Solid live concerts planned in the spirit of Live Aid

Feed the world – Live Aid shook the world by satellite on July 13, 1985. At least 70 performances were presented to some 162,000 spectators in the London and Philadelphia stadiums. The global television audience was estimated at around 1.5 billion euros. The event reportedly reported $ 245 million in response to the widespread famine in Ethiopia. Click on the pictures to see what some performers have done over 30 years later:

Thomas Dolby – The musician who formed Bowie's backup group at Live Aid was already famous for his 1982 hit "Elle Blinded Me With Science." Today, Thomas Dolby is a professor at Baltimore's Johns Hopkins University. , where he teaches classical musicians, composers and filmmakers.

Queen – Queen's performance was hailed as a highlight of Live Aid. Principal guitarist Brian May – who is now a Ph.D. in astrophysics – is featured here in 2015. The band's current lead singer, Adam Lambert, replaces the late Freddie Mercury who died in 1991.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – This group has chosen "American Girl" as the first song played by the American stadium JFK of Live Aid in Philadelphia. Tom Petty, right, playing here with his long-time friend, Mike Campbell, in 2014, has launched a 40th Anniversary Tour in 2017.

Billy Ocean – Billy Ocean played "Caribbean Queen" and "Loverboy" hits at Live Aid. These days, he still takes the stage.

Mermaids – Do you remember sirens? Maybe not. During Live Aid, the band played their hits "And We Danced" and "All You Zombies". The Hooters, including Eric Bazilian, are gone and Rob Hyman, seen here in 2003, has been reunited for more than 10 years and continues to film.

Detroit Say – Leader Mark Knopfler, left, sang in front of the Live Aid audience how to get "money for nothing and free girls". Seen here, he performs in Paris in 2013.

Howard Jones – Howard Jones continues to film and includes interactive multimedia elements in his performances. When he's not on tour, Jones lives in Somerset, England. Here he performs in London in 2013.

Madonna – Madonna was still relatively new to the glory at Live Aid. She joked on the stage about nude photos of herself that had surfaced in Playboy. Now in her fifties, the singer still holds the attention.

Bob Dylan – It's at Live Aid that Bob Dylan – featured here in 2012 – sparked the idea for Farm Aid, suggesting that performers raise money to save bankrupt family farms in the United States. The same year, Dylan appeared to the first agricultural assistant. In 1988, he co-founded the successful Traveling Wilburys with some of the biggest names in music. The prolific singer-songwriter continues to record and play. In 2016, Dylan won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Cars – Cars' "Cars" provided the music of a heartbreaking video showing the victims of the famine, aired during the Live Aid concert. Three years later, the group separated. Singer and guitarist Ric Ocasek – presented here in 2011 – continues to produce recordings for other groups. In 2000, the singer / bass player of Cars Benjamin Orr lost a battle against cancer at the age of 53 years. The remaining members got together and released an album in 2011.

Bryan Adams – During Live Aid, Bryan Adams' music was in heavy swing on American radio stations after the release of his 1984 hit album, "Reckless". He played some of these songs at Live Aid and, a few years later, won a Grammy Award and an MTV Video Music Award. Adams toured to celebrate the 30th anniversary of "Reckless". Here, he performs in Germany in 2014.

Mick Jagger – The leader of the Rolling Stones had just released his first solo album, "She's the Boss", at the time of Live Aid. He sang a song from this album and also performed a sexy duet with Tina Turner. Jagger, who is now 70, continues recording and touring, including Pittsburgh in 2015. He co-produced a 2014 Hollywood film about the life of singer James Brown entitled "Get on Up".

Tina Turner – Jagger's Live Aid duos with Tina Turner – "State of Shock" and "It's Only Rock" – raised eyebrows when he became shirtless and then shot his leather skirt to reveal a sexy leotard underneath. Turner's career was launched: she had released her return album, "Private Dancer", a year earlier and she starred in the movie "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome". Now under 70, Turner is a recipient of the Kennedy Center and inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Duran Duran – In the years that followed Live Aid, Duran Duran recorded major successes, including "Notorious" in 1986, "Ordinary World" in 1993 and "Sunrise" in 2004. The band toured for years, including including this appearance in 2015 at the Sonar Music Festival in Barcelona, ​​Spain.