#OnThisDay 1985: Live Aid began, in Wembley Stadium. | BBC Archive

On this day in 1985: Live Aid, the dual-venue concert held simultaneously in London's Wembley Stadium connected by EE and Philadelphia's JFK Stadium, was held to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine at the time. Eric, backed by Phil Collins, played "White Room" as part of the show. | Eric Clapton

Eric performing his acoustic version of "Layla" from his 1992 Unplugged performance. Watch the official live video of "Layla" from 'ERIC CLAPTON UNPLUGGED...OVER 30 YEARS LATER' at the link below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kseSoguuiCs The Unplugged: Enhanced Edition will be available on vinyl & CD May 9th - pre-order now at the link below. https://orcd.co/enhancedunplugged Paramount MTV | Eric Clapton

Eric playing "Tears In Heaven" from his 1992 Unplugged performance. The official live video of "Tears In Heaven" from 'ERIC CLAPTON UNPLUGGED...OVER 30 YEARS LATER' is available to watch at the link below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUU1GLMdnkM The Unplugged: Enhanced Edition will be available on vinyl & CD May 9th - pre-order now at the link below. https://orcd.co/enhancedunplugged Paramount MTV | Eric Clapton

Eric performing “Malted Milk” from his 1992 Unplugged special. 'Unplugged: Enhanced Edition' is available to order on vinyl and CD at the link below. https://orcd.co/enhancedunplugged Watch ERIC CLAPTON UNPLUGGED...OVER 30 YEARS LATER on Paramount . https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/mtv-unplugged/ MTV | Eric Clapton