@zimbo3350]

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

[@viktorrogestam9254]

Elinor Taylor nah

[@yeahyourerightheresmystupi5352]

That's a real push,

[@nickkabbabe1953]

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

[@elainerodrigues2080]

🇧🇷😀

[@daviddiamond1128]

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.

[@eaqua56]

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

[@insertchannelnamehere632]

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

[@eddunne4190]

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]

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.

[@sagittated]

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]

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

[@slydoll7877]

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]

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]

Essa também é minha música de luta.

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

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

[@sergiosercon]

Stay on Stay on mate

[@ccsullivan_writer]

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

[@rodthornell6198]

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.

[@TT_1221]

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]

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

[@nickrmz6443]

Queen represented a great past and U2 the future

[@tommichel7641]

Great take!

[@MsJubjubbird]

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]

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

[@bachalaconfe]

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

[@johngill2853]

Great time to be alive many unforgettable acts that day

[@stephanienii4248]

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]

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

[@stephanienii4248]

@@Oh_I_Will They're awesome.

[@ChicagoBeaver]

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

[@CrazyMonkey679]

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.]

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]

Tá do lá déanta !

[@zzyyxxo]

A sorrow unending.

[@RandellDigglesXI]

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

[@biggethjimmeth2573]

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

[@gary6514]

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]

Queen did better

[@josefmalina3273]

@@goldbrickstudios6903 hell yes. No doubt about it

[@redshift8302]

@@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]

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

[@suzannekinlough743]

Still one of the most powerful performances

[@vladimirbogdanovic6570]

🍀💪

[@PlatinumEagleStudios]

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]

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

[@suzannekinlough743]

@@rafaeloliveiranunes1691 wow what an incredible experience

[@jafalad]

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]

U2 = sellout

[@catlines400]

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

[@uncoolloser6233]

They’re both amazing

[@TheWriterNW]

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

[@colinsteel576]

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.

[@chrisrohhyun6011]

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

[@stephenjones6030]

Absolutely one of the greatest rock bands of all time.

[@vladimirbogdanovic6570]

🍀👍

[@draetonalimoffatt8780]

A massive pre cursor to what is the modern CCM guitar sound. The edge was a huge influence with his use of effects and delay.

[@perry_offical]

Queennnnnnnnnn

[@TheShakuria]

@@perry_offical Yes Queen , Freddie

[@redraiderrider3289]

Highly debatable

[@StudioMargalima]

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

[@connormackey5249]

Wow it's nearly 40 years ago now. I'm just turned 61 years old. I was 21 and watched it all day long with my U2 t-shirt on. What a performance from a great band. Music is food for the soul and this was a feast😮

[@elliemay7197]

same here mate, same age, same memories. had my Quo shirt on though!

[@adrierad3966]

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

[@lanebashford3982]

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

[@gina.1]

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

[@stanettiels7367]

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

[@bettinahansen7630]

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

[@stanettiels7367]

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

[@bettinahansen7630]

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

[@Boykukok.]

I'm 99 years old now, this song makes me feel like im 58 again.

[@aymeric4703]

When the guitar enter give me so much goosebumps

[@defreitasmanuel3619]

This Musica U2 rwmenbember for de last day

[@petermoore8811]

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.

[@futbolfutbol7233]

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

[@igor95BR]

That performance gives me goosebumps! Such a talent!

[@disgracelandpod]

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

[@kaymatthew6812]

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

[@general_ahab]

lol😂

[@bcoleman2006]

Cell phones did NOT exist in the 80s

[@kaymatthew6812]

​@@bcoleman2006 Google Motorola Dynatac 800X dumbo.

[@general_ahab]

@@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]

Great Group of Roman Catholics

[@TheCatBilbo]

A song about unnecessary death & innocent people suffering, no matter how. How apt for all those dying in Africa from famine. 'How long must we sing this song?', indeed.

[@dudepunk8385]

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

[@Studio2770]

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

[@alessandrotaccari358]

I don't think so

[@HAL-kp4uc]

No

[@christopherwitwer5400]

Nah

[@WeigleCorreia]

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

[@athletemusician8098]

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!

[@2004lus]

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]

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

[@crmeeson]

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

[@brettwyatt5779]

I wish I were you

[@olbigdik]

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

[@drumboogie66]

Chris M ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️from 🇨🇦

[@richardbuckland3575]

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]

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

[@sharona9028]

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

[@neoanderson726]

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

[@owenz1945]

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.

[@christinescarff4920]

I was a 33 year old CELT in 1985, pretty certain I was just pregnant with my only child ( a daughter ). I found the Live Aid concert so moving, both for the bands, Bob Geldof yelling ‘ give us your bloody money ‘ and the whole dreadful situation of the so called ‘ Third World ‘. Years later I marched with my daughter in a ‘ Make Poverty History’ rally in Edinburgh ! We need’ trade’ not ‘ aid ‘ as ( as a former ecologist and scientist ) we need ‘ conservation’ not ‘ preservation ‘.

[@shaunmanning8698]

I was very young when U2 were playing Live Aid i will never forget till day i die best band all time this song worlds Fantastic

[@mull80s]

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

[@withnail29]

they wrote a song about him after he died

[@npmau5119]

@@withnail29 Yes!! One tree hill

[@myfrequencies1912]

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

[@marguskiis7711]

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]

@@myfrequencies1912 good spot

[@motorcaster57]

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

[@silenoz666]

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.

[@dragonflyflutterby2952]

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...♥️

[@kenichi407]

what's overlooked is the superb mic cable management skills by Greg Carroll (rip). these were the days pre-wireless.

[@charmedenigma]

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]

Nobody came close to Queen U2 was a distant 2nd

[@derflachwitzking8685]

That intro riff always gives me chills

[@albertobenavides8320]

This will give you chills

[@tonysansom]

Both the drum and guitar parts of the intro.

[@pauljackson8354]

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.

[@dranyamjust6303]

Lol

[@debratansey6074]

Whatever your opinion of Bono, soon as he walked onto that stage and picked up the microphone 🎤 you knew he was world class

[@leopers9225]

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]

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

[@robinvandebilt]

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

[@johngill2853]

Led Zeppelin in Philly (even thou thy blew it)

[@joeyrb4509]

My dad was in a punk band and he told me him and his mates would often cover this song in the pubs of Eastbourne.

[@barbr2170]

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]

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]

@@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]

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]

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]

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.

[@nancyworley6805]

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!

[@marconcrsr]

I can't believe the news today Oh, I can't close my eyes and make it go away How long, how long must we sing this song? How long? How long? 'Cause tonight We can be as one Tonight Broken bottles under children's feet Bodies strewn across the dead-end street But I won't heed the battle call It puts my back up, puts my back up against the wall Sunday, Bloody Sunday Sunday, Bloody Sunday Sunday, Bloody Sunday Sunday, Bloody Sunday Alright, let's go And the battle's just begun There's many lost, but tell me who has won? The trenches dug within our hearts And mothers, children, brothers, sisters torn apart Sunday, Bloody Sunday Sunday, Bloody Sunday How long, how long must we sing this song? How long? How long? 'Cause tonight we can be as one, tonight Tonight, tonight (Sunday, Bloody Sunday) Tonight, tonight (Sunday, Bloody Sunday) Alright, let's go Wipe the tears from your eyes Wipe your tears away I'll wipe your tears away I'll wipe your tears away (Sunday, Bloody Sunday) I'll wipe your bloodshot eyes (Sunday, Bloody Sunday) Sunday, Bloody Sunday Sunday, Bloody Sunday Sunday, Bloody Sunday Sunday, Bloody Sunday And it's true we are immune When fact is fiction and TV reality And today the millions cry (Sunday, Bloody Sunday) We eat and drink while tomorrow they die (Sunday, Bloody Sunday) The real battle just begun (Sunday, Bloody Sunday) To claim the victory Jesus won (Sunday, Bloody Sunday) On Sunday, Bloody Sunday, yeah Sunday, Bloody Sunday

[@cpost1558]

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]

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

[@AncientHauntings]

I can't believe the news today Oh, I can't close my eyes and make it go away How long, how long must we sing this song? How long? How long? 'Cause tonight We can be as one Tonight Broken bottles under children's feet Bodies strewn across the dead-end street But I won't heed the battle call It puts my back up, puts my back up against the wall Sunday, Bloody Sunday Sunday, Bloody Sunday Sunday, Bloody Sunday Sunday, Bloody Sunday Alright, let's go And the battle's just begun There's many lost, but tell me who has won? The trenches dug within our hearts And mothers, children, brothers, sisters torn apart Sunday, Bloody Sunday Sunday, Bloody Sunday How long, how long must we sing this song? How long? How long? 'Cause tonight we can be as one, tonight Tonight, tonight…

[@gina.1]

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

[@StairwayToEvan92]

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

[@brunomartinspeixoto9493]

That bass is awesome, Adam is underrated as hell

[@TheStrataminor]

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!!

[@vivahkayasta8411]

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.

[@cathyhiles7635]

My favorite U2 song. Bono, there is no one like him. Irish men really like them. Love their accent.

[@davidjohn5402]

U2 showed their class that day.. ..proper band,,

[@dianakoite9401]

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

[@arnotvanvuuren1984]

Anyone who has seen this live, is very privileged. I would give both my nuts to watch them live again here in South Africa

[@arladicey]

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.

[@kimcapri9178]

The Edge was 24 and Bono was 25. The rest is history. That was when Music meant something.

[@dennycranium]

In 1984, they were our college band. We saw them at Massey Hall in Toronto. Capacity was 3000 people. It was a spiritual experience. A few years earlier, I saw them play a bar in London Ontario. (Call The Office) Their manager, Paul McGuiness, knew what a huge moment this was for his "little band." I remember hearing this performance in my car on my radio. If only Mick and Keith were getting along this would have been a perfect night.

[@donna25871]

And if Led Zeppelin had spent some time rehearsing. They were terrible.

[@jhosapizquierdoreyes6273]

Algun latinoamericano escuchando esta joya en plena pandemia!? Tengo 28 años amo el rock de los 80ts!

[@ramirezelgato]

Hola, de Argentina y con 40 anios mas. Inolvidable!!!

[@kolarangen]

Hoy se cumplen 35 años de este show y U2 se consagró como la banda de los 80s

[@claudiocastroortega9697]

Disfrutando de una de las mejores interpretaciones BONO. Que visceral!!! Saludos desde Lima

[@pauloaugusto5498]

Eu....sou de São Paulo, Brasil e adoro U2!!!!Saudações aos Hermanos latinos!!!!

[@davidcruz3257]

Claro yo estuve en ese concierto ahora soy un viejo pero con onra porq soy parte de ese momento lleno de todo wuaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@jurgenboucher116]

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

[@JamesDuffy-k7b]

The song was actually been banned from UK airplay when it had come out in 1983, and I'm pretty sure this was the biggest audience it had ever received, and there was nothing the establishment could do about it. You can feel and hear it in his voice, that they finally had made it through the stupid censorship....

[@ddelaney712]

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 :)

[@wickedout2010]

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

[@lovehandles4193]

We didn't have MTV in my house at the time of Live Aid, and I knew they were broadcasting it. But we did have ABC, who was also broadcasting it. I remember that my family had an outing that day, but it wasn't until later that afternoon, and I PRAYED as hard as I could that, while we were still at home, ABC would air U2's set. I paced the little crap black-and-white TV we had in the kitchen, saying "please, please, put U2 on. Please, put U2 on so I don't miss them. Please, God." And He did. And I got to see the majesty that was this band in that summer of 1985. There was nobody who could beat U2 at this kind of thing back then. A force of nature, and they were everything to me when I was 12 (the year Live Aid aired). I was on cloud 99 for weeks afterwards. I was proud to call them mine, though I had to share them with millions of others around the world. What a time to be a kid, man. What a time!

[@AyyoShyGurlTv]

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

[@mofohella]

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

[@steffenjonda8283]

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 ...

[@JamboniUk]

You couldnt ask for a better live performance.

[@dmc898]

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

[@varnykruuse4690]

✌💖🌍🇩🇰🥰🙏🙏

[@davomccranko]

Performed at Live Aid, 13 years after Bloody Sunday. 10 years later, they recorded Miss Sarajevo about the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina. They performed that song in 1997, in Sarajevo after that war, in Sarajevo.

[@Oh_I_Will]

Thx Genius

[@philipmcdonald7370]

We need a Live Aid for the poor innocent people of Gaza 😔

[@fatherson5907]

Terrorists aren’t innocent

[@eirerep]

The hypocrisy of the west is sickening, governments & media the whole lot of them 🇮🇪🙏🇵🇸

[@igorslocks]

​@@fatherson5907no & neither are parasite politicians. All orchestrated bullshit & when one side has to operate daily like it's the Great Escape crawling thru the dirt w/basically zero economic power/possibility while throwing rocks & the other drops bombs & explodes pagers & is arrogant enough to call themselves better than all others it ain't hard to see who the maestro is.

[@galwaytribesman9289]

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

[@mikesitzler1106]

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

[@marguskiis7711]

U2 was way better

[@stevo62ful]

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

[@sowmyannag]

Elton John ans David Bowie we’re also pretty good

[@marguskiis7711]

@@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]

@@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.

[@ariinkeroinen2615]

And now again, nowadays this song is so bloody true. I can not cry for that anymore. My tear channels are so dried off for sorrow now. I just hate that stupidity of attacking to innocent ones.

[@tobywheatley7657]

My grandfather went to Live Aid. He’s gay and to this day still has a massive crush on Bono. When they played Bad and he jumped down to dance with the girl he snapped a photo of him on a Polaroid. We still have it to this day.

[@jeremystone4193]

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

[@Mrs20090515]

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