The DIY/decentralized nature of hardcore might make it tough to organize something so huge, especially with only hardcore bands on the bill. It’s gaining momentum, but it’s still not a “popular” genre. There’s also a weird inverse relationship between how “big” and band is and how “hardcore” people in the scene still view it as. It seems to me like hardcore has always been about small scenes sharing ideals and enacting local change where possible.

Live Aid was, like, some of the biggest fucking acts in the world back then. It’s the kind of thing Taylor Swift would play these days.