The only thing that could have made Live Aid a bigger spectacle than it was would have been Michael Jackson moonwalking ...

In 1985, Michael Jackson was arguably the biggest name in all of music. He had taken part in the USA for Africa recording of "We Are the World," but simply was not available to take part in Live Aid.

July 13, 1985 — everyone who was anyone in the music world was at Live Aid, the benefit concert for Ethiopian famine relief.