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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Eamonn Forde

‘We created a monster’: Midge Ure reflects on Live Aid as musical heads to West End

Midge Ure at Wembley Stadium for the announcement of Just for One Day: The Live Aid Musical.
‘We hadn’t figured out just what a task this was going to be’ … Midge Ure at Wembley Stadium for the announcement of Just for One Day: The Live Aid Musical. Photograph: Dave Hogan/Hogan Media/Rex/Shutterstock

Sitting in the royal box at London’s Wembley Stadium, just shy of the 40th anniversary of the Live Aid concert that he helped make happen here, Midge Ure ponders its legacy. “We created a monster,” he says. “And it had to happen.”

The two Live Aid shows in London and Philadelphia on 13 July 1985, featuring performances by U2, Queen, David Bowie and more, form the core of the stage musical Just for One Day. Today, it was announced that it will transfer to London’s West End in May, after short runs at London’s Old Vic in 2024 and Toronto earlier this year.

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