Queen's iconic 1985 Live Aid set is widely considered one of the greatest performances in music history. But was it truly the ...

Queen singer Freddie Mercury (left) with guitarist Brian May during the band's performance at Live Aid. - Popperfoto via Getty Images Programming Note: Watch CNN Original Series “Live Aid: When Rock ...

Veteran journalist Michael Buerk, who reported on the Ethiopian famine in 1984, revealed his initial reaction to the Live Aid concerts, which raised funds for the crisis, “was real anger”. The iconic ...

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 ...

Bob Geldof opened up about Live Aid and its impact 40 years later in a new interview Geldof said that contrary to popular belief, it was David Bowie’s performance that got donations flooding in, not ...

Forty years ago, the biggest names in music came together to perform what many consider to be the greatest concert of all time. About two billion people tuned in alongside those in the audience as ...

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.

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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.