Live Aid, airing on Channel 9 and 9Now on Sunday, November 23 at 8.00 PM, serves as a poignant reminder of how a single event can spark a global movement. This article delves into the origins of Live ...
Thirteen years before the famous Live Aid, one musician created a show that invented the idea of blending philanthropy with ...
Veteran journalist Michael Buerk, who reported on the Ethiopian famine in 1984, revealed his initial reaction to the Live Aid concerts, which raised funds for the crisis, “was real anger”. The iconic ...
CNN’s original four-part series takes music fans behind the scenes of the benefit concert that featured performances by Queen, U2, Mick Jagger with Tina Turner and other icons. By Danielle ...
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 ...
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 ...
With that short introduction from Mick Jagger and the beat of the drums, Tina Turner danced onto a Philadelphia stage for an electrifying performance with the Rolling Stones frontman during Live Aid ...
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 ...