The 2005 show Madonna felt she was forced to play: “Africa’s more important than your children!”
A surprise appearance, even to her.
Live Aid
“Changed the chemistry”: the only Queen song that was filmed as it was being recorded
“Changed the chemistry.”
The horrible gig Robert Plant couldn’t get enough of: “Drunk on the whole event”
Still riding the high.
The 1985 concert Bob Dylan wishes he never played: “They screwed around with us”
Everything coming out sideways.
The one show Sting called better than Woodstock: “A wonderful day for rock ‘n’ roll”
A higher level of rock and roll.
Bob Geldof on how David Bowie made the phone lines melt at Live Aid: “That’s the moment”
A significant moment in history.
‘Let’s Make Africa Green Again’: the story of Black Britain’s star-studded charity single
Black artists didn’t make the pick for Live Aid, so they made their own.
Hear Me Out: ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ was actually pivotal to the rebirth of protest music
The idea behind it was good, the hypocrisy was not…