#PODCAST "Live Aid" set to become a multi-show stage musical in London next year #sabcnews

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By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - Live Aid - one of the most famous concerts of all time, is set to become a stage musical in London next year. The original event was held at Wembley Stadium on the 13th of July 1985. It was organised in part by Irish singer-songwriter and political activist Bob Geldof, to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. The musical meanwhile, will be called "Just For One Day" and will feature songs played that day by acts including Queen, U2, Elton John, Paul McCartney and Sting. In this report, Matthew looks back at the impact of the concert and how it's story is now been retold...

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