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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 ...
Forty years ago, the legendary Live Aid concerts simulcast from Philadelphia and London aimed to do a lot of good. They ...
Veteran journalist Michael Buerk, who reported on the Ethiopian famine in 1984, revealed his initial reaction to the Live Aid concerts, which raised funds for the crisis, “was real anger”. The iconic ...
The summer before my senior year at Natick High was memorable for one colossal event. When you’re 17, music is everything. That and girls.
Queen were the undoubted stars of Live Aid, stealing the show at Wembley Stadium in 1985, but they did have a little help?
"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 ...
Forty years after Live Aid rocked the world, Evelyn O'Rourke looks at ten ways the music event of a lifetime made musical history.
Four decades ago today, Wembley Stadium rocked to the sound of some of the biggest acts in the world. Lesley-Ann Jones ...
Mr Jones, who was born in Wednesbury and lived in Walsall, was approached to help with the event because of his connections in the industry, according to his daughter Nicola. She said her father, who ...
The full Live Aid concert from 1985 is not easy to watch in full, but can be found online. The Internet Archive website has the full 16-hour broadcast, with the full show also available on DVD. On ...
Fans also remember Live Aid for two special songs. In London, the concert concluded with Do They Know It’s Christmas? put ...
Live Aid was simply unique, and the old footage of Wembley Stadium packed to the rafters and the sight of some of the biggest ...