Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On July 13, 1985, the world’s biggest music stars gathered for Live Aid, a massive benefit concert to raise money for famine ...

Simulcast from Philly and London on July 13, 1985, Live Aid was the most ambitious global television event of its time: 16 hours of live music in two different continents. File: Rick Springfield ...

The prospect of Led Zeppelin reforming to play Live Aid, the biggest music event of the 1980s, sparked great excitement. But their return to the stage on July 13, 1985 did not work out as anyone had ...

Richards’ first qualm with Live Aid was rock music’s place within the lineup. He felt rock was better done subtly than with grand gestures. “For myself, first off, I don’t think that rock and roll ...

In 1985, the legendary Live Aid benefit concert kicked off at Wembley Stadium in London, England. The event was organized by Midge Ure and Bob Geldof with the sole purpose of raising money to provide ...

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Bono admits he finds it "excruciating" to watch U2's performance at Live Aid in 1985 – all because he was having a "bad hair day." Despite all the good work done that day, the singer can't forget the ...

Sir Brian May has said the 40th anniversary of Live Aid is “bittersweet” without the late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury. The British rock band, known for songs including We Will Rock You and Bohemian ...

Rest assured there were a great many memorable moments for Bob Geldof during the Live Aid concert 40 years ago at London's Wembley Stadium 40. But singing on stage with Paul McCartney-- and then being ...

View post: One of The Greatest Rock Intros of All Time Belongs to a 1988 Hit You Know All the Words To Midge Ure does not think Live Aid could happen today. The former Ultravox frontman, who ...

Without George Harrison, Live Aid might never have happened. The former Beatle invented the benefit concert when he organized the Concert for Bangladesh in 1971. Bob Geldof used the same formula and ...

To celebrate his graduation from Wantagh High School, Eric Biener, now of Huntington Station, decided to go on an adventure with a group of his friends in the summer of 1985. "I was in the backyard of ...