Breda O'Brien
Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and John Paul Jones on stage with drummers Tony Thompson and Phil Collins in addition to
bassist Paul Martinez performing at Live Aid at JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, 1985. Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Squelle. Do They Know It’s Christmas has a fond place in my heart. I was a new graduate in 1984, and Bob Geldof’s righteous anger was intoxicating. Buying the single and watching Geldof brute force it into the charts felt inspiring. Band Aid, and its charity single, was, of course, followed by Live Aid in July…
