As is often the case with a band as successful as Tears for Fears were in 1985, the musicians in the group had toured for almost an entire year straight supporting “Songs from the Big Chair,” and the Live Aid concert was scheduled to occur on their only weekend off, as long-time bandmates Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal recently told NME. Remembering this time, Smith said, “we were exhausted,” and to this day, he has no regrets about skipping the concert.
What bothered Orzabal and Smith most about the Live Aid situation, though, is that Geldof (pictured above) announced they were performing without even asking them. At this point, things are patched up between Geldof and the band, as Smith explained to NME. “Initially, I was p***** off because Bob had announced we were doing it without even asking us, and it was smack in the middle of a year-long tour,” he said. Ultimately, the band kissed and made up with Geldof, performing one of their most enduring hits later on at another Geldof benefit called “Sport Aid” in 1986. “Live Aid was bad timing for us,” Smith said.
