Dylan took the stage at JFK Stadium late in the day, just past 10:30 p.m., accompanied by Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones, each with acoustic guitars.

Bob Dylan and Ronnie Wood’s Preparation for Live Aid Wasn’t Easy Bob Dylan had been tasked with playing in a supergroup alongside two members of The Rolling Stones, specifically Ronnie Wood ...

Bob Dylan, who’d sung on USA for Africa’s famine relief single “We Are the World,” was chosen to close the show in Philadelphia and in turn recruited Rolling Stones Keith Richards and Ron ...

Ron Wood, Bob Dylan and Keith Richards at the JFK Stadium in Philadelphia during Live Aid on July 13, 1985. Paul Natkin/WireImage ...

A Performance Gone Awry To be fair, there were performances at the Live Aid concerts that were even more wayward than the one offered by Dylan, Wood, and Richards.

July 13, 1985 – Live Aid, backstage: (top row) Keith Richards, Daryl Hall, John Oates, Ron Wood, (bottom row) Tina Turner, Mick Jagger, Madonna and Bob Dylan, on the cover of People magazine ...

July 13, 1985 – Live Aid, backstage: (top row) Keith Richards, Daryl Hall, John Oates, Ron Wood, (bottom row) Tina Turner, Mick Jagger, Madonna and Bob Dylan, on the cover of People magazine ...