'Live Aid at 40' viewers call out 'boring' Oasis as they ask to 'go back'

'Live Aid at 40' viewers called out 'boring' Oasis as they asked to 'go back' to the old days of music concerts.

The 40th anniversary of the two-venue benefit concert falls on Sunday, July 13, which was organised by singer Bob Geldof and Midge Ure.

Seeking to raise funds for relief of the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia, two sold out concerts were held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia.

An estimated audience of 1.9 billion people in 150 nations watched the live broadcast, which featured performances from the likes of Queen, U2, David Bowie and Madonna.

Eventually raising over £114m for their charitable cause, the event is remembered as one of the biggest days in music history.

The BBC have been celebrating the anniversary this month, airing the first two episodes of documentary Live Aid at 40: When Rock 'n' Roll Took on the World last week.

Ramping up their coverage, Saturday night (July 12) saw the broadcaster air Live Aid at 40: The Concert for those who wanted to relive or missed the event.

The programme provided extended highlights of the London and Philadelphia shows, as well as rarely seen backstage footage from the night.

While 80,000 people were in Heaton Park for the second of Oasis’ five sold out gigs in their hometown, some viewers took to X, previously known as Twitter, to air their frustrations with the Gallaghers brothers’ band compared to those who played Live Aid.

@RedAntLFC said: “Watching live aid and honestly can we just get back to concerts without phones and throwing pints all over the place? Saw a clip of Oasis at Heaton Park and when Wonderwall came on it was just a shower of beer.”

@pjacobstipster wrote: “Saw a posting on here that Oasis are