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Sting, Rob Halford, Mike Love, Graham Nash and more reflect on the day the world united to rock together for a cause.
Forty years ago, the legendary Live Aid concerts simulcast from Philadelphia and London aimed to do a lot of good. They ...
Simulcast from Philadelphia and London on July 13, 1985, Live Aid was the most ambitious global television event of its time.
Forty years ago, the legendary Live Aid concerts simulcast from Philadelphia and London aimed to do a lot of good ...
Bob Geldof has been recognised for the chart achievements of the artists that contributed to the Live Aid musical.
Bob Geldof’s Live Aid concerts raised more than £114m for the famine in Ethiopia (Getty) “If there was a famine in Italy and someone reacts and they’re white, are they 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 ...
In 2024, Geldof dismissed a critical comment from the Guardian – which highlighted how some viewed Live Aid as reinforcing “a patronising image of Africa as a continent desperate for, and ...
Bob Geldof didn’t mince words about those in charge across the pond as he celebrated 40 years of Live Aid. “The thuggery of Musk, and Vance and Trump, this confederacy of dunces, these abject ...
‘Profoundly moving’ Live Aid at 40 documentary praised by viewers Over one billion people watched the concert, set up by musician Bob Geldof in 1985 to raise awareness about the Ethiopian famine ...
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 ...