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To mark the Live Aid anniversary, the BBC and CNN have co-produced a documentary series, “Live Aid: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took ...
Following the all-star Band Aid "Do They Know It's Christmas?" benefit single the previous December, it was 20-odd hours of ...
Scott Martin and his now-wife Lisa watched the likes of Joan Baez and Tina Turner atop a 30-foot perch, in 1985. They haven't ...
The Live Aid concerts in 1985 rocked the planet, but many of its stars don’t believe a similar event could happen in 2025’s ...
Forty years after Live Aid, U2’s Bono recalled the ‘bad hair day’ he had at the charity concert in 1985. ‘One of the most ...
Forty years ago, the legendary Live Aid concerts simulcast from Philadelphia and London aimed to do a lot of good.
WHEN Paula Yates’ two-year-old daughter Fifi presented Princess Diana with a limp bunch of flowers at Live Aid, the cute ...
"They didn't invite us so we did our own thing," he says. "We made ourselves proud that we could put in whatever small fee to ...
Band Aid's 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' was the fastest-selling single in UK history - but readers might be surprised to ...
Veteran journalist Michael Buerk, who reported on the Ethiopian famine in 1984, revealed his initial reaction to the Live Aid ...
The Irish singer songwriter and political activist lost his daughter Peaches in 2014 and asked himself 'what could you have ...
Bob Geldof produced one of the greatest feats in rock 'n' roll history with Live Aid. A new CNN series takes a deep dive.