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    • Source: Self Aid

      • Self Aid was an unemployment benefit concert held in Dublin, Ireland on 17 May 1986. The concert performances were primarily by Irish musicians, although Elvis Costello and Chris Rea, both Englishmen of Irish descent, were designated "honorary Irishmen" for the day; the event was promoted by Jim Aiken. The concert included the last performance by The Boomtown Rats until they reformed in 2013.
      The purpose of the concert was to highlight the chronic unemployment problem in Ireland at the time, with nearly 250,000 people unemployed. The 14-hour concert was the largest that had ever been staged in Ireland. All musicians that took part donated their time free of charge. All profits from the concert and subsequent album, Live for Ireland, went to the Self Aid Trust. The telethon raised millions of pounds for a job creation trust fund as well as over 1000 job pledges. The song chosen for the finale was "Let's Make it Work", written by Christy Moore and Dublin songwriter Paul Doran. Tributes were paid to Phil Lynott who had died just 4 months earlier, including a performance by a reformed Thin Lizzy with Gary Moore on lead vocals.
      The concept of the concert — job creation through pledges — attracted criticism both at the time and subsequently, with critics claiming that no jobs had actually arisen as a result other than vacancies that already existed.


      Concert performers


      The line-up included:

      Auto Da Fé
      Bagatelle
      Big Self
      Blue in Heaven
      The Boomtown Rats
      Paul Brady
      Chris de Burgh
      Cactus World News
      The Chieftains
      Clannad
      De Dannan
      Elvis Costello
      Rory Gallagher
      The Fountainhead
      In Tua Nua
      Christy Moore
      Van Morrison
      Moving Hearts
      The Pogues
      Chris Rea
      Scullion
      Brush Shiels
      Stockton's Wing
      Thin Lizzy
      Those Nervous Animals
      U2


      Live For Ireland songs


      Maggie's Farm - U2 (6:46)
      Seven into the Sea - In Tua Nua (3:53)
      Many Rivers to Cross - Elvis Costello and the Attractions (2:41)
      Dirty Old Town - The Pogues (3:45)
      Don't Pay the Ferryman - Chris DeBurgh (3:32)
      Harry's Game - Clannad (2:32)
      The Bridge - Cactus World News (4:19)
      Looking after No. 1 - The Boomtown Rats (4:50) [not on US release]
      Here Comes the Night - Van Morrison (3:58)
      Don't Believe a Word - Thin Lizzy (2:23) [not on US release]
      Steel River - Chris Rea (4:48)
      Make it Work - Christy Moore / Paul Doran (Larry Mullen) (3:13)
      The Lark - Moving Hearts (5:35)
      The Island - Paul Brady (5:09)
      Feel it Now - The Fountainhead (5:01)
      Exiles - Auto Da Fe (5:17)


      = Alternate tracks on US release

      =
      Boil the Breakfast Early - The Chieftains
      Joey's on the Street Again - The Boomtown Rats


      = Alternate tracks on double vinyl/cassette release

      =
      My Friend John - Those Nervous Animals
      A Sense of Freedom - Les Enfants
      The Arrival of Queen Sheeba in Galway - De Dannan
      Old Pal - Brush Shiels
      Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy - Bagatelle
      Keep on Climbin' - Freddie White
      Tell Me - Blue in Heaven
      Follow Me - Rory Gallagher
      Carol - Scullion
      Leave My Kitten Alone - Elvis Costello and the Attractions
      Skidoo - Stockton's Wing
      Independence - Big Self
      Note: There have been multiple versions of this album, with varying tracks, in different formats and across different territories


      References




      External links


      Live For Ireland album

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