I also taped the entire show and still have two of the tapes. My strongest memory of the day was the U2 segment; also when Phil Collins played in the UK and the US just hours apart.
It always kind of bothered me that Collins did that. They could have used the money they spent on his flight and given it to the people Live Aid was trying to help. It's seemed extravagant to do something like that when you consider the event's mission, especially because the stunt probably didn't bring in any additional funds.
Well, Charlie, that just would have meant more food to be left rotting on the docks, because the various African governments refused to allow it to be distributed to their people. They wanted weapons to continue the ethnic clensing of various political/cultural rivals.
Sorry about that depressing thought, but ultimately, that was the truth of a lot of these musicial fundraisers.
I watched a lot of it as well, including the Zeppelin "reunion", with Tony Thompson (of Chic/Power Station) on drums (IIRC).
