Live aid goes country
NZPA-AP Champaign, Illinois Tickets for a live, 12-hour concert to help struggling United States farmers went on sale yesterday as rock, country, and blues music fans jammed telephone lines and camped overnight to get the best seats. The September 22 show — with a line-up that includes Wayion Jennings, B. B. King, the Beach Boys, Billy Joel, Loretta Lynn, and Bob Dylan — is billed as “Farm Aid” after the “Live Aid” concert that earlier this year raised millions of dollars for starving Africans. Many farmers in the
United States are reeling under the pressure of low commodity prices and high production costs. When Illinois’ Governor, Mr James Thompson, learned of the plan, he helped arrange for the concert to be held at the state university’s football stadium. “Farm Aid” will “call the attention of 200 million Americans to the plight of the people who fed them every day,” Mr Thompson said. Promoters say most of the money is expected to come from donations and the sale of concert albums and other items.
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