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Perth Now
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Bob Geldof receives special Official Charts award for Just For One Day - the Live Aid Musical album
Bob Geldof has received an honorary award from Official Charts for the Live Aid musical album featuring songs by Boomtown Rats, U2, Sir Brian May, Sting and Madonna. The songs on the collection achieved 8 UK Number 1 hit singles and 8 No 2s. The Original Cast Recording from Just For One Day - the Live Aid Musical dropped on July 11, to mark the 40th anniversary of the legendary charity concert. It boasts 17 artists and Top 10 songs from the likes The Boomtown Rats, David Bowie, Sir Elton John, Madonna, Mick Jagger (duet with David Bowie on Martha Reeves and the Vandellas' Dancing In The Street), Phil Collins, Queen, Simple Minds, Status Quo (for their version of John Fogerty's Rockin' All Over The World), The Beatles, The Cars, The Police, The Style Council, The Who, Ultravox and Wham!. The Band Aid Trust was formed in response to famine in Ethiopia, and 10 per cent of proceeds from Just For One Day - The Live Aid Musical will be donated. Live Aid co-founder Bob Geldof has been bestowed with The Official Charts Company's Official Top 10 Award in recognition of the achievements of the Live Aid artists who contributed songs to the musical. Bob Geldof said: 'These are some of the greatest songs in the rock canon. It is extraordinary to think that these and dozens more were performed live by the greatest artists of the age. 'The Rats' I Don't Like Mondays, played at Live Aid to over a billion people, took on a whole strange and different meaning. But, then again, it was a strange, exhilarating day that had a sense of something 'other' about it all. 'Now, I Don't Like Mondays is re-imagined for a smaller stage for Just For One Day - The Live Aid Musical and, along with the other tunes, brilliantly rearranged for 2025 - but with the same intensity. So if you weren't there perhaps you get a 'sense' of that time. 'All of these were massive chart songs then. They got all the awards and trophies, and hearing them revitalised and afresh of course they are being honoured once again. The great tunes never stop being sung.' Live Aid co-organiser Midge Ure said: 'By the time we got to Live Aid, Ultravox had enjoyed hits including 'Vienna' and 'Dancing With Tears In My Eyes' - both of which feature in Just For One Day - The Live Aid Musical. The adaptations of these songs, as well as other artists' classic tracks, are superb. The show tells the Live Aid story but it is also just a thrilling night out with amazing music.'
Glasgow Times
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
BGT 2025: Who won tonight's live semi-final? All to know
All sorts of acts performed tonight, with audiences being treated to everything from sword swallowers to singers. However, only a couple of acts could be sent through to the final by viewers and judges (via the golden buzzer). Who took part in tonight's live BGT semi-final? Our girl is back 🥹 Watch Sydnie Christmas' triumphant return to the #BGT stage tonight, Saturday 10th May, from 7pm on @ITV 1, @ITVX and @WeAreSTV. — BGT (@BGT) May 10, 2025 These are all the acts that took part in tonight's live Britain's Got Talent semi-final on ITV (Saturday, May 10). Albert Amores Bao Cuong Electric Umbrella Harry & Lewis Jasmine Rice Mickey Callisto Ping Pong Pang RuMac Recommended Reading: Who made it through to the Britain's Got Talent final tonight? We can't wait to see the cast of 'Just For One Day - The Live Aid Musical' open our third Semi-Final tonight! 🎤 Watch them rock the stage at 7pm on @ITV 1, @ITVX and @WeAreSTV. — BGT (@BGT) May 10, 2025 Ping Pong Pang and Opera singer Jasmine Rice made it through to the BGT final tonight after judges gave the latter a golden buzzer. Ping Pong Pang was voted the favourite act of the night by audiences, securing their place in the upcoming finale. Those who win the show overall are awarded a £250,000 cash prize and given a sought-after slot on the Royal Variety Show, where they will perform in front of King Charles. Britain's Got Talent continues on Saturday, May 17, on ITV1, STV, ITVX and STV Player.
The Herald Scotland
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
BGT 2025: Who won tonight's live semi-final? All to know
However, only a couple of acts could be sent through to the final by viewers and judges (via the golden buzzer). Who took part in tonight's live BGT semi-final? Our girl is back 🥹 Watch Sydnie Christmas' triumphant return to the #BGT stage tonight, Saturday 10th May, from 7pm on @ITV 1, @ITVX and @WeAreSTV. — BGT (@BGT) May 10, 2025 These are all the acts that took part in tonight's live Britain's Got Talent semi-final on ITV (Saturday, May 10). Albert Amores Bao Cuong Electric Umbrella Harry & Lewis Jasmine Rice Mickey Callisto Ping Pong Pang RuMac Recommended Reading: Who made it through to the Britain's Got Talent final tonight? We can't wait to see the cast of 'Just For One Day - The Live Aid Musical' open our third Semi-Final tonight! 🎤 Watch them rock the stage at 7pm on @ITV 1, @ITVX and @WeAreSTV. — BGT (@BGT) May 10, 2025 Ping Pong Pang and Opera singer Jasmine Rice made it through to the BGT final tonight after judges gave the latter a golden buzzer. Ping Pong Pang was voted the favourite act of the night by audiences, securing their place in the upcoming finale. Those who win the show overall are awarded a £250,000 cash prize and given a sought-after slot on the Royal Variety Show, where they will perform in front of King Charles. Britain's Got Talent continues on Saturday, May 17, on ITV1, STV, ITVX and STV Player.
Perth Now
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Bob Geldof quips he gets 'blue in the face' listening to 'f***ing Freddie Mercury' at Live Aid
Sir Bob Geldof has joked that he gets "blue in the face listening to "f***ing Freddie Mercury" and Queen at Live Aid. The Boomtown Rats star organised the 1985 musical jukebox charity concert with fellow musician Midge Ure to raise funds for relief of the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia, which started with the release of the all-star charity hit 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'. Geldof was speaking to promote the West End launch of 'Just For One Day - The Live Aid Musical' and an accompanying album, 'Just For One Day - The Live Aid Musical (Original Cast Recording)', which sees hits by Queen, David Bowie, Sir Elton John, U2, The Police, Madonna and more reimagined by the show's cast. Speaking at during a Q+A at Wembley Stadium on Thursday (01.05.25), he quipped when Jo Whiley asked if it's emotional watching the performances back: 'No, it's not, because I'm blue in the face listening to f***ing Freddie Mercury." Teasing his fellow Live Aid co-founder and Ultravox star Ure, he continued: 'I'm saying, 'Where's the Rats?' 'Where's the…' Not Ultravox obviously." Queen played a 21-minute set at Live Aid on July 13, 1985, and it's regarded as one of the greatest rock performances of all time. Late frontman Freddie and his bandmates - Sir Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon - stormed through 'Bohemian Rhapsody', 'Radio Ga Ga', 'Hammer to Fall', 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love', 'We Will Rock You', and 'We Are the Champions'. The musical begins its stint at London's Shaftesbury Theatre on May 15, following its sold-out run at The Old Vic theatre. The press event this week was hosted by Live Aid and Trustees of the Band Aid Charitable Trust, Sir Bob Geldof, Midge Ure, Harvey Goldsmith and John Kennedy. Those who pre-order the album will have access to an exclusive track, The Police's 'Message in a Bottle'. Geldof said in a statement: 'We couldn't possibly have known that 40 years down the track, the issue would be as vital or the interest as great. Millions of children today are being forced to starve as an instrument of war, and millions of lives are in peril due to AIDS and because of cuts to international aid. "This musical is extraordinary, and it brings Live Aid to a new generation - the possibility of what individuals can do together. It refutes Thatcher's dictum that there's no such thing as society. There is and it roared its existence on that day 40 years ago in Wembley Stadium. Human beings do care about each other - they rise above contemporary politics. "Just For One Day puts Live Aid into perspective. It's a phenomenal piece of work. I read somewhere that it's a 'jukebox musical' - dude, it's the original musical jukebox! That's what we called it back then - 'Live Aid - the Global Jukebox'! That's what Live Aid was, arguably the greatest collection of songs of the rock era, and so this musical is hit after hit after hit, stunningly arranged for this generation! Its achievement is to conjure that vivid sense of 40 years ago, and to make it relevant to now." 'Live Aid' celebrates its 40th anniversary this July, and to mark the milestone, the BBC is planning special programming, including a documentary series called 'Live Aid at 40', exclusive interviews, and a broadcast of over 6.5 hours of extended highlights from the original 1985 concerts. 'Just For One Day - The Live Aid Musical (Original Cast Recording)' tracklisting: 1. Overture 2. Heroes 3. Rat Trap (featuring Craige Els) 4. Drive (featuring Abiona Omonua) 5. Dancing With Tears In My Eyes (featuring Jack Shalloo) 6. Do They Know It's Christmas? (Feed The World) 7. Radio Ga Ga 8. Stop Your Sobbing (featuring Julie Atherton) 9. We Are The Champions (featuring Collette Guitart Jo Foster) 10. We Are The World 11. You're The Best Thing (featuring Emily Ooi) 12. I'm Still Standing (featuring Craige Els Julie Atherton) 13. Bad 14. Message In A Bottle 15. Pinball Wizard (featuring Joel Montague) 16. Dancing In The Streets (featuring Danielle Steers Ashley Campbell) 17. Summer of '69 (featuring Collette Guitart) 18. Blowing In The Wind 19. Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand) (featuring Julie Atherton) 20. In The Air Tonight / We Can't We Live Together (featuring James Hameed, Danielle Steers Ashley Campbell) 21. We Will Rock You / King Of Rock (featuring Olly Dobson Tamara Taye) 22. Rockin' All Over The World (featuring Olly Dobson) 23. Vienna (featuring Jack Shalloo) 24. I Don't Like Mondays (featuring Craige Els) 25. All You Need Is Love (featuring Jason Battersby) 26. Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) (featuring Joel Montague) 27. Rebel Rebel / Don't You (Forget About Me) / Into The Grove (featuring Jo Foster, Rhys Wilkinson and Tamara Taye) 28. Bohemian Rhapsody (featuring Freddie Love) 29. My Generation (featuring Naomi Katiyo) 30. Let It Be
