Timeline Saturday 13 July 1985

Events on Saturday 13 July 1985 8

• 1985 Black Sabbath reunite at Live Aid Philadelphia The original four play together for the first time in years.
• 1985 Dire Straits play Live Aid Wembley Stadium — July 13, 1985 Dire Straits delivered one of the most celebrated performances at Live Aid at Wembley Stadium on July 13, 1985, with an extended "Money for Nothing" that included guest vocals by Sting. The concert was broadcast to 1.9 billion viewers in 150 nations.
• 1985 First to clear six metres -- Paris, 13 July 1985 On 13 July 1985 in Paris, Bubka becomes the first pole vaulter in history to clear 6.00 metres. The barrier is the equivalent of the four-minute mile in athletics -- a psychological and physical threshold that many believed would never be reached. He clears it at 21. The performance is one of the defining moments in the history of field athletics and makes him a global figure beyond the specialist athletics audience. He will go on to become the first to clear 6.10m as well.
• 1985 Led Zeppelin reunite at Live Aid Philadelphia A shaky reunion with Phil Collins and Tony Thompson on drums.
• 1985 Live Aid performance 13 July 1985, Wembley Stadium Performed at Live Aid at Wembley Stadium on 13 July 1985 — one of the defining global concerts of the decade, placing Tears for Fears alongside the biggest names in music at the height of their fame.
• 1985 Performs at both Live Aid stages 13 July 1985, London & Philadelphia On 13 July 1985, performed at both Live Aid concerts — at Wembley Stadium in London and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia — flying across the Atlantic by Concorde between the two shows, the only artist of more than seventy acts to perform at both venues that day.
• 1985 The Who reunite at Live Aid Wembley Stadium A one-off reunion with Kenney Jones on drums.
• 1985 U2 play Live Aid Wembley Bono's leap into the crowd makes them global stars.