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A man who was among the 72,000-strong crowd at the groundbreaking Live Aid concert in 1985, has said it was "one of the ...
Sting, Rob Halford, Mike Love, Graham Nash and more reflect on the day the world united to rock together for a cause.
When we tell the story of Live Aid, which happened 40 years ago this weekend, we tend to focus on Bob Geldof and the ...
In celebration of its 40th anniversary, here are some of the historic event's best acts you may have forgotten about.
Simulcast from Philadelphia and London on July 13, 1985, Live Aid was the most ambitious global television event of its time.
Two venues, two billion viewers and, as pomp rockers Queen, who pretty much stole the whole show, would say - one vision.
1.9 billion: Number of people who reportedly watched the Live Aid broadcast. (Likely exaggerated.) The most popular ...
Forty years ago, the legendary Live Aid concerts simulcast from Philadelphia and London aimed to do a lot of good. They ...
Ahead of Sunday's 40th anniversary of the era-defining show, veteran rock photographer Denis O'Regan, one of only two ...
There's a look back at Live Aid, acclaimed documentary My Mom Jayne tells the story of Hollywood star Jayne Mansfield, Eve ...
The legendary rocker feared the worst when Joan Baez approached him at Live Aid in 1985, and he's revealing details about the ...