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 ...

A documentary celebrating 40 years of Live Aid has received widespread praise on social media. Airing on BBC Two on Sunday (6 July), the three-part series, Live Aid at 40: When Rock and Roll Took on ...

Some of rock and metal's biggest names were at Live Aid in 1985, but there were also some very notable absences as well. Who are the big artists that missed out on Live Aid and why were they not there ...

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 ...

In the summer of 1985, images of emaciated children in Ethiopia shocked the world and prompted one of the biggest charity concerts ever: Live Aid. Megastars like Paul McCartney, Lionel Richie, Madonna ...

(CNN) — Paul McCartney hadn’t taken the stage in over five years when he sat down at his piano to sing “Let It Be” for Live Aid on July 13, 1985, in a performance that was almost totally derailed by a ...

Forty years after Live Aid, U2’s Bono recalled the “bad hair day” he had during the charity concert in London in 1985 “One of the most famous moments of your life and your activism, you’ve got a ...

As Live Aid celebrates its 40th Anniversary, we're taking you back and looking at some of the setlist from arguably the biggest music event of the '80s. Live Aid came together in the '80s when ...

Queen might have delivered a stunningly powerful performance at Wembley Stadium during Live Aid 1985, but contrary to rock ‘n’ roll legend, the British rock band wasn’t the reason that phone lines ...

On July 13, 1985, a group of global superstars teamed up to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia by performing at Live Aid, a benefit concert that spanned from London to Philadelphia. For the ...