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U2’s Bono Regrets This 1 Thing About His 1985 Live Aid Charity Concert Performance
Forty years after Live Aid, U2’s Bono recalled the ‘bad hair day’ he had at the charity concert in 1985. ‘One of the most famous moments of your life and your activism, you’ve got a mullet,’ Bono said in the new ‘Live Aid: When Rock ‘n’ Roll Took on the World’ documentary.
40 years ago, this Philly couple scored the best seats at the Live Aid concert. Here’s how.
Scott Martin and his now-wife Lisa watched the likes of Joan Baez and Tina Turner atop a 30-foot perch, in 1985. They haven't stopped talking about it since.
Live Aid 40 years later: Where Queen, Madonna and concert's biggest stars are today
Live Aid's historic 1985 concerts at Wembley and JFK stadiums featured icons like Queen and Madonna while raising funds for Ethiopian famine relief, reaching 1.9 billion viewers.
Bono reveals his 1 big regret from 1985 Live Aid performance: ‘I can’t look back’
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 1985. “I can’t look back at this moment with two eyes because it was such a bad hair day,” Bono said.
Brian May reflects on Queen’s performance at Live Aid
The Live Aid Musical” in London, Brian May looks back on Queen’s legendary performance. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.
From Queen to Bowie, nine unforgettable moments of Live Aid 1985
Remembering sublime performances and hot messes, "blackmail" and backstage drama, the performer who played both the UK and US stages the same day, and more.
Live Aid Benefit Concert — This Happened: July 13
The Live Aid benefit concert was a dual-venue concert held on this day in 1985, in London, England, and Philadelphia, United States.
They Were The World: Revisiting the historic 1985 Live Aid concerts
That image of Freddie Mercury still lingers. In a white chest-hugging vest, the frontman of rock band Queen had energetically pranced around London’s Wembley Stadium stage, belting out the hits Radio Ga-Ga,
How to Stream ‘Live Aid: When Rock ‘n’ Roll Took Over the World’ Online
CNN’s original four-part series takes music fans behind the scenes of the benefit concert that featured performances by Queen ...
Bob Geldof and Brian May mark Live Aid's 40th at London musical
Musicians who performed at Live Aid, the transatlantic concert that raised millions for famine relief in Ethiopia, reunited ...
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Live Aid's Midge Ure explains why star-studded event couldn't happen today
Live Aid, which was co-organised by Midge Ure and Bob Geldof, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year after raising ...
‘Does that skirt come off?’ How Tina Turner and Mick Jagger’s racy duet electrified Live Aid audiences
A flirty and electrifying performance by Mick Jagger and Tina Turner at Live Aid 40 years ago endures as a moment in rock ‘n’ ...
Bob Geldof Looks Back on Live Aid at 40: Pressuring Bands to Perform, Getting a Massage From Bowie & Being ‘Out of My Depth'
Following the all-star Band Aid "Do They Know It's Christmas?" benefit single the previous December, it was 20-odd hours of ...
Live Aid was my first gig so I could see McCartney
A music fan said he made his first ever concert experience 40 years ago at Live Aid as he wanted to see his "hero" Paul ...
Start your week smart: Coffee 101, Trump’s tariffs, Wimbledon, ‘Superman’ box office, Live Aid
Also at the multiplex is “Eddington,” a dark comedy billed as a contemporary Western starring Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone and ...
BBC Live Aid at 40 fans ask to 'go back' as they call out 'boring' Oasis
The Concert on Saturday night, with some viewers asking to "go back" to the days of the iconic benefit concert after watching it ...