The guy running on stage after Bono dropped the mic was Greg Carroll, one of U2's roadie/techs. He sadly died a year later in 1986 in a motorcycle accident. He had picked up Bono's motorcycle from the repair shop and then had the accident en route back. U2 honored his memory on The Joshua Tree (1987) album in the liner notes, dedicating the song "One Tree Hill" to Greg.

U2 is simply the best band of the last 40 years and the biggest live band of the last 35 years.

Bono is known for adding pieces of other artists' songs into U2 songs at concerts, after he rescued the girls and started singing he added a part of the Rolling Stones' "Ruby Tuesday" and "Sympathy For The Devil, then a changed-up part of Lou Reed's "Walk On The Wild Side".

U2 are legendary. My favorite performance from Live Aid right here. This rendition is just…chills. *Beyond a vibe.* BAD is one of my fav songs of all time.

"Bad" is actually about addiction, and wishing you could help someone who is going through it. Also, the guy who keeps getting the mic for Bono was Greg Carroll, a long time friend and roadie He was killed in a motorcycle crash in the rain while driving Bono's bike to his home.U2 wrote the song "ONE TREE HILL" about him.

You should react to U2 All I Want Is You/Where The Streets Have No Name live from Slane Castle. Its another great live performance from them and you wont regret it

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Live Aid was a massive multi day concert benefiting African famine relief. It was at Wembley stadium in London and a venue in Philadelphia and satellite cast around the world. Featured the biggest hit makers of the day as well as relative unknown acts (like U2 were). The surviving members of Led Zeppelin even reunited for it. U2 were supposed to finish their set with Pride ( their first single to crack the U.S. top 40), but Bono’s actions when he saw two girls getting crushed by the crowd ate up too much time.

My favourite band! =) You should check out more of their live performances. I think any song from the Zoo TV Tour live in Sidney in 1993 is a great choice ;)

One, Drowning man, pride in the of love, with or whitout you, the fly, unforgettable fire, news Year's day, disappearing act, stay faraway so close.

The band also pays tribute to Lou Reed who was not asked to perform at Live Aid. Satellite of love at the beginning and take a walk on the wild side at the very end!

Fantastic! Greetings from Brazil

I watched this entire Live Aid concert. I was 15 yrs old and it was 16 hours long!

The first 2 phrases he sang were “samples” for lack of a better word.....2 seperate melodic phrases, two song /excerpts/snippets , the first was from lou reed’s “satellite of love”, & the second was from the rolling stones song “ruby tuesday”...the audience then, almost 40 years ago, two thirds of them, no matter what their age, wouldve been aware of these 2 songs....then, from there, u2 officially goes/launches into their own song “Bad”

He climbed offstage to have those girls pulled out because they were getting crushed against the guardrail by the 90,000 people behind them. Live Aid was a two-city charity concert organized by a couple of people named Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for relief work in Ethiopia, which at the time of the shows, was in the midst of a devastating famine. The shows were in the old Wembley Stadium in London (so, yes, a soccer stadium) and RFK Stadium in Philadelphia. This particular performance is generally considered one of the two best of the London show, along with the set by Queen. I vastly prefer U2's set, even though this song went on for so long, they couldn't play all three songs in their set.

The man you noticed putting the mic back on the stand was Greg Caroll, a roadie who became close friends with the band but especially Bono and his wife. He died a year later in a motorcycle accident while riding Bono's Harley. The band wrote and recorded the song "One Tree Hill" as a tribute to Greg. The song appeared on their next album, "The Joshua Tree." The song is definitely worth a listen, as you can hear the pain in Bono's voice.

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Powerful

the old Wembley stadium at live aid. check all u2 live songs especially streets at Sloane castle. they created the stages and technology for everybody else to follow. they put all there money on the line and succeed. best and biggest live band ever.

They were supposed to do two song but he seen the girls getting crushed up front , they had to improvise and fill the time

Yes please react to Sunday Bloody Sunday “Live At The Red Rocks” (under a blood red sky) 1983. Great reaction to BAD 👏

The girls was 15 yr old Kal Khalique. She was being crushed in the crowd.

The Electric Co from Dortmund Germany 1984 is an incredibly high energy performance. Hope you check that out. Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World from 1993 Zoo TV is a great and fun performance too.

these two pentatonix songs they rap in it. the feeling cant hold us. butter and dynamite. perfume medley. new rules/ havana. gold . shallow. can you feel the love tonight.

Yes, live aid....giant crowd, a benefit for world hunger, or something, i forget....anyway, this is the performance that made u2 international super stars...the day b4 they were only known in ireland, maybe a bit of the UK, after this day, they were known to the entire world.

Live aid was the best! You should check out Queen’s performance! Fabulous music! You should check out Paradise by The Dashboard Light by Meatloaf! A long song, but incredible! Stay safe, stay sane, stay strong!

I recommend "Sunday Bloody Sunday" love from Under A Blood Red Sky

React to all I want is you/where the streets have no name from slane castle. Best translation from one song to another. Between the 2 songs Bono is crying out to his father, who died a couple days earlier

Yes they will remember Bono saved them from being crushed!

The ending of this doesn't mean as much if you don't know that he just randomly, out of nowhere stitched in 3 other songs by the likes of the Rolling Stones and Lou Reed. All the while, the band flawlessly kept going through the whole "save the squashed girls" and ad libs. U2 cemented themselves into the psyche of an entire generation with this performance. Literally, the entire world was watching Live Aid. He also managed to piss off the rest band too, but 40+ years later, U2 and this performance are iconic, so it all worked out.

Love the reaction! So real! There's a reason U2 are legends and Bono is considered one of the greatest Frontmen in RocknRoll. If you're interested in more live U2 and want to react to one of their most famous songs and tours here's a link (trust me, this is fucking awesome!): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nsqgrN11ptusZmQ.html U2 performing "One/Unchained Melody" Live Zoo TV (one of the biggest Rock Tours of all time) in Sydney, Australia.

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If this one gave you chills as it did me, you might also appreciate "Running to a Standstill - Live kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Zrmpp6Wdlr-3mps.html

Why is there water obscuring the video???

The irony of U2s Tax Avoidance...& Live Aid...never ceases to make me want to throw up.

this concert was to raise money for ethiopian famine that was going on

His friend was dying of drug abuse...wat this song is all ab6