Backstage at Live Aid in Philadelphia in 1985 are (from left) David Crosby, Graham Nash, Stephen Stills, Jack Nicholson, Fred Spanjaard. Courtesy photo Back in 1985 when Live Aid, the largest charity ...

On July 13, 1985, the world’s biggest music stars gathered for Live Aid, a massive benefit concert to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. In a new original series, CNN and BBC go behind the ...

Maui resident Fred Spanjaard will be the guest speaker at the Rotary Club of Kahului meeting from noon-1 p.m. Aug. 18. According to the club, Spanjaard, an event producer and promoter, will offer a ...

Midge Ure does not think Live Aid could happen today. The former Ultravox frontman, who co-organized the supersized charity concert event with Bob Geldof in 1985, told Good Morning Britain that ...

Forty years after Live Aid, U2’s Bono recalled the “bad hair day” he had during the charity concert in London in 1985 “One of the most famous moments of your life and your activism, you’ve got a ...

In the summer of 1985, images of emaciated children in Ethiopia shocked the world and prompted one of the biggest charity concerts ever: Live Aid. Megastars like Paul McCartney, Lionel Richie, Madonna ...

In 1985, humanity came together for a charitable event, the likes of which was never seen before at this scale. The Live Aid concert sought to raise funds for Ethopia famine relief; its biggest ...

Bob Geldof has said he is “delighted” more people will get to see the Live Aid musical when it tours the UK and Ireland in ...