Live Aid was held 35 years ago and brought together some of the most famous musicians on the planet.
Can you remember what you were doing at the time? Can you remember what else was happening on South Tyneside that year?
It was a year of significant royal connections for the area.
Take a look at these reminders.
1. A special occasion at the port
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother is pictured unveiling the plaque at the Port of Tyne, to mark the opening of the Tyne Coal Terminal, in November 1985. Photo: Shields Gazette
2. Redwell students in the news
Back to May 1985 and these first year pupils at Redwell Comprehensive were pictured presenting a brochure they produced to the chairman of South Tyneside Cultural and Leisure Activities Committee, Councillor Lilian Jordison.
But who can tell us more about the brochure? Photo: Shields Gazette
3. Clearing up at Boldon
Hedworthfield Comprehensive School students are pictured with some of the rubbish they collected from the Mount Pleasant Marsh, Boldon. Remember this? Photo: Shields Gazette
4. Technical stars from Hebburn
Young engineers at I Tech Hebburn are pictured with the hypothermia apparatus which they made. Can you spot anyone you know in this 1985 photo? Photo: Shields Gazette