Was Queen’s Live Aid Performance Really the Greatest of All Time?

Queen's iconic 1985 Live Aid set is widely considered one of the greatest performances in music history. But was it truly the ...
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Paul McCartney’s 1985 Live Aid performance, his first live show in five years, was nearly derailed by a tech glitch

(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 ...
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You Can Stream the 1985 Live Aid Concert in Full on Its 40th Anniversary. Here’s How

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 ...
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How Ronnie Wood Saved Bob Dylan’s Live Aid Performance From Near Disaster in 1985

The moment did not feature grandiose crescendos and the harmonization of the masses. Instead, it featured a broken guitar string, a distressed Dylan, and a quick-witted and gracious Ronnie Wood. This ...
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Live Aid 40 years on: how much of an impact did it really have?

“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 ...
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Bono reveals his 1 big regret from 1985 Live Aid performance: ‘I can’t look back’

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 ...