Forty years ago this month, Bob Geldof unleashed his “global jukebox”. With the help of Midge Ure and promoter Harvey Goldsmith, he staged a concert across two venues on either side of the Atlantic, ...
Bob Geldof was in a French cafe recently when a man came up to him and said, "Thank you for the best day of my life." "I didn't know what he was talking about, but I assumed it was Live Aid - I don't ...
Queen singer Freddie Mercury (left) with guitarist Brian May during the band's performance at Live Aid. - Popperfoto via Getty Images Programming Note: Watch CNN Original Series “Live Aid: When Rock ...
Queen's iconic 1985 Live Aid set is widely considered one of the greatest performances in music history. But was it truly the ...
Programming Note: Watch CNN Original Series “Live Aid: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took On the World,” celebrating the definitive story of how two rockstars inspired the largest global music events in history.
Live Aid was a global phenomenon that took place at the same time, in two separate places, all focusing on helping to raise funds and awareness for famine relief in Ethiopia. Two concerts took place ...
Simulcast from Philly and London on July 13, 1985, Live Aid was the most ambitious global television event of its time: 16 hours of live music in two different continents. File: Rick Springfield ...
To celebrate his graduation from Wantagh High School, Eric Biener, now of Huntington Station, decided to go on an adventure with a group of his friends in the summer of 1985. "I was in the backyard of ...
WXPN will help its listeners relive Live Aid by airing 10 hours of sets from the concert Sunday for the show's 40th anniversary. The radio station will play highlights from the benefit concert in ...
Bob Geldof opened up about Live Aid and its impact 40 years later in a new interview Geldof said that contrary to popular belief, it was David Bowie’s performance that got donations flooding in, not ...
The Live Aid Musical has extended its run at London’s Shaftesbury Theatre through February 7, 2026. The hit West End show ...