LONDON, March 8 (UPI) -- A DVD of the 1985 LiveAid concert where scores of British and U.S. musicians performed to raise funds for hunger will be released for the first time.
LiveAid organizers decided to release the marathon concert on DVD after finding pirated copies for sale on the Internet for $200, BBC News Online reported Monday.
LiveAid officials said they hope to raise several million dollars through the sale of the DVD for their cause, which was started in the 1980s by Bob Geldolf to assist the people of Ethiopia during a famine.
LiveAid, held simultaneously in London and Philadelphia, was a 16-hour music event that involved the world's biggest music stars of the day, from Bob Dylan, U2 and Queen to Madonna, Duran Duran and Paul Simon.
The event raised $73 million, with half of the money spent on food and half on long-term development in Ethiopia and the surrounding area.
The DVD is scheduled for December release to enable promoters to get the necessary permissions from the participating artists.
