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In celebration of its 40th anniversary, here are some of the historic event's best acts you may have forgotten about.
From the 6abc Archives - a look at some of the coverage of Live Aid in 1985 with some familiar faces from Action News history ...
Live Aid remains arguably the most iconic concert event of all time. But how did Philly wind up hosting it in the first place ...
Sting, Rob Halford, Mike Love, Graham Nash and more reflect on the day the world united to rock together for a cause.
Forty years ago, the legendary Live Aid concerts simulcast from Philadelphia and London aimed to do a lot of good. They ...
A competition that aims for a more equitable city The Fair City Challenge pits four teams competing for a $50,000 prize and a purpose […] ...
1.9 billion: Number of people who reportedly watched the Live Aid broadcast. (Likely exaggerated.) The most popular ...
Sunday marks 40 years since the benefit for famine relief in Ethiopia. Hear the performances and interviews with people who ...
Artists who performed at Live Aid — Springfield, organizer Bob Geldof, Hall and Oates’ John Oates and Judas Priest’s Rob ...
Simulcast from Philly and London on July 13, 1985, Live Aid was the most ambitious global television event of its time: 16 ...
As one News Journal reporter on scene noted, Live Aid was "the biggest one-day line-up of stars in rock music's 30-year ...
The only thing that could have made Live Aid a bigger spectacle than it was would have been Michael Jackson moonwalking across the JFK stage, three years after he changed music history with Thriller.