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, ...

40 Years Ago, This ’70s Rock Band's Electrifying Performance Changed Live Aid Forever originally appeared on Parade. The 40th anniversary of Live Aid takes place on July 13, 2025, marking four decades ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. View of musicians including, from third left, Bono, Paul McCartney, and Freddie Mercury as they perform onstage during the Live ...

Bob Geldof was in a French cafe recently when a man came up to him and said, "Thank you for the best day of my life." "I didn't know what he was talking about, but I assumed it was Live Aid - I don't ...

NEW YORK -- Forty years ago, the legendary Live Aid concerts aimed to do a lot of good - helping to raise over $100 million for famine relief in Ethiopia and inspiring worldwide awareness for a cause ...

“It’s 12 noon in London, 7 a.m. in Philadelphia, and around the world, it’s time for Live Aid!” BBC DJ and Live Aid host Richard Skinner declared as crowds cheered. It was Saturday, July 13, 1985, and ...

On Sunday, July 13, CNN will commemorate the 40th anniversary of Live Aid with the start of a four-part documentary series that tells the definitive story of how two rock stars sparked one of the ...

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 ...

Over the Fourth of July weekend, the music world was set alight by two notable concerts held in the U.K. in front of tens of thousands of fans. The first was the Oasis reunion in Cardiff, Wales, with ...