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Music can be powerful. The Guardian listed 50 concerts that changed modern music history. Let's look at three of them.
Bob Dylan: Newport Folk Festival
Rhode Island, US, July 25, 1965
Bob Dylan is well-known for his poetic guitar ballads. In this 1965 concert, Dylan took out an electric guitar and made a sharp sound. The Guardian said this is when folk rock was born.
Freddie Mercury: Live Aid
London, UK, July 13, 1985
As its name suggests, Live Aid was for helping people. It raised $245 million to fight famine(饥荒)in Ethiopia. It's often seen as the first benefit(慈善)concert of its kind. The concert also saw the birth of a new rock star—Freddie Mercury.
Beyonce: Coachella Music Festival
California US, April 14, 2018
At the Coachella Music Festival, Beyonce had an all-black dancer and backing vocals lineup. The concert, which fans call "Beychella" on Twitter, took 100 backup performers and three months of rehearsals(排练). The Guardian thinks Beyonce is like "a goddess of war".