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Forty years ago, the legendary Live Aid concerts simulcast from Philadelphia and London aimed to do a lot of good. They ...
Artifacts include Petty's acoustic guitar, Flava Flav's iconic clock necklace, and Freddie Mercury's shoes from the legendary ...
Artists who performed at Live Aid — Springfield, organizer Bob Geldof, Hall and Oates’ John Oates and Judas Priest’s Rob ...
1.9 billion: Number of people who reportedly watched the Live Aid broadcast. (Likely exaggerated.) The most popular ...
Simulcast from Philly and London on July 13, 1985, Live Aid was the most ambitious global television event of its time: 16 ...
Sunday marks 40 years since the benefit for famine relief in Ethiopia. Hear the performances and interviews with people who ...
As one News Journal reporter on scene noted, Live Aid was "the biggest one-day line-up of stars in rock music's 30-year ...
Though often seen as a moment of unity, Live Aid wasn't devoid of cultural blind spots. What is today's view of the global gig that made history?
The only thing that could have made Live Aid a bigger spectacle than it was would have been Michael Jackson moonwalking across the JFK stage, three years after he changed music history with Thriller.
The hectic day that Phil Collins Concorde-hopped between continents was mired by a shambolic reunion which he unwittingly became a part of ...
A competition that aims for a more equitable city The Fair City Challenge pits four teams competing for a $50,000 prize and a purpose […] ...
Live Aid was an incredible global jukebox staged at Wembley Stadium in London and then in Philadelphia as the music ...