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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 single ...
Bob Geldof opened up about Live Aid and its impact 40 years later in a new interview Geldof said that contrary to popular belief, it was David Bowie’s performance that got donations flooding in, not ...
As soon as the lineup for the first Live Aid was announced, the low percentage of prominent Black pop stars (only 10 percent) was duly noted, and Geldof was taken to task.
It's been 40 years since Live Aid, which saw organisers Midge Ure and Bob Geldof pull together a line-up of music superstars for twin concerts in London and Philadelphia that raised an estimated ...
In an interview with Mojo Magazine in June, promoter Harvey Goldsmith discussed collaborating with Geldof on the Live Aid lineup — and convincing him to book Queen.
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 ... Trump halted most foreign aid. "It was pretty much ...
A new documentary on Live Aid and Live 8 reveals funny stories and uncomfortable moments from the all-star 1985 and 2005 charity concerts ...
Bob Geldof opened up about Live Aid and its impact 40 years later in a new interview Geldof said that contrary to popular belief, it was David Bowie’s performance that got donations flooding in ...