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Bob Geldof produced one of the greatest feats in rock 'n' roll history with Live Aid. A new CNN series takes a deep dive.
On July 13, 1985, the two Live Aid concerts took place at Wembley Stadium in London and John F. Kennedy Stadium in ...
IT was 12 noon on Saturday, July 13 when a couple of ageing rockers in jeans walked onto the stage at Wembley Stadium.
Following the all-star Band Aid "Do They Know It's Christmas?" benefit single the previous December, it was 20-odd hours of ...
Now a lecturer at the University of Brighton, Elaine Hills was a sixth form student when she promised her mother she wouldn't ...
This week marks 40 years since Live Aid, the legendary 1985 concert that brought the world together to fight famine in ...
Bono also admits that even though U2’s stirring performance has been decreed a pinnacle of Live Aid, he can’t bring himself to watch it. “It was such a bad hair day,” he recalls.
Forty years ago, the legendary Live Aid concerts simulcast from Philadelphia and London aimed to do a lot of good.
"Featuring exclusive interviews with iconic figures such as Bob Geldof, Bono, Sting and Midge Ure, the series chronicles how ...
Profoundly moving’ Live Aid at 40 documentary praised by viewers - Over one billion people watched the concert, set up by ...
When Queen stole the show at Live Aid, Brian May and Roger Taylor sat with the royals and other rock stars but where was ...
Remembering sublime performances and hot messes, "blackmail" and backstage drama, the performer who played both the UK and US stages the same day, and more.