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 ...
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While standing as their defining live moment, Queen's brief set for 1985's Live Aid benefit concert notably omitted one of ...
These three iconic performances were era-defining, but they almost didn't happen, for one reason or another. Find out why.
According to 'Radio Times,' Brian May helped convince Mercury to perform at Live Aid in 1985 PA Images/Getty Freddie Mercury received clear instructions from Bob Geldof ahead of Queen's Live Aid ...
Queen is releasing a new, five-part series exploring the musical evolution that led to 'Bohemian Rhapsody,' which turns 50 today.
On July 13, 1985, music legends on both sides of the Atlantic came together for a cause — raising funds for famine relief in Ethiopia — and made pop culture history. Live Aid was held simultaneously ...
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 ...
“It’s 12 noon in London, 7 a.m. in Philadelphia, and around the world, it’s time for Live Aid!” BBC DJ and Live Aid host Richard Skinner declared as crowds cheered. It was Saturday, July 13, 1985, and ...
(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.