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‘We asked Billy Connolly to do 15 minutes. He said “I’ll do as long as I want”’: the sweary, shambolic all-nighter that became Comic Relief

Today it is a fundraising juggernaut, but when it was born 40 years ago this month, things were very different. Lenny Henry, Richard Curtis and more explain how they got the gang together for a good cause

The Guardian - UK

Andy Kershaw dead: Former BBC DJ and Live Aid presenter dies aged 66

The former Radio 1 DJ died on Thursday evening - four months after he revealed he was undergoing treatment for cancer

Evening Standard

‘It’s 10,000 people saying – we’re with you’: inside Trans Mission, a night of solidarity and joy for a community under stress

Olly Alexander and Glyn Fussell’s starry, Live Aid-inspired shindig – featuring Christine and the Queens, Kae Tempest and Munroe Bergdorf – is a show of unity in a dark time for trans people

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The Guardian - UK

Sir Bob Geldof says he is still haunted by how he told his children Paula Yates had died

The TV presenter and mother-of-four was found dead from a heroin overdose at the age of 41

Evening Standard

Concorde timeline: The highs and lows of the iconic plane

Plane Talk: The jet had a creditable 27-year career, but ultimately proved an evolutionary cul-de-sac

The Independent UK

Bob Geldof ‘delighted’ Live Aid musical will tour UK and Ireland

Just For One Day – The Live Aid Musical will visit cities including Cardiff, Manchester and Edinburgh in 2027.

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Royal Mint Turns Freddie Mercury into Currency: Rock Icon Joins Britain's Moneyed Pantheon

The Royal Mint has unveiled a commemorative coin honouring Freddie Mercury, marking 40 years since Live Aid and celebrating his enduring legacy.

International Business Times UK

Rock legend’s legacy celebrated on special collectable item

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The Independent UK

Bob Geldof hits back at Bono’s ‘white saviour complex’ concerns

‘I’m not interested in political correctness,’ singer said

The Independent UK

“As soon as Jimmy Page came on, the roof came off the place! Afterwards, Plant was absolutely fuming”: The epic, ego-fuelled story of Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath’s Live Aid reunions

In Juy 1985, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath reunited for Live Aid. Cue the spats and ego clashes

Louder

Kemi Badenoch clashes with Bob Geldof after Live Aid organiser accuses Israel of ‘lying’ over Gaza aid

A senior Israeli minister has also attacked the former pop star and organiser of the Live Aid concerts 40 years ago after he criticised her government’s handling of the Gaza food crisis

The Independent UK

Geldof’s threat to quit Blair’s Africa Commission

Newly-released files show furious Live Aid campaigner warned the commission was becoming ‘laughable grotesque’.

The Independent UK

Pop music still has a role in political protest, says author of new version of Live Aid poem

In an interview with ‘The Independent’, Rhidian Brook also revealed Bob Geldof’s tongue-in-cheek four-letter reaction to the poem filled with famous song lyrics

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Veteran broadcaster says first reaction to Live Aid was ‘real anger’

The music event, which raised relief funds for the famine in Ethiopia, is celebrating 40 years

Evening Standard

Ex-BBC correspondent in Africa says first reaction to Live Aid was ‘real anger’

The music event, which raised relief funds for the famine in Ethiopia, is celebrating 40 years.

The Independent UK

Live Aid, as told by those who weren’t there: ‘We switched it off when Status Quo came on’

IN FOCUS: When we tell the story of Live Aid, which happened 40 years ago this weekend, we tend to focus on Bob Geldof and the performers. But the truest sense of the day could be found outside of Wembley: the students who found it cheesy, the communities it galvanised,…

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“Now I’m caught up in the ceaselessly toxic, dysfunctional web of Led Zeppelin interpersonal relationships”: How Phil Collins’ globe-spanning Live Aid journey led to one of the most disastrous reunions ever

The hectic day that Phil Collins Concorde-hopped between continents was mired by a shambolic reunion which he unwittingly became a part of

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The Independent UK

Judas Priest, Rick Springfield, John Oates and Bob Geldof reflect on 40 years of Live Aid

Forty years ago, the legendary Live Aid concerts simulcast from Philadelphia and London aimed to do a lot of good

The Independent UK

Bob Geldof hailed a ‘genius’ for his Live Aid work in new documentary

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The Independent UK

‘Profoundly moving’ Live Aid at 40 documentary praised by viewers

Over one billion people watched the concert, set up by musician Bob Geldof in 1985 to raise awareness about the Ethiopian famine

The Guardian - UK

Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World review – the moment Bob Geldof bursts into tears is astounding

This fascinating portrait of a complex man’s attempt to solve an impossible problem is packed with amazing archive footage – from George Michael singing to Thatcher being berated

The Independent UK

Bob Geldof rejects Live Aid ‘white saviour’ accusations

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The Independent UK

Bob Geldof rejects idea that Live Aid was part of a ‘white saviour complex’

The musician and activist admitted that he ‘understood the argument’ at the time

The Independent UK

Live 8 – 20 years on: how the Pink Floyd reunion topped a miraculous line-up

PLAYBACK: Macca played with Bono and George Michael, Elton John with Pete Doherty, but getting Roger Waters and David Gilmour together for the final time really took some doing. Mark Beaumont remembers a history-making day, with the help of Razorlight and UB40

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