A man claims he pitched the concept of Live Aid to Bob Geldof – who told him it was a bad idea. Bill McFarlan, 67, spent five ...

“It was our Woodstock, but better,” Nile Rodgers asserts in Live Aid: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World, referring to the all-star charity concerts broadcast around the world 40 years ago. Boomers ...

Each installment of the series ran for one hour, and you can watch them all on-demand on Sling TV (half off first month) or DIRECTV (free trial). The fourth part of the series took a look at organizer ...

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 ...

The second part of the docuseries will focus on the joint concert which was held between Philadelphia and London, which featured performances from Queen, Tina Turner, and David Bowie. The event would ...

(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 ...

“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 ...