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"They didn't invite us so we did our own thing," he says. "We made ourselves proud that we could put in whatever small fee to ...
Live Aid's historic 1985 concerts at Wembley and JFK stadiums featured icons like Queen and Madonna while raising funds for Ethiopian famine relief, reaching 1.9 billion viewers.
The Concert on Saturday night, with some viewers asking to "go back" to the days of the iconic benefit concert after watching it ...
On July 13, 1985, musicians and celebrities gathered at arenas in London and Philadelphia to hold a 16-hour Live Aid concert, ...
When we tell the story of Live Aid, which happened 40 years ago this weekend, we tend to focus on Bob Geldof and the ...
Live Aid did raise millions for famine relief, with some political ripple effects. It inspired the set-up of the US President ...
Also at the multiplex is “Eddington,” a dark comedy billed as a contemporary Western starring Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone and ...
1.9 billion: Number of people who reportedly watched the Live Aid broadcast. (Likely exaggerated.) The most popular ...
Forty years after Live Aid, U2’s Bono recalled the ‘bad hair day’ he had at the charity concert in 1985. ‘One of the most ...