The Butcher Bros. is an American music production team made up of brothers Phil and Joe Nicolo , originally based out of Philadelphia in the mid-to-late '80s. Together and individually, the brothers have produced albums for a wide variety of bands, including Urge Overkill , John Lennon , Bob Dylan , Amy Grant , Cypress Hill , Nine Inch Nails , Dog Eat Dog , Anthrax , Rett Smith and Luscious Jackson . While Joe Nicolo was the original "butcher" he later paired briefly with his brother as Butcher Bros. Joe continues today as Joe the Butcher. The brothers began their music careers as teenagers, fixing speakers and rewiring amplifiers at a local drive-in movie theater. After earning a B.S. in Science from Temple University , Phil returned to Philadelphia and the brothers founded the Studio 4 recording studio. Using the name "Butcher Bros.", a reference to their father's trade, they quickly established themselves in many genres of music production. Sometimes they would work together and other times, individually.
98-829: Phil Nicolo's early credits include the Hooters , Nighthawks and Willie Nile . While working with those bands, he was also working with Kris Kross , Teddy Pendergrass and Taj Mahal . Joe completed mixes of Billy Joel 's " The River of Dreams ", 3 Cypress Hill albums, Schoolly D , Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince , the Rolling Stones ' "Love Is Strong", Aerosmith 's "Falling In Love" and James Taylor 's "A Little More Time" and Phil co-produced and mixed Sting 's " When We Dance ", John Lennon 's "Do The Oz", Bob Dylan 's "Tell Old Bill", Dishwalla 's "Counting Blue Cars, and "Under Pressure" with British rockers Keane . In 1989, Joe Nicolo and Chris Schwartz, founded Ruffhouse Records . Over
196-516: A DVD series on funny cars and dragsters, Jailbait , Laura Smiles , as well as the Judgment Picture Shade . Joe is also producing several new movie releases: Return to Sleepaway Camp , Southern Gothic and Tooth and Nail -both directed by Mark Young, and One Part Sugar starring Danny DeVito , Justin Long , and Dylan Walsh . Phil is an adjunct professor at Temple University. He won
294-687: A Grammy in 2005 for mixing and mastering the Spanish Harlem Orchestra's "Across 110th Street". The Hooters The Hooters are an American rock band, which was founded in Philadelphia in 1980. They combine elements of rock, reggae , ska , and folk music . The Hooters first gained major commercial success in the United States in the mid-1980s due to heavy radio airplay and MTV rotation of several songs, including " All You Zombies ", "Day by Day", " And We Danced ", and "Where Do
392-538: A decade. Notes Live Aid Live Aid was a multi-venue benefit concert and music-based fundraising initiative held on Saturday, 13 July 1985. The original event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise further funds for relief of the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia , a movement that started with the release of the successful charity single " Do They Know It's Christmas? " in December 1984. Billed as
490-460: A little mark on the children who got chosen, with Geldof stating of her at the time, "In her was vested the power of life and death. She had become God-like and that is unbearable for anyone." Traumatised by what she experienced she did not speak about it for two decades, recalling in 2005, "I felt like a Nazi sending people to the death camps. Why was I in this situation? Why was it possible in this time of plenty that some have food and some do not? It
588-408: A mastering lab. In 2002. Joe joined forces with Merv Griffin and RKO Pictures as Executive Producer of the film Shade - a movie that can be best described as being a cross between The Sting and Pulp Fiction . The movie stars Jamie Foxx , Gabriel Byrne , Thandiwe Newton , Sylvester Stallone and Melanie Griffith . Joe also serves as music supervisor on the film and will be overseeing
686-432: A minute before they could start playing. The band played with Kenney Jones on drums, and it was their first performance since disbanding after a 1982 'farewell' tour. The Who's performance was described as "rough but right" by Rolling Stone , but they would not perform together again for another three years. At 32 minutes Elton John had the longest set on the day; his setlist included the first performance of " Don't Let
784-602: A nickname for the melodica , a type of keyboard harmonica. During the early 1980s, the Hooters played on Philadelphia's club scene, boosted by airplay on WMMR , a major rock radio station in Philadelphia. Their music was also played frequently on WRDV-FM in Bucks County, Pennsylvania . They soon became a huge success along their native United States , playing everything from clubs to high schools, while appearing on local television shows. The original versions of "Man in
882-407: A performance by Queen, which he later called "absolutely amazing", Geldof gave an interview in which BBC presenter David Hepworth had attempted to provide a postal address to which potential donations could be sent; Geldof interrupted him in mid-flow and shouted "fuck the address, let's get the numbers". Although the phrase "give us your fucking money" has passed into folklore, Geldof has said that it
980-515: Is how to die" to loud applause. According to Gary Kemp , "Dare I say it, it was evangelical, that moment when Geldof stopped 'I Don't Like Mondays' and raised his fist in the air. He was a sort of statesman. A link between punk and the New Romantics and the Eighties. You would follow him. He just has a huge charisma; he'd make a frightening politician." He finished the song and left the crowd to sing
1078-503: Is not right." "There are thousands of people outside. I have counted 10 rows, and each row has more than 100 people in, and I can only take 60-70 children today, but they all need to come in." —1984 diary entry from nurse Claire Bertschinger outside a feeding station. Shocked by the report, the British public inundated relief agencies, such as Save the Children , with donations, with
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#17328690098441176-630: The Wachovia Spectrum in Philadelphia, the Hooters, Todd Rundgren , and Daryl Hall & John Oates headlined a concert called Last Call. In 2017, the Hooters released Give the Music Back: Live Double Album , and toured in Europe and played shows in the Philadelphia area. In May 2023, the Hooters released Rocking & Swing , an album supported by a tour of the United States with Rick Springfield , their first full U.S. tour in over
1274-623: The middle finger to somebody off stage about one minute into the song. Petty stated the song was a last-minute addition when the band realised that they would be the first act to play the American side of the concert after the London finale and "since this is, after all, JFK Stadium". When Bob Dylan broke a guitar string while playing with the Rolling Stones members Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood , Wood took off his guitar and gave it to Dylan. Wood
1372-499: The "Royal Salute", a brief version of the national anthem " God Save the Queen ". Status Quo were the first act to appear and started their set with " Rockin' All Over the World ", also playing " Caroline " and fan favourite "Don't Waste My Time". "Bob told me, 'It doesn't matter a fuck what you sound like, just so long as you're there,'" recalled guitarist and singer Francis Rossi . "Thanks for
1470-568: The "global jukebox", Live Aid was held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London , and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia . On the same day, concerts inspired by the initiative were held in other countries, such as the Soviet Union, Canada, Japan, Yugoslavia, Austria, Australia, and West Germany. It was one of the largest satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time; an estimated audience of 1.9 billion, in 150 nations watched
1568-775: The 1960s folk song " 500 Miles ", which became an international hit. In the 1990s, the Hooters' success in the United States began to wane, while their popularity overseas, especially in Europe, reached new heights. Following a show at The Town & Country Club in London in March 1988, the band met Roger Waters of Pink Floyd , who told them that he was a fan. This eventually led to their appearance in Waters' staging of The Wall Concert at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, on July 21, 1990. Violinist, guitarist, and multi-instrumentalist Mindy Jostyn, formerly with Joe Jackson , Billy Joel and others, joined
1666-510: The Atlantic. Tony Verna , one of the inventors of instant replay , was able to secure John F. Kennedy Stadium through his friendship with Philadelphia Mayor Goode and was able to procure, through his connections with ABC 's prime time chief, John Hamlin, a three-hour prime time slot on the ABC Network and, in addition, was able to supplement the lengthy program through meetings that resulted in
1764-525: The BBC producers Only Broadcast two songs from the reunion of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young after 10 pm; the same applied to Rick Springfield and REO Speedwagon. BBC only broadcast one song from the BLACK SABBATH set around 3 am. Ashford & Simpson - Solid was not broadcast on the BBC. The BBC, however, did supply a 'clean feed' to various television channels in Europe. ABC was largely responsible for
1862-625: The Children Go." In 1985, the band played at the Live Aid benefit concert in Philadelphia. In Europe, the Hooters had success with the singles "All You Zombies" and " Johnny B ", and the band's breakthrough across Europe came with the single " Satellite ." In 1990, the band played at The Wall Concert in Berlin . The Hooters have staged successful tours in Europe. In 2007, the band released its first album of new material since 1993, Time Stand Still . The band's most recent album, Rocking & Swing ,
1960-779: The Ethiopian government of Mengistu Haile Mariam – a regime the UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher opposed – and it is also alleged some funds were spent on guns. Although the BBC World Service programme Assignment reported in March 2010 that the funds had been diverted, the BBC Editorial Complaints Unit later found "that there was no evidence to support such statements". Brian Barder , British Ambassador to Ethiopia from 1982 to 1986, wrote on his website that "the diversion of aid related only to
2058-451: The Heroes. Later in 1983, the Hooters began working on their first album. The result, Amore , was released on the independent label Antenna and sold over 100,000 copies. Amore included "All You Zombies", "Hanging on a Heartbeat", "Fightin' On The Same Side", and "Blood From A Stone", all of which would reappear in different versions on later albums. Although a studio album, Amore captured
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#17328690098442156-607: The Hooters experienced their first major commercial success in Europe. After heavy airplay in the United Kingdom, " Satellite ", from the album One Way Home , became a hit single , reaching No. 22 in the UK Singles Chart . The band performed on the popular British television show Top of the Pops on December 3, where they met one of their musical idols, Paul McCartney . The song proved controversial, however, for its satire of
2254-611: The Hooters headlined the Spectrum in Philadelphia for the first time. The show was broadcast live on MTV and the Westwood One radio network simultaneously, the second time, after Asia on December 6, 1983, that the two networks joined forces in producing a concert for one artist. In 1989, the Hooters issued their final album for Columbia Records , Zig Zag , which was introduced as politically oriented theme, with Peter, Paul and Mary providing background vocals for an updated version of
2352-537: The Hooters participated in A Conspiracy of Hope , a benefit concert on behalf of Amnesty International , at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey . On September 5, 1986, the Hooters appeared on the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards , where they were nominated in the category of Best New Artist for " And We Danced ." They performed two songs on the show, "And We Danced" and "Nervous Night." At Billboard ' s 8th Annual Video Music Conference on November 22, 1986,
2450-734: The Hooters participated in America Rocks, the concert portion of the 1986 Kodak Liberty Ride Festival that celebrated the restoration of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island , at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans . The three-hour concert was broadcast via satellite to 100 cities and also featured the Neville Brothers, Huey Lewis and the News, and Daryl Hall & John Oates. On June 15, 1986,
2548-478: The Hooters performing, but being constantly interrupted by transmissions from a Christian show. Although never officially confirmed, the video contained barely concealed parodies of famous Christian televangelists Tammy Faye Bakker , Jerry Falwell , and Oral Roberts . On the tour supporting One Way Home , Fran Smith Jr. (bass, backing vocals) was brought in to replace Andy King, who left the band to pursue other interests. On November 24, 1987, Thanksgiving night,
2646-722: The Hooters reunited in Germany, where they performed a successful 17-city tour. The success of the tour prompted two further tours in 2004 and 2005, where they premiered new unreleased songs and played in Switzerland and Sweden. On May 11, 2004, the Hooters were presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Philadelphia Music Awards. In November 2005, the Hooters appeared on VH1 Classic 's concert series Decades Live Rock as guests of Cyndi Lauper , where they performed "And We Danced" and " All You Zombies ." In June 2006,
2744-520: The Hooters won two awards: Best Concert Performance for the "Where Do the Children Go" video and Best Longform Program for the full length Nervous Night home video. They also placed in five categories in Billboard's Top 100 of 1986: Top Pop Artist, No. 41; Top Pop Album, No. 23; Top Pop Album Artists/Groups, No. 16; Top Pop Album Artists based on one album, No. 27; and Top Pop Singles Artists based on three singles, No. 3. In 1987,
2842-594: The London/Wembley finale was taking place at 22:00 (10:00 pm) London time, syndicated viewers saw segments that had been recorded earlier so that ABC could show the UK finale during its prime-time portion. In 1995, VH1 and MuchMusic aired a re-edited ten-hour re-broadcast of the concert for its 10th anniversary. The Live Aid concert in London was also the first time that the BBC outside broadcast sound equipment had been used for an event of such scale. In stark contrast to
2940-562: The November 23 show broadcast by radio station WXPN in 85 markets. On February 28 and March 1, 2008, the Hooters again entered Elmstreet Studios to begin work on a new album. Accompanied by Ann Marie Calhoun on violin, the band recorded acoustic rearrangements of 12 of their previously released songs, which resulted in a double-disc set, along with the band's concerts the previous year at the Electric Factory. The album, Both Sides Live ,
3038-641: The Street", "Fightin' on the Same Side", "Rescue Me", and " All You Zombies " were released as singles in the 1980s. On September 25, 1982, the Hooters opened for one of The Who 's farewell tour concert shows at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia on a bill that also included The Clash and Santana . In 1983, John Kuzma (guitar) and Bobby Woods (bass) left the band. They were replaced by John Lilley (guitar, backing vocals) and Rob Miller (bass, backing vocals), two former members of another popular local group, Robert Hazard and
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3136-555: The Sun Go Down on Me " with George Michael . While performing " Let It Be " near the end of the Wembley show, the microphone mounted to Paul McCartney 's piano failed for the first two minutes of the song, making it difficult for television viewers and the stadium audience to hear him. During this performance, the TV audience were better off, audio-wise, than the stadium audience, as the TV sound
3234-496: The UK concert, and USA for Africa 's " We Are the World " closing the US concert (and thus the entire event itself). Concert organisers have subsequently said they were particularly keen to ensure at least one surviving member of the Beatles , ideally Paul McCartney , took part in the concert as they felt that having an 'elder statesman' from British music would give it greater legitimacy in
3332-416: The US broadcast (although ABC themselves only telecast the final three hours of the concert from Philadelphia, hosted by Dick Clark , with the rest shown in syndication through Orbis Communications , acting on behalf of ABC). An entirely separate and simultaneous US feed was provided for cable viewers by MTV , whose broadcast was presented in stereo and accessible as such for those with stereo televisions. At
3430-597: The Wembley stage could be made ready for the next British act like the Thompsons or whoever. In that way, lots of acts could be featured, and the television rights, tickets, and so on could raise a phenomenal amount of money. It's not an impossible idea, and certainly one worth exploiting. Live Aid production manager Andy Zweck said, "Bob (Geldof) had to play some tricks to get artists involved. He had to call Elton and say Queen are in and Bowie's in, and of course they weren't. Then he'd call Bowie and say Elton and Queen are in. It
3528-445: The Who 's performance of their opening song " My Generation ", immediately after Roger Daltrey sang "Why don't you all fade ..." (the last word "away" was cut off when a blown fuse caused the Wembley stage TV feed to temporarily fail). The broadcast returned as the last verse of " Pinball Wizard " was played. John Entwistle 's bass wouldn't work at the start, causing an awkward delay of over
3626-475: The World" at Wembley. Le Bon later recalled it was the most embarrassing moment of his career. The UK TV feed from Philadelphia was dogged by intermittent buzzing on the sound during Bryan Adams' turn on stage. This continued less frequently throughout the rest of the UK reception of the American concert, and the audio and video feed failed entirely during that performance and during Simple Minds ' performance. Phil Collins, who had performed in London earlier in
3724-560: The addition of an ad-hoc network within the US, which covered 85 per cent of TVs there. Verna designed the needed satellite schematic and became the Executive Director as well as the Co-Executive Producer along with Hal Uplinger . Uplinger, the co-inventor of instant replay, came up with the idea to produce a four-hour video edit of Live Aid to distribute to those countries without the necessary satellite equipment to rebroadcast
3822-671: The band played their first shows in the United States in over a decade, performing three shows, including a homecoming show at Electric Factory in Philadelphia on June 16, a show at the Borgata in Atlantic City, New Jersey , on June 17, and an outdoor show at Hubbard Park in Rob Hyman 's hometown of Meriden, Connecticut , on June 18. Following these three shows, the Hooters entered Hyman's Elmstreet Studios to record their first album of new material since 1993. In September 2007, Time Stand Still
3920-416: The band was forced on him by Bill Graham , promoter of Live Aid in the U.S. Geldof let his feelings be known during an interview for Rolling Stone saying: "Who the fuck are the Hooters?" The Hooters' performance at Live Aid, however, does not appear on the officially released DVD of the concert. Their first major overseas tour came later that year when they played throughout Australia. On May 18, 1986,
4018-516: The band's late drummer John Bonham (although they were not officially announced by their group name from the stage but were announced as Led Zeppelin on the VH1 10th Anniversary re-broadcast in 1995). Teddy Pendergrass made his first public appearance since his near-fatal car accident in 1982, which paralysed him. Pendergrass, along with Ashford & Simpson , performed "Reach Out and Touch". Bryan Adams (who came on after Judas Priest ), recalled "it
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4116-624: The choruses), which went to hit Number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart and was subsequently nominated for a Grammy Award for Song of the Year . On July 26, 1984, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Philadelphia, Columbia Records signed the Hooters to their first major recording contract. In 1984, WMMR, a nationally renowned Philadelphia rock music station, sponsored a school spirit contest where local high school students were asked to send in
4214-466: The concert continued for just over 16 hours, but since many artists' performances were conducted simultaneously in Wembley and JFK, the total concert length was much longer. Mick Jagger and David Bowie intended to perform a transatlantic duet, with Bowie in London and Jagger in Philadelphia. Problems of synchronisation meant the only practical solution was to have one artist, likely Bowie at Wembley, mime along to prerecorded vocals broadcast as part of
4312-452: The crowd in unison refrains, and his sustained note—"Aaaaaay-o"—during the a cappella section came to be known as "The Note Heard Round the World". The band's six-song set opened with a shortened version of " Bohemian Rhapsody " and closed with " We Are the Champions ". According to the BBC's presenter David Hepworth , their performance produced "the greatest display of community singing
4410-490: The crowd, "This is your Woodstock , and it's long overdue", before leading the crowd in singing " Amazing Grace " and "We Are the World". Despite the 95 °F (35 °C) ambient temperature, Madonna proclaimed "I ain't taking shit off today!" during her set, referring to the recent release of early nude photos of her in Playboy and Penthouse magazines. During his opening number, " American Girl ", Tom Petty flipped
4508-529: The day, began his solo set with the quip, "I was in England this afternoon. Funny old world, innit?" to cheers from the Philadelphia crowd. Collins played the drums during Eric Clapton 's 17-minute set, which included well-received performances of " Layla " and " White Room ". Throughout the concerts, viewers were urged to donate money to the Live Aid cause. The BBC operated three hundred phone lines so that members of
4606-524: The drums for Sting in London, then for Eric Clapton , and played with the reuniting surviving members of Led Zeppelin at JFK. On the Concorde flight, Collins encountered actress and singer Cher , who was unaware of the concerts. Upon reaching the US, she attended the Philadelphia concert and can be seen performing as part of the concert's " We Are the World " finale. In a 1985 interview, singer-songwriter Billy Joel stated that he had considered performing at
4704-487: The event that made stars of U2. The band played a 12-minute rendition of " Bad ". The length of "Bad" limited them to two songs; a third, " Pride (In the Name of Love) ", had to be dropped. During "Bad", vocalist Bono jumped off the stage to join the crowd and dance with a teenage girl. In July 2005, the woman said that he had saved her life. She was being crushed by people pushing forward; Bono saw this and gestured frantically at
4802-422: The event, but ultimately chose not to because he had difficulties getting his band together and did not want to perform by himself. Broadcaster Richard Skinner opened the Live Aid concert with the words: It's twelve noon in London, seven AM in Philadelphia, and around the world it's time for Live Aid. The concert was the most ambitious international satellite television venture that had ever been attempted at
4900-419: The excesses of televangelism . "Satellite" was also featured in an episode of Miami Vice , titled "Amen...Send Money", which first aired on October 2, 1987, dealing with two warring televangelists. The accompanying video went even further, depicting a young girl and her parents, who resemble the couple from Grant Wood 's American Gothic painting, attempting to watch The Three Stooges interspersed with
4998-564: The eyes of the political leaders whose opinions the performers were trying to shape. McCartney agreed to perform and has said it was "the management" – his children – who persuaded him to take part. In the event, he was the last performer (aside from the Band Aid finale) to take to the stage and one of the few to be beset by technical difficulties; his microphone failed for the first two minutes of his piano performance of " Let It Be ", making it difficult for television viewers and impossible for those in
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#17328690098445096-452: The final words. Elvis Costello sang a version of the Beatles' " All You Need Is Love ", which he introduced by asking the audience to "help [him] sing this old northern English folk song". Queen 's twenty-one-minute performance, which began at 6:41 pm, was voted the greatest live performance in the history of rock in a 2005 industry poll of more than 60 artists, journalists and music industry executives. Freddie Mercury at times led
5194-451: The first to document the famine, with Buerk's report on 23 October describing it as "a biblical famine in the 20th century" and "the closest thing to hell on Earth". The reports featured a young nurse, Claire Bertschinger , who, surrounded by 85,000 starving people, told of her sorrow of having to decide which children would be allowed access to the limited food supplies in the feeding station and which were too sick to be saved. She would put
5292-459: The fucking honesty, Sir Bob." This would be the band's last appearance with bassist and founding member Alan Lancaster and drummer Pete Kircher . Princess Diana and Prince Charles were among those in attendance as the concert commenced. Bob Geldof performed with the rest of the Boomtown Rats, singing " I Don't Like Mondays ". He and the band paused just after the line "The lesson today
5390-490: The group for a short period during 1992–1993, adding a new voice to the mix. In 1993, the band released their debut album for MCA Records , Out of Body . While not a commercial success in the U.S., the album found a large audience in Europe, especially in Sweden and Germany, where " Boys Will Be Boys ", a song featuring Cyndi Lauper , became a huge hit. The Hooters Live , recorded over two nights in Germany in December 1993,
5488-420: The live broadcast, nearly 40 percent of the world population. The impact of Live Aid on famine relief has been debated for years. One aid relief worker stated that following the publicity generated by the concert, "humanitarian concern is now at the centre of foreign policy" for Western governments. Geldof has said, "We took an issue that was nowhere on the political agenda and, through the lingua franca of
5586-417: The live feed. The concert began at noon British Summer Time (BST) (7:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)) at Wembley Stadium in the United Kingdom. It continued at John F. Kennedy Stadium (JFK) in the United States, starting at 13:51 BST (8:51 EDT). The UK's Wembley performances ended at 22:00 BST (17:00 EDT). The JFK performances and the whole concert in the US ended at 04:05 BST on 14 July (23:05 EDT). Thus,
5684-471: The live sound mix for Jagger's performance from Philadelphia. Veteran music engineer David Richards ( Pink Floyd and Queen ) was brought in to create footage and sound mixes Jagger and Bowie could perform to in their respective venues. The BBC would then have had to ensure those footage and sound mixes were in sync while also performing a live vision mix of the footage from both venues. The combined footage would then have had to be bounced back by satellite to
5782-433: The mirrored sound systems commonly used by the rock band touring engineers, with two 40–48-channel mixing consoles at the front of house and another pair for monitors, the BBC sound engineers had to use multiple 12-channel desks. Some credit this as the point where the mainstream entertainment industry realised that the rock concert industry had overtaken them in technical expertise. The Coldstream Guards band opened with
5880-526: The music on several other RKO films in the future. In April 2003, Joe Nicolo was honored by the Philadelphia Chapter of NARAS ( The Grammys ) by being awarded The Heroes Award as recognition of his outstanding work and contributions to the U.S. music industry on both a national and local level. In 2004, Joe entered into a production and distribution deal with Light-year/Warner Bros. Warners is currently distributing (for Joe's company Judgment Entertainment)
5978-583: The next decade, the label sold over 100 million units through Sony distribution. The label would release albums from Lauryn Hill , the Fugees , Cypress Hill , Kris Kross and Wyclef Jean and accounted for 12 of Columbia Records ' 39 Grammy nominations in 1990. To accommodate a busy production schedule, the brothers renovated a warehouse in Conshohocken , Pennsylvania, and converted it into studios, digital editing rooms and offices. In 1993, Phil founded MasterVoice,
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#17328690098446076-438: The occasion he told Geldof that they should consider organising a benefit concert. Speaking to the UK music magazine Melody Maker at the beginning of January 1985, Geldof revealed his enthusiasm for George's idea, saying, "If George is organising it, you can tell him he can call me at any time, and I'll do it. It's a logical progression from the record, but the point is you don't just talk about it, you go ahead and do it!" It
6174-480: The old stadium had seen and cemented Queen's position as the most-loved British group since the Beatles". Later in the evening, Mercury and guitarist Brian May performed the first song of the three-part Wembley event finale, " Is This the World We Created...? " Other well-received performances on the day included those by U2 and David Bowie . Both The Guardian and Rolling Stone have cited Live Aid as
6272-534: The planet – which is not English but rock 'n' roll – we were able to address the intellectual absurdity and the moral repulsion of people dying of want in a world of surplus." In another interview he stated that Live Aid "created something permanent and self-sustaining" but also asked why Africa is getting poorer. The organisers of Live Aid tried to run aid efforts directly, channelling millions of pounds to NGOs in Ethiopia . It has been alleged that much of this went to
6370-437: The postcard to the station. The school with the most postcards would win a free concert by the band. The radio station received over 26 million postcards. After allegations of fraud that resulted in rioting as well as a series of lawsuits, no winner was declared and the concert never took place. Just before the band were about to experience mainstream success, bassist Rob Miller was seriously injured in an automobile accident and
6468-429: The public could make donations using their credit cards. The phone number and an address to which viewers could send cheques were repeated every twenty minutes. Nearly seven hours into the concert in London, Bob Geldof enquired how much money had been raised so far; he was told about £1.2 million. He is said to have been sorely disappointed by the amount and marched to the BBC commentary position. Pumped up further by
6566-413: The recording of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and in the same month, the band were undertaking a tour of the UK, which culminated in six nights at Wembley Arena . On the final night at Wembley, 22 December 1984, an impromptu gathering of some of the other artists from "Band Aid" joined Culture Club on stage at the end of the concert for an encore of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" George was so overcome by
6664-579: The report also bringing the world's attention to the crisis in Ethiopia. Such was the magnitude of Buerk's report it was also broadcast in its entirety on a major US news channel—almost unheard of at the time. From his home in London Geldof also saw the report and called Ure from Ultravox (Geldof and Ure had previously worked together for charity when they appeared at the 1981 benefit show The Secret Policeman's Ball in London) and together they quickly co-wrote
6762-603: The reprise of "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll", Mick Jagger ripped away part of Tina Turner 's dress, leaving her to finish the song in what was, effectively, a leotard . The JFK portion included reunions of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young , the original Black Sabbath with Ozzy Osbourne , the Beach Boys with Brian Wilson , and surviving members of Led Zeppelin , with Phil Collins and the Power Station (and former Chic ) member Tony Thompson sharing duties on drums in place of
6860-422: The same energy and spirit that made the Hooters admired for their live performances. The same year, Bazilian and Hyman were asked to write, arrange, and perform on the debut album of a relatively unknown singer named Cyndi Lauper , She's So Unusual , which was being produced by their former producer and friend, Rick Chertoff . Hyman co-wrote the song " Time After Time " (and also sang the lower harmony vocal in
6958-468: The show, it's the most dramatic thing I've ever seen.' That was probably one of the most evocative things in the whole show and really got the money rolling in." —Live Aid promoter Harvey Goldsmith on Bowie picking out the CBC news piece for the concert, a video Bowie introduced on the big screen at Wembley after his set. The transatlantic broadcast from Wembley suffered technical problems and failed during
7056-459: The song, "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in the hope of raising money for famine relief. Geldof then contacted colleagues in the music industry and persuaded them to record the single under the title ' Band Aid ' for free. On 25 November 1984, the song was recorded at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill , London, and was released four days later. It stayed at number one for five weeks in the UK,
7154-482: The stadium to hear him. He later joked by saying he had thought about changing the lyrics to "There will be some feedback, let it be". Phil Collins performed at both Wembley Stadium and JFK, travelling from Wembley by helicopter (piloted by UK TV personality Noel Edmonds ) to London Heathrow Airport , then took a British Airways Concorde flight to New York City, before taking another helicopter to Philadelphia. As well as his own set at both venues, he also played
7252-526: The stage to sing with him and back him up (as did the stadium audience despite not being able to hear much), by which time McCartney's microphone had been repaired. At the conclusion of the Wembley performances, Geldof was raised onto the shoulders of the Who's guitarist Pete Townshend and Paul McCartney. Geldof stated that he hadn't slept "in weeks" in the lead-up to the concert, and when asked what his plans were post-Live Aid, he told an interviewer, "I'm going to go home and sleep." The Wembley speaker system
7350-419: The syndicated/ABC coverage is that the network had wanted to reserve some of the biggest acts that had played earlier in the day for certain points in the entire broadcast, particularly in the final three hours in prime time; thus, Orbis Communications had some sequences replaced by others, especially those portions of the concert that had acts from London and Philadelphia playing simultaneously. For example, while
7448-506: The time, before multichannel television sound was enacted nationwide, very few televisions reproduced stereo signals, and few television stations were able to broadcast in stereo. While the telecast was run advertisement-free by the BBC, both the MTV and syndicated/ABC broadcasts included advertisements and interviews. As a result, many songs were omitted due to the commercial breaks, as these songs were played during these slots. The biggest issue of
7546-447: The time. In Europe, the TV feed was supplied by the BBC , whose broadcast was presented by Richard Skinner , Andy Kershaw , Mark Ellen , David Hepworth , Andy Batten-Foster , Steve Blacknell, Paul Gambaccini , Janice Long and Mike Smith and included numerous interviews and chats in between the various acts. The BBC's television sound feed was mono, as was all UK TV audio before NICAM
7644-492: The tiny proportion that was supplied by some NGOs to rebel-held areas". The 1985 Live Aid concert was conceived as a follow-on to the successful charity single " Do They Know It's Christmas? " which was also the idea of Geldof and Ure. In October 1984, images of hundreds of thousands of people starving to death in Ethiopia were shown in the UK in Michael Buerk 's BBC News reports on the 1984 famine . The BBC News crew were
7742-550: The ushers to help her. They did not understand what he was saying, and so he jumped down to help her himself. Rolling Stone described David Bowie's performance as "arguably Bowie's last triumph of the 1980s", observing that "as approximately two billion people sang along to 'Heroes' [...], he still seemed like one of the biggest and most vital rock stars in the world". According to Ultimate Classic Rock , Phil Collins also "performed an especially crowd-pleasing selection of songs", and John Illsley of Dire Straits recalled, "It
7840-458: The various broadcasters worldwide. Due to the time lag (the signal would take several seconds to be broadcast twice across the Atlantic Ocean), Richards concluded there was no way for Jagger to hear or see Bowie's performance, meaning there could be no interaction between the artists, essentially defeating the whole point of the exercise. On top of this, both artists objected to miming during what
7938-539: The world (though neither US feed showed the film), showing starving and diseased Ethiopian children set to " Drive " by the Cars (this would also be shown at the London Live 8 concert in 2005). The rate of donations became faster in the aftermath of the video. Geldof had previously refused to allow the video to be shown due to time constraints and had only relented when Bowie offered to drop the song " Five Years " from his set as
8036-503: Was Christmas number one , and became the fastest-selling single ever in Britain and raised £8 million, rather than the £70,000 Geldof and Ure had initially expected. Geldof then set his sights on staging a huge concert to raise further funds. The idea to stage a charity concert to raise more funds for Ethiopia originally came from Boy George , the lead singer of Culture Club . George and Culture Club drummer Jon Moss had taken part in
8134-510: Was a game of bluff." Among those involved in organising Live Aid were Harvey Goldsmith , who was responsible for the Wembley Stadium concert, and Bill Graham , who put together the American leg. On promoting the event, Goldsmith states, "I didn't really get a chance to say no. Bob [Geldof] arrived in my office and basically said, 'We're doing this.' It started from there." The concert grew in scope as more acts were added on both sides of
8232-526: Was a very special feeling to be part of something so unique. Live Aid was a unique privilege for all of us. It's become a fabulous memory." "One afternoon before the concert, Bowie was up in the office and we started looking through some videos of news footage, and we watched the CBC piece [footage from the Ethiopian famine , cut to the Cars' song " Drive "]. Everyone just stopped. Bowie said, 'You've got to put that in
8330-467: Was bedlam backstage", before performing a four-song set, including " Summer of '69 ". Duran Duran performed a four-song set, which was the final time the five original band members publicly performed together until 2003. Their set saw a weak, off-key falsetto note hit by frontman Simon Le Bon during " A View to a Kill ". The error was dubbed "The Bum Note Heard Round the World" by various media outlets, in contrast to Freddie Mercury's "Note Heard Round
8428-518: Was clear from the interview that Geldof had already had the idea to hold a dual venue concert and how the concerts should be structured: The show should be as big as is humanly possible. There's no point [in] just 5,000 fans turning up at Wembley ; we need to have Wembley linked with Madison Square Gardens , and the whole show to be televised worldwide. It would be great for Duran to play three or four numbers at Wembley and then flick to Madison Square, where Springsteen would be playing. While he's on,
8526-519: Was inspired by a news report about a series of suicides in Pennsylvania. Rolling Stone named the Hooters "Best New Band of the Year". On July 13, 1985, the Hooters were the opening band at the Philadelphia Live Aid benefit concert, gaining international recognition for the first time. Bob Geldof said that he did not see the Hooters as a high-profile band suitable for Live Aid but that
8624-466: Was introduced, but the BBC Radio 1 feed was stereo and was simulcast in sync with the TV pictures. Unfortunately, in the rush to set up the transatlantic feeds, the sound feed from Philadelphia was sent to London via transatlantic cable, while the video feed was via satellite, which meant a lack of synchronisation on British television receivers. Due to the constant activities in both London and Philadelphia,
8722-462: Was left standing on stage guitarless. After shrugging to the audience, he played air guitar , even mimicking the Who 's Pete Townshend by swinging his arm in wide circles until a stagehand brought him a replacement. The performance was included in the DVD, including the guitar switch and Wood talking to stagehands, but much of the footage used was close-ups of either Dylan or Richards. During their duet on
8820-525: Was never uttered. Private Eye magazine made great humorous capital out of this outburst, emphasising Geldof's Irish accent, which meant the profanities were heard as "fock" or "focking". After the outburst, donations increased to £300 per second. Later in the evening, following David Bowie's set, a video shot by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation was shown to the audiences in London and Philadelphia, as well as on televisions around
8918-451: Was perceived as a historic event. Instead, Jagger and Bowie worked with Richards to create a video of the song they would have performed, a cover of " Dancing in the Street ", which was shown on the screens of both stadiums and broadcast as part of many TV networks' coverage. Each of the two main parts of the concert ended with their particular continental all-star anti-hunger anthems, with Band Aid 's " Do They Know It's Christmas? " closing
9016-432: Was picked up from other microphones near McCartney. The stadium audience, who could obviously not hear the electronic sound feed from these mics unless they had portable TV sets and radios, drowned out what little sound from McCartney could be heard during this part of his performance. As a result, organiser and performer Bob Geldof, accompanied by earlier performers David Bowie, Alison Moyet and Pete Townshend , returned to
9114-520: Was provided by Hill Pro Audio. It consisted primarily of the Hill J-Series Mixing Consoles and Hill M3 Speaker System powered by the Hill 3000 amplifiers. In an interview with Studio Sound in December 1985, Malcolm Hill described the concept for the system in detail. Actor Jack Nicholson hosted the televised portion of the Philadelphia concert. The opening artist Joan Baez announced to
9212-471: Was released in 2023. Rob Hyman and Eric Bazilian met in 1971 at the University of Pennsylvania . In the late 1970s, they played in a Philadelphia -based band called Baby Grand, which featured local singer David Kagan. Baby Grand released two albums on Arista Records . In 1980, the Hooters were formed by Hyman and Bazilian. The band played their first show on July 4 that year. They took their name from
9310-401: Was released in Europe and Asia in 1994, but was never released in the United States. In 1995 the band went on hiatus. On November 21, 2001, the Hooters performed a one-off show at the Spectrum in Philadelphia to celebrate disc jockey Pierre Robert 's 20th anniversary at local rock radio station WMMR , the first major station to play the music of the Hooters in the early 1980s. In 2003,
9408-681: Was released in November 2008. In March 2008, the Hooters played two shows in support of Time Stand Still , which was released in the U.S. in February 2008. It included shows at B.B. King's Blues Club and Grill in New York City on March 6 and The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia , on March 29. In July 2008, the Hooters launched a European summer tour, playing shows in Norway, Sweden, Germany, and Switzerland. On October 23, 2009, in one of their last concerts at
9506-635: Was released, preceded by a tour of Europe from June through August, with shows in Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. In November 2007, the Hooters returned to Europe for a short tour of Switzerland and Germany, including a show filmed for television in Basel , Switzerland, as part the AVO Concerts Series. They played two shows at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia, during Thanksgiving week on Wednesday, November 21 and Friday, November 23, with
9604-420: Was replaced by Andy King. The Hooters' debut album, Nervous Night , released in 1985 on Columbia Records , achieved 2× platinum status in the United States, selling in excess of two million copies and included Billboard Top 40 hits "Day By Day" (No. 18), "And We Danced" (No. 21) and "Where Do the Children Go" (No. 38), the latter which featured accompanying vocals from Patty Smyth and
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