Bono responded that corruption, not condition or famine, was the greatest danger to Africa, agreeing with the belief that overseas aid organisations should really decide how the money is spent.
Harry Belafonte, who had organised Usa for Africa, responded harshly, calling Lewis's scepticism "disruptive and divisive". BBC coverage co-host Andy Kershaw was greatly essential of the event in his autobiography No Off Switch, stating, "Musically, Live Aid was to be totally predictable and uninteresting. As they had been wheeled out - or alternatively bullied by Geldof into actively playing - it became distinct that this was another parade of the same old rock aristocracy in a concert for Africa, organised by another person who, whilst promotion his worry for, and sympathy with, the continent failed to see match to celebrate or dignify the location by together with on the
free live ***y cam Aid bill a solitary African performer." Kershaw also described the event as "annoying, shallow, sanctimonious and self-satisfied" for failing to confront the fundamental brings about of the famine and staying "smug in its assumption that a bunch of mainly lamentable rock and pop floozies was capable of producing a distinction, devoid of tackling simultaneously fundamental challenges".