Rock in the 80s and 90sRock in the 80s and 90s• Rock music- Rock Subgenres

‐ New wave, hardcore punk, alternative rock, grunge, Britpop, indie rock and nu metal, etc.

• Bands and singers ‐ U2, Metallica, R.E.M, Michael Jackson, Madonna, etc.

Protest songs•Born in the U.S.A.(1984) by Bruce Springsteen

•Sleep Now in the Fire (1999) by Rage Against the Machine

Audio recordings and Benefit concerts

Bob Geldof

• Band Aid (1984)

• USA for Africa, “We Are the World” 1985

Live Aid (1985)

John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia

London’s Wembley Stadium

Queen U2

• Artists United Against Apartheid (1985)

• Tears Are Not Enough- Hermanos (1985)

• Farm Aid (1985) • Self Aid ( 1986)

• FREEDOM FESTIVAL ON CLAPHAM COMMON 1986

• NELSON MANDELA 70th TRIBUTE CONCERT 1988

• Conspiracy of Hope US Tour (1986)

• Human Rights Now! World Tour (1988)

• The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness ( 1992)

• TIBETAN FREEDOM CONCERT 1996 -2001

• NO BOUNDARIES 1999 Beastie Boys