On July 13, 1985, the world’s biggest music stars gathered for Live Aid, a massive benefit concert to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. In a new original series, CNN and BBC go behind the ...

The first part of the Live Aid documentary took a look at the origins of the massive, iconic benefit concert, with a particular focus on Bob Geldof. Live Aid was Geldof’s brainchild, and in the ...

Each installment of the series ran for one hour, and you can watch them all on-demand on Sling TV (half off first month) or DIRECTV (free trial). The fourth part of the series took a look at organizer ...

Live Aid: 40 Years Later, Docuseries Exposes The Truth Behind Iconic Moments originally appeared on Parade. On July 13, 1985, Live Aid became a worldwide phenomenon, uniting the biggest names in music ...

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 ...

Over the Fourth of July weekend, the music world was set alight by two notable concerts held in the U.K. in front of tens of thousands of fans. The first was the Oasis reunion in Cardiff, Wales, with ...

Programming Note: Watch CNN Original Series “Live Aid: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took On the World,” celebrating the definitive story of how two rockstars inspired the largest global music events in history.

Live Aid, a dual-venue concert held on July 13, 1985, raised over $125 million for famine relief in Ethiopia. The event, featuring major artists like Queen, U2, and Madonna, inspired global awareness ...

This story is part of our continuing coverage in honor of Live Aid Week in Philadelphia. Check back daily for more Live Aid fun. There’s no doubt that Bob Geldof set out to do Live Aid for all the ...