[Zizu]

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Bob Geldof confirmed that David Bowie's performance, particularly his introduction of a video about the Ethiopian famine after his set, caused a massive surge in donations, effectively "melting the phone lines," contrary to the popular perception that Queen was solely responsible. Bowie's emotional appeal right after his powerful set was the key moment that drove huge contributions for famine relief.

Supposedly the he offered to drop one of the songs from his set to allow the video to be shown LIVE immediately after his performance