July 13, 2025, marks the 40 th anniversary of Live Aid. The iconic charity concert was the brainstorm of rock legends Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for famine relief in Africa. The Live Aid ...

In 1985, the government agreed to make a donation to charity equivalent to the VAT collected on sales of the original 1984 Band Aid record. USA For Africa A variety of music and movie stars sing "We ...

Freddie Mercury peacocking across the stage, pumping his mic stand while 72,000 pairs of hands double clapped in unison during Queen's “Radio Ga Ga.” David Bowie, elegant in his powder blue suit, ...

Maui resident Fred Spanjaard will be the guest speaker at the Rotary Club of Kahului meeting from noon-1 p.m. Aug. 18. According to the club, Spanjaard, an event producer and promoter, will offer a ...

In the summer of 1985, images of emaciated children in Ethiopia shocked the world and prompted one of the biggest charity concerts ever: Live Aid. Megastars like Paul McCartney, Lionel Richie, Madonna ...

Legend also has it that you were initially resistant to having Queen play. Geldof: Look, if you want a single reason why punk existed, a single word -- Queen, OK? Spare me all this (expletive), ‘Hey, ...

“It was our Woodstock, but better,” Nile Rodgers asserts in Live Aid: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World, referring to the all-star charity concerts broadcast around the world 40 years ago. Boomers ...

Despite their success in raising funds and awareness, the 1985 Live Aid concert and other strictly aid-based efforts have failed to combat hunger in Africa, according to a Wall Street Journal opinion ...

Michael Buerk, a journalist who reported on the Ethiopian famine in 1984, has said his initial reaction to the Live Aid concerts, which raised funds for the crisis, “was real anger”. The event, ...