If you purchase a product through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. The third part of the docuseries will focus on organizer Bob Geldof’s seemingly insurmountable struggles across a ...

It’s been more than 33 years since Queen, spearheaded by their electric front man Freddie Mercury, charged onto the stage of ...

The new CNN / BBC documentary series “Live Aid: When Rock ‘n’ Roll Took On the World” chronicles the story behind what has been called the most successful charity event sever mounted. Credit: Photo by ...

A documentary celebrating 40 years of Live Aid has received widespread praise on social media. Airing on BBC Two on Sunday (6 July), the three-part series, Live Aid at 40: When Rock and Roll Took on ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “We were all forming a sort of a rut," Mercury said at the time. "I wanted to get out of this last 10 years of what we were doing.

Programming Note: Watch CNN Original Series “Live Aid: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took On the World,” celebrating the definitive story of how two rockstars inspired the largest global music events in history.

Live Aid was a global phenomenon that took place at the same time, in two separate places, all focusing on helping to raise funds and awareness for famine relief in Ethiopia. Two concerts took place ...

If you purchase a product through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. The fourth part of the series will feature a look at organizer Bob Geldof’s work with Bono, in particular, to stage ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Queen singer Freddie Mercury (left) with guitarist Brian May during the band's performance at Live Aid. - Popperfoto via Getty ...

(CNN) — British band Queen’s performance at 1985 charity mega concert Live Aid has gone down in the history books, but it almost didn’t happen, according to members Brian May and Roger Taylor.