Phone lines melted during Live Aid 1985 due to the massive volume of donors calling in, but not during the set that most people think.

(CNN) — 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 ...

July 13, 2025, marks the 40 th anniversary of Live Aid. The iconic charity concert was the brainstorm of rock legends Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for famine relief in Africa. The Live Aid ...

On July 13, 1985, music legends on both sides of the Atlantic came together for a cause — raising funds for famine relief in Ethiopia — and made pop culture history. Live Aid was held simultaneously ...

I can’t recall much about the summer of 1985, but I do remember July 13. That morning 40 years ago, I flipped on my family’s old Zenith television to look at Live Aid, the fund-raiser for famine ...

That image of Freddie Mercury still lingers. In a white chest-hugging vest, the frontman of rock band Queen had energetically pranced around London’s Wembley Stadium stage, belting out the hits Radio ...

The mullet’s not for everyone. In the new documentary “Live Aid: When Rock ‘n’ Roll Took on the World” documentary, Bono admitted that he regrets his hair choice during U2’s performance at Live Aid in ...