Earlier in the year saw the 40th anniversary of the two-venue benefit concert which was organised by singer Bob and Midge Ure ...

As the year draws to a close, holiday standards have taken over the airwaves — delighting with festive cheer and terrorizing with repetition (particularly for those retail employees without reprieve).

Bob Geldof has dismissed suggestions that he has a "white saviour complex" because of his charity work. The 73-year-old musician was the driving force behind both the Live Aid single Do They Know It's ...

Geldof will also perform live with The Boomtown Rats in what promises to be one of the night’s standout moments. Rising to fame as the outspoken frontman of the band, Geldof became a defining voice of ...

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In July 1985, a vast array of mega-popular artists performed at Live Aid, a pair of massive benefit concerts held in London and Philadelphia and broadcast worldwide. Led Zeppelin reunited for the ...

LONDON, July 13 (Reuters) - Musicians who performed at Live Aid, the transatlantic concert that raised millions for famine relief in Ethiopia, reunited in London on Sunday to mark the event's 40th ...

NEW YORK — Forty years ago, the legendary Live Aid concerts aimed to do a lot of good — helping to raise over $100 million for famine relief in Ethiopia and inspiring worldwide awareness for a cause ...

Rest assured there were a great many memorable moments for Bob Geldof during the Live Aid concert 40 years ago at London's Wembley Stadium 40. But singing on stage with Paul McCartney-- and then being ...

The rock star-turned-activist reflects on the 1985 benefit concert and why it could not happen now. The singer and activist Bob Geldof at home in London. The Live Aid shows were seen by about 1.5 ...