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Forty years ago, the legendary Live Aid concerts simulcast from Philadelphia and London aimed to do a lot of good. They ...
Bob Geldof produced one of the greatest feats in rock 'n' roll history with Live Aid. A new CNN series takes a deep dive.
Forty years ago, the legendary Live Aid concerts simulcast from Philadelphia and London aimed to do a lot of good ...
The Live Aid concerts for African famine relief turn 40 on Sunday, July 13, but for organizer Bob Geldof of the Boomtown Rats ...
Remembering sublime performances and hot messes, "blackmail" and backstage drama, the performer who played both the UK and US stages the same day, and more.
When Queen stole the show at Live Aid, Brian May and Roger Taylor sat with the royals and other rock stars but where was ...
British band Queen’s performance at 1985 charity mega concert Live Aid has gone down in the history books, but it almost didn ...
Like the original, Philly’s anniversary Live Aid performance will also be a fundraiser, this time benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
One the day of Live Aid, Bob Geldof had just one instruction for Queen, "Don't get clever; just play the hits. You have 17 minutes," as recalled by Brian May and Roger Taylor in Radio Times magazine.
Drummer Roger Taylor did want to be involved and was the one who convinced Mercury to do it. "I said to Freddie, If we wake ...