Forty years ago, the legendary Live Aid concerts aimed to do a lot of good — helping to raise over $100 million for famine relief in Ethiopia and inspiring worldwide awareness for a cause it might otherwise have ignored. Simulcast from Philadelphia and London on July 13, 1985, Live Aid was the most ambitious global television event of its time: 16 hours of live music in two different continents featuring Queen, The Who, a Led Zeppelin reunion and more. A lot has changed in the years since. “Live

For the first time since it took place 40 years ago, the Live Aid concert is returning to TV screens this week! 🧡 Reconstructing both shows, which took place simultaneously in London and Philadelphia, from original broadcasts and archive footage, Live Aid At 40 relives “the day the rocked the world." Watch on iPlayer BBC Radio 2 #LiveAid #LiveAidAt40 #Concert #Music | BBC

69K views · 1K reactions | Live Aid has become known as “the day that rocked the world”. From Paul McCartney getting tickled, to Phil Collins getting Concord, The Who specially reforming, David Bowie and George Michael sharing a mic, Queen ‘inventing’ the selfie, Patti Labelle’s amazing hat and more, here are ten moments that rocked Live Aid in 1985! Watch the concert again to celebrate Live Aid At 40 on iPlayer BBC Radio 2 #LiveAid #BandAid #LiveAid40 | BBC One | Facebook

For the first time since it took place 40 years ago, the Live Aid concert is returning to TV screens this week! 🧡 Reconstructing both shows, which took place simultaneously in London and Philadelphia, from original broadcasts and archive footage, Live Aid At 40 relives “the day the rocked the world." Watch on iPlayer BBC Radio 2 #LiveAid #LiveAidAt40 #Concert #Music | BBC One