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Object name(s):
Photograph
Brief description:
Colour photograph of the Live Aid concert held in Whitehall Recreation Ground in Rugby on August 28th 1985. The concert raised £5,000 for Live Aid and was attended by over 1,000 people. The sixteen bands who played were: In the Outback, Blue Mag, Idiom, Timezone, Passport, Dave West, Nightflight, Meantime, Twilights, InVogue, Oasis, Room 101, Firebrand, Steve Cartwright, Shaper and Racing Snakes. The photograph shows the stage which had a TSB banner across the front. In the foreground are two men, one is wearing a 'Live Aid, Rugby' T-shirt and is presumably an official.
Collection:
Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Associated concept:
Photograph - Theatre & Entertainment
Object name:
Photograph
Object number:
1999.605.19
Object production date:
Date - earliest / single:
28/08/1985
Date - latest:
28/08/1985
Date - period:
20th Century
Date - period:
1980s
Responsible department/section:
Photograph Collection

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/7112fb5d-11cd-3ed4-bd97-49a7012a1998

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/7112fb5d-11cd-3ed4-bd97-49a7012a1998, Rugby Art Gallery and Museum, CC BY-NC

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