This Day in History: , 'Live Aid' Concert Raises $127 Million br for Famine Relief in Africa.br July 13, 1985.br Prince Charles and Princess br Diana kicked off the 16-hour, br multi-city concert at Wembley br Stadium in London.br Linked by satellite, br the "super-concert" was br available to more than a billion br people in 110 countries.br The brainchild of Irish rock br singer Bob Geldof, the massive, br 75 act undertaking was br organized in just ten weeks.br Geldof had been inspired to br organize the concert after a visit br to Ethiopia, where he witnessed thebr effects of that country's deadly famine.br Queen, Run DMC, Elton John, U2, br Madonna, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, br Eric Clapton, The Who and Sade br were just some of the performers.