Queen's iconic 1985 Live Aid set is widely considered one of the greatest performances in music history. But was it truly 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 ...

The new CNN / BBC documentary series “Live Aid: When Rock ‘n’ Roll Took On the World” chronicles the story behind what has been called the most successful charity event sever mounted. Credit: Photo by ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- When Live Aid came to Philadelphia in 1985 it put Philadelphia on the world stage and the Action News Team jumped into Action. Here is some of our coverage from the big day - ...

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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 ...

That image of Freddie Mercury still lingers. In a white chest-hugging vest, the frontman of rock band Queen had energetically pranced around London’s Wembley Stadium stage, belting out the hits Radio ...

(CNN) — With the help of helicopters and a supersonic turbo jet, Phil Collins pulled off a series of performances worthy of a “Mission Impossible” movie at Live Aid forty years ago. The singer and ...

Queen blew the roof off at Wembley Stadium in London — or would have if there was a roof. Lone Stone Mick Jagger rolled on his own and with Tina Turner at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia (and made that ...

The Live Aid Musical has extended its run at London’s Shaftesbury Theatre through February 7, 2026. The hit West End show ...

The third part of the docuseries will focus on organizer Bob Geldof’s seemingly insurmountable struggles across a variety of issues, including various controversies, the eternal problem of fundraising ...