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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.
While Live Aid was undoubtedly one of the most successful set of benefit concerts in history, many of the line up ...
Band Aid single and organised the 1985 Live Aid concerts, which raised funds for the cause. The 73-year-old, however, takes issue with being called a “white saviour”.
Now, in an interview with The Times to mark Live Aid’s upcoming 40th anniversary (13 July), organiser Bob Geldof has been recalling the McCartney mishap. “Paul asked me which song he should do ...
When Queen stole the show at Live Aid, Brian May and Roger Taylor sat with the royals and other rock stars but where was ...
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 ...
THE world will always remember 1985’s Live Aid as the global fundraiser organised by Bob Geldof. But the truth was, he could not have pulled off the mega rock concert without his then-girlfriend ...
Bob Geldof has branded ‘white saviour’ accusations aimed at him as ‘nonsense’ ahead of Live Aid at 40. The 40th anniversary of the two-venue benefit concert falls on Sunday, July 13, which ...
Forty years ago, a well-intentioned, spontaneous group of musicians, led principally by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, produced Live Aid, the most ambitious and improbable concert since Woodstock, as ...
Edinburgh helped make the world a better place by playing its part in the Make Poverty History and Live 8 campaigns.