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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.
A look at the legacy of Band Aid, Live Aid and Live 8 in reshaping global charity and politics. Featuring interviews with Bob ...
The Live Aid concerts for African famine relief turn 40 on Sunday, July 13, but for organizer Bob Geldof of the Boomtown Rats ...
When Queen stole the show at Live Aid, Brian May and Roger Taylor sat with the royals and other rock stars but where was ...
Still, not everyone was happy with the presence of even a handful of heavier bands on the bill. According to Wall, former ...
As one News Journal reporter on scene noted, Live Aid was "the biggest one-day line-up of stars in rock music's 30-year ...
Remembering sublime performances and hot messes, "blackmail" and backstage drama, the performer who played both the UK and US stages the same day, and the one who got the donations flowing.
Everybody was waiting for this moment. Led Zeppelin had broken up after drummer John Bonham died in 1980. And prior to that, ...
Like the original, Philly’s anniversary Live Aid performance will also be a fundraiser, this time benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
It's been 40 years since Freddie Mercury, David Bowie and Paul McCartney performed at Live Aid in Wembley Stadium.
Concert organizers had two main requirements. First, they wanted a central location. Second, they wanted the ability to ...
“First of all, from Bill’s point of view, it was a logistical crowning achievement,” Graham tells 48 Hills. “Having 40-plus ...