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 £150m ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Midge Ure does not think Live Aid could happen today. The former Ultravox frontman, who co-organized the supersized charity ...

“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 Nov. 25, 1984, a group featuring some of the biggest names in British pop music — including members of Duran Duran, Culture Club, Spandau Ballet, the Police, Bananarama and Wham! — recorded a ...

Still connected to his Visage and Ultravox classics, along with his extensive solo catalog of songs, the enigma of Ure’s socio and political songwriting is in its “lovely” delivery. “Music should be ...