Antiques Roadshow reveals 'incredible' value of Live Aid poster found in rubbish

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The Antiques Roadshow has revealed the "incredible" value of a poster from the original Live Aid that was found thrown out with the rubbish at the end of the event.

The latest episode of the BBC Sunday evening show filmed at Newby Hall in Skelton-on-Ure, North Yorkshire, featured a guest who had brought in a clear perspex poster featuring the Live Aid logo of a white guitar silhouette in the shape of Africa with Live Aid written across the neck.

The owner revealed he had been working backstage at the charity music concert organised by Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure at Wembley Stadium in 1985 when he found the poster next to the bins.

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He explained: "I was feeding the crew, they had been there all week and needed feeding, poor guys.

"I remember during the show going looking for certain items which had been thrown out of my personal laundry, someone threw it out thinking it was rubbish. Junk.

"At the refuse area, that was where I found this, I didn't find my laundry but I did find this, which did make up for it slightly."

Antiques expert and popular culture specialist John Baddeley said: "So you had sent your personal laundry off to be cleaned and it came back and someone thought it was junk.

"You weren't looking for this at all — you were looking for your clean underpants!"

Live Aid — which included performances from Sir Elton John, David Bowie, Madonna and Queen — was attended by 72,000 people and watched by 1.8 billion people worldwide as it was broadcast live on television.

The poster was not part of the stage setting, but was used for the stars to sit in front of as they were interviewed backstage as part of the live broadcast.

Bob Geldof was sitting in front of the poster when he uttered the now infamous catchphrase "Give us your f***ing money!" on live TV.

Live Aid raised £150 million to help combat famine in Africa.

Baddeley revealed: "Very rare. If you ever decided to sell it, I would have thought at auction today you would get between £8,000 to £12,000. How much was your washing worth?"

The guest replied: "That's incredible... probably about 60p!"

The latest series of the BBC antiques show, which has run for 45 series since 1979, previously featured the first ever Beatles logo designed by a sign-making friend of the band who revealed he never got paid.

It also revealed a signed helmet and overalls belonging to Formula One star Sir Lewis Hamilton to be worth £10,000.

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And a collections of locks of hair belonging to romantic poets Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth were given an estimated value of £30,000-40,000.

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