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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.
On July 13, 1985, the two Live Aid concerts took place at Wembley Stadium in London and John F. Kennedy Stadium in ...
IT was 12 noon on Saturday, July 13 when a couple of ageing rockers in jeans walked onto the stage at Wembley Stadium.
Bono also admits that even though U2’s stirring performance has been decreed a pinnacle of Live Aid, he can’t bring himself to watch it. “It was such a bad hair day,” he recalls.
Two venues, two billion viewers and, as pomp rockers Queen, who pretty much stole the whole show, would say - one vision.
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 ...
"Featuring exclusive interviews with iconic figures such as Bob Geldof, Bono, Sting and Midge Ure, the series chronicles how ...
Now a lecturer at the University of Brighton, Elaine Hills was a sixth form student when she promised her mother she wouldn't ...
Forty years ago, the legendary Live Aid concerts simulcast from Philadelphia and London aimed to do a lot of good.
Profoundly moving’ Live Aid at 40 documentary praised by viewers - Over one billion people watched the concert, set up by ...