Is This a Real Photograph of Bono, Paul McCartney, and Freddie Mercury Singing Together?

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Is This a Real Photograph of Bono, Paul McCartney, and Freddie Mercury Singing Together?
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✅ This picture of Paul McCartney, Bono, and Freddie Mercury singing together is real. It was taken during the 1985 Live Aid concert, a fundraiser to benefit famine relief in Ethiopia.

A viral vintage photograph depicts rock stars Paul McCartney, Bono, and Freddie Mercury singing together while surrounded by other famous performers., which was to benefit famine relief in Ethiopia, and was held concurrently in Wembley Stadium in London and in JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. Organized by Boomtown Rats' singer Bob Geldof and Ultravox singer Midge Ure, it was intended to be a fundraiser that raised millions of dollars.

A YouTube video shows the trio performing"Do They Know It's Christmas?" a song written by Geldof and Ure. At the 2:42 mark, Mercury and Bono can be seen singing into the same mic. Missing from the above photograph are George Michael, David Bowie, and a number of other artists who are visible in other shots taken at the event. In other

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