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Nearly 40 years have passed since Live Aid aired worldwide on July 13, 1985. Organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to support famine relief in Ethiopia, the concerts in London and Philadelphia ...

Over the Fourth of July weekend, the music world was set alight by two notable concerts held in the U.K. in front of tens of thousands of fans. The first was the Oasis reunion in Cardiff, Wales, with ...

As Live Aid celebrates its 40th Anniversary, we're taking you back and looking at some of the setlist from arguably the biggest music event of the '80s. Live Aid came together in the '80s when ...

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 ...

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(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.