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Michael Buerk, a journalist who reported on the Ethiopian famine in 1984, has said his initial reaction to the Live Aid concerts, which raised funds for the crisis, “was real anger”.
If you were alive in 1985, you were glued to your television watching music history unfold at the Live Aid Concert. Pop royalty including Duran Duran, Madonna, the Rolling Stones, Queen and many more ...
The former Ultravox frontman - who organised the mega-concert with Bob Geldof - says that technological advances have brought ...
Simulcast from Philadelphia and London on July 13, 1985, Live Aid was the most ambitious global television event of its time: ...
The Irish singer songwriter and political activist lost his daughter Peaches in 2014 and asked himself 'what could you have done?' ...
Live Aid revellers have recalled what it was like to watch the historic gig at Wembley Stadium, 40 years on.The London venue ...
However, it is now estimated that about £150 million has been raised in total for famine relief as a direct result of the concerts. To mark the 40th anniversary of Live Aid this year, for the first ...
When we tell the story of Live Aid, which happened 40 years ago this weekend, we tend to focus on Bob Geldof and the ...
A volunteer who helped Bob Geldof organise lorries to take charity aid to Africa has been reminiscing about how she sat in the royal box for the Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium 40 years ago. Dee ...
On Live Aid’s 40th anniversary, this BBC series spoke to Geldof along with others including Phil Collins, as well as former ...
A compilation of Heart and Heart 80s' interviews about Band Aid and #LiveAid with Bob Geldof, Midge Ure, Tony Hadley and Nik ...
Sting, Rob Halford, Mike Love, Graham Nash and more reflect on the day the world united to rock together for a cause.