Men At Work - 1997-09-18 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (TV SBD)

Men At Work
1997-09-18
The Metropolitan
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
TV Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Video Below

01. Overkill
02. No Sign Of Yesterday
03. Catch A Star
04. Blue For You
05. Who Can It Be Now
06. Into My Life
07. Can't Take This Town
08. Down Under
09. I don't Miss You Now
10. It's A Mistake
11. Be Good Johnny

Men At Work - 1997-09-18 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (TV SBD)

1997: In 1981, Men At Work, a then unknown band from Australia led by quirky singer Colin Hay, burst onto the music scence with two singels that both reached #1 on the Billboard charts in the US, Who Can It be Now and Down Under. Videos for the two songs also received extensive airplay on the then fledling music video channel, MTv.  The success of the singles drove the band's debut album, Business As Usual, to the top spot on the charts in the US, where it spent 15 weeks.  The band never quite acheived the same success again, Their follow up album, Cargo, released in 1983, went to #3 on the charts, with 2 singles reaching the top 10, Overkill at #3 and It's A Mistake at #6.  Their 3rd disc, Two Hearts, released in 1985 only reached #50 on the charts and failed to produce a top 10 single.  By 1986, the band was defunct with Hay pursuing a solo career.  Some 10 years later, Hay reformed the band, in large part due to demand for a reunion from a staunch fan base in South America.  The toured that continent in late 1996, then returned again in 1997. This TV soundbaord recording captures Men At Work in Rio on September 18, 1997, 29 years ago today. Note: The video is dated October 29, 1997 which the broadcast date, not the actual concert date.  Note 2: This is another test of Buzzheavier  - see our September 15 post for more details. note 3: New link is up as of 7:30 am Eastern on September 19

Live Aid - 1985-07-13 - London, UK & Philadelphia, PA (Part 1) (FM)

Live Aid

1985-07-13

Part 1

Wembley Stadium, London, UK

JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, PA

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

Performers (See Artwork for Set Lists)

• Status Quo
• The Style Council
• The Boomtown Rats
• Adam Ant 
• INXS 
• Dragon Baby
• Men At Work
• Little River Band 
• Gowana 
• Ultra Vox
• Japan For Africa 
• Spandau Ballet
• Joan Baez 
• Elvis Costello 
• Austria For Africa
• The Hooters
• Nik Kershaw
• The Four Tops
• BB King 
• Billy Ocean 
• Sade
• Black Sabbath 
• Yugoslavia For Africa
• Run DMC
• Sting
• Phil Collins
• Branford Marsalis
• Rick Springfield
• REO Speedwagon
• Howard Jones
• Autograph
• Bryan Ferry
• Crosby, Stills & Nash

Live Aid - 1985-07-13 - London, UK & Philadelphia, PA (Part 1) (FM)

When Bob Geldorf organized an effort in late 1984 to recruit an all star cast of rock stars to record a charity single to raise money to address the famine in Ethiopia, he had little idea what idea would eventually transpire. Band Aid's recording of Do They Know Its Christmas would eventually evolve into one of the largest charity initiatives in history, the world wide concert held on July 13, 1985, 4 decades ago today, known as Live Aid. Billed as the "global jukebox", the Live Aid festival was held simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, with 72,000 in attendance, and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia,, with a crowd of about 100,000 people. On the same day, concerts inspired by the initiative were also held in other countries, such as Australia and Germany . It was one of the largest satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time, as estimated global audience of 1.9 billion, across 150 nations, watched Live Aid. Over 50 different rock artists performed for over 16 hours between the 2 concerts at Wembley and Philadelphia, making it one of the largest and longest single day rock festivals in history. Most importantly, the effort raised over $283 million for famine relief. Go here for even more details on Live Aid!

After years of searching, I finally found a complete FM recording of the entire show, from July 13, 1985, 40 years ago today, which had originally been broadcast on the BBC and ABC radio networks, as well as televised on MTV and ABC. We're presenting it today in 3 posts, which encompass over 15 cds worth of music. The posts run in chronological order, from the opening notes at Wembley to the closing song at JFK. Normally, I post the entire set list, but the song list is so long for this show, that it won't fit in the post. So I just listed all the artists and you can find the set lists on the artwork. This post features the early portion of the show, including such artists as Status Quo, Joan Baez, Elvis Costello, The Four Tops, Black Sabbath (with Ozzy!), Sting and Phil Collins, who would be the only artist to play on both sides of the Atlantic at Live Aid. Also featured are musicians from Australia, Japan, Austria, and Yugoslavia. Live Aid may have been the first true multi-national rock festival, with performers from all across the globe, and from countless musical genres, uniting for one common cause. Download this part now, then come back later today for the rest of this historic show.

Live Aid - 1985-07-13 - London & Philadelphia - Part 1 (FM)

Live Aid

1985-07-13

Part 1

Wembley Stadium, London

JFK Stadium, Philadelphia

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

Performers (See Artwork for Set Lists)

• Status Quo
• The Style Council
• The Boomtown Rats
• Adam Ant 
• INXS 
• Dragon Baby
• Men At Work
• Little River Band 
• Gowana 
• Ultra Vox
• Japan For Africa 
• Spandau Ballet
• Joan Baez 
• Elvis Costello 
• Austria For Africa
• The Hooters
• Nik Kershaw
• The Four Tops
• BB King 
• Billy Ocean 
• Sade
• Black Sabbath 
• Yugoslavia For Africa
• Run DMC
• Sting
• Phil Collins
• Branford Marsalis
• Rick Springfield
• REO Speedwagon
• Howard Jones
• Autograph
• Bryan Ferry
• Crosby, Stills & Nash

Live Aid - 1985-07-13 - London & Philadelphia - Part 1 (FM)

When Bob Geldorf organized an effort in late 1984 to recruit an all star cast of rock stars to record a charity single to raise money to address the famine in Ethiopia, he had little idea what idea would eventually transpire. Band Aid's recording of Do They Know Its Christmas would eventually evolve into one of the largest charity initiatives in history, the world wide concert held on July 13, 1985, 26 years ago today, known as Live Aid. Billed as the "global jukebox", Live Aid was held simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, with 72,000 in attendance, and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia,, with a crowd of about 100,000 people. On the same day, concerts inspired by the initiative were also held in other countries, such as Australia and Germany . It was one of the largest satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time, as estimated global audience of 1.9 billion, across 150 nations, watched Live Aid. Over 50 different rock artists performed for over 16 hours between the 2 concerts at Wembley and Philadelphia, making it one of the largest and longest single day rock festivals in history. Most importantly, the effort raised over $283 million for famine relief. Go here for even more details on Live Aid!

After years of searching, I finally found a complete FM recording of the entire show, from July 13, 1985, 35 years ago today, which had originally been broadcast on the BBC and ABC radio networks, as well as televised on MTV and ABC. We're presenting it today in 3 posts, which encompass over 15 cds worth of music. The posts run in chronological order, from the opening notes at Wembley to the closing song at JFK. Normally, I post the entire set list, but the song list is so long for this show, that it won't fit in the post. So I just listed all the artists and you can find the set lists on the artwork. This post features the early portion of the show, including such artists as Status Quo, Joan Baez, Elvis Costello, The Four Tops, Black Sabbath (with Ozzy!), Sting and Phil Collins, who would be the only artist to play on both sides of the Atlantic at Live Aid. Also featured are musicians from Australia, Japan, Austria, and Yugoslavia. Live Aid may have been the first true multi-national rock festival, with performers from all across the globe, and from countless musical genres, uniting for one common cause. Download this part now, then come back later today for the rest of this historic show.