Mark Loosmore: This means everything to me

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A couple of months ago, writes Mark Loosmore, he went to see the man behind what is popularly considered to be the best British gig of all time...

That gig wasn't Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger or Elton John. Nor was it anything to do with Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin, Stone Roses or Oasis. It wasn't even Shakin' Stevens. No, I sent myself to Coventry in mid-October for a gig by Midge Ure, best known as the voice and the face of Ultravox. What is often forgotten is that he was also the man behind Live Aid, the 1985 concert that was recently voted the best this country has ever seen. While Bob Geldof was shocking the nation with his sweary TV plea for more money, Midge was behind the scenes keeping it together. He is credited with...

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