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Augustine Chacon was known to have fathered at least one child in his lifetime, a son, and his descendants still live today. In 1980, some of Chacon's family members dedicated a marble gravestone at the San Jose Cemetery, which holds his remains. [18] Chacon's gravestone says the following: AUGUSTINE CHACON 1861–1902 HE LIVED LIFE WITHOUT FEAR,
Live Aid was a two-venue benefit concert and music-based fundraising initiative held on Saturday, 13 July 1985. The event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise further funds for relief of the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia, a movement that started with the release of the successful charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in December 1984.
Live 8 producer/promoter Russell Simmons was the man responsible for adding more African-American artists to the Live 8 Philadelphia bill, including some Def Poetry Jam poets. After noticing the lack of hip-hop artists on the bill, Bono called Jay-Z and Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park personally and asked them to perform in Philadelphia.
In an exclusive clip obtained by AOL Entertainment, viewers can see original Queen band members Bob Geldoff and Brian May react to the film's Live Aid set -- the recreation of the iconic benefit ...
Just For One Day is a jukebox musical with a book by John O'Farrell.Told through a modern-day perspective, Just For One Day retells the events leading up to Live Aid, the 1985 benefit concert organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise awareness and funds for the famine in Ethiopia.
For example, both Downsview Park and Molson Amphitheatre were hosting concerts on Canada Day (the day before Live 8) and it was impossible to set up the Live 8 stage a day before the concert. On June 21, Park Place in Barrie, Ontario was finally announced as the official venue for the Canadian Live 8 concert by promoter, Michael Cohl. [3]
a-ha; Sasha; Anne Will (Host); Audioslave; BAP; Brian Wilson; Chris de Burgh; Claudia Schiffer (Host, also appeared in Edinburgh); Daniel Powter; Die Toten Hosen; Faithless; Green Day; Herbert Grönemeyer (also appeared in Edinburgh)
Live 8 [a] was a string of benefit concerts that took place on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and South Africa.They were timed to precede the G8 conference and summit held at the Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder, Scotland, from 6–8 July 2005.