Forty Years Later: How Live Aid Changed Charitable Giving And The World Forty years ago, music history was made when simultaneous concerts in London and Philadelphia raised money for famine relief.

“It was our Woodstock, but better,” Nile Rodgers asserts in Live Aid: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World, referring to the all-star charity concerts broadcast around the world 40 years ago. Boomers ...

Freddie Mercury peacocking across the stage, pumping his mic stand while 72,000 pairs of hands double clapped in unison during Queen's “Radio Ga Ga.” David Bowie, elegant in his powder blue suit, ...

In 1985, the legendary Live Aid benefit concert kicked off at Wembley Stadium in London, England. The event was organized by Midge Ure and Bob Geldof with the sole purpose of raising money to provide ...

Legend also has it that you were initially resistant to having Queen play. Geldof: Look, if you want a single reason why punk existed, a single word -- Queen, OK? Spare me all this (expletive), ‘Hey, ...

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 ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Two scores and many benefit shows ago, Live Aid took the entire world by storm on July 13, 1985. Across two venues in two different continents, spanning over a dozen hours of performances and ...

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 ...