• Music
  • Film
  • Travel
  • Art
  • News
  • Shop
  • Mailing List
  • Music
  • Film
  • Travel
  • Art
  • News
  • Shop
  • Mailing List
  • Sign up to Far Out’s exclusive mailing list

Live Aid

Freddie Mercury - Queen - Singer - Frontman - Musician

“Changed the chemistry”: the only Queen song that was filmed as it was being recorded

“Changed the chemistry.”

Kelly Murphy
May 24, 2026
Robert Plant - Singer - 1976 - Led Zeppelin

The horrible gig Robert Plant couldn’t get enough of: “Drunk on the whole event”

Still riding the high.

Tim Coffman
May 24, 2026
Bob Dylan - Musician - 2022

The 1985 concert Bob Dylan wishes he never played: “They screwed around with us”

Everything coming out sideways.

Tim Coffman
May 2, 2026
What were the 10 biggest gigs of all time? -

What were the 10 biggest gigs of all time?

How many?!

Tom Phelan
Apr 22, 2026
Andy Kershaw - DJ - Broadcaster - 2012 -

Live Aid presenter and Radio 1 DJ Andy Kershaw dead aged 66

Rest in peace.

Rachael Pimblett
Apr 17, 2026
Chaos Why Live Aid was Jimmy Page’s biggest disappointment

“Chaos”: Why Live Aid was Jimmy Page’s biggest disappointment

A mess.

Lucy Harbron
Mar 23, 2026
Angus Young - Musician - ACDC - 2024

Angus Young on why AC/DC could never have played Live Aid

Not for them.

Reuben Cross
Feb 27, 2026
Sting - Musician - 2018

The one show Sting called better than Woodstock: “A wonderful day for rock ‘n’ roll”

A higher level of rock and roll.

Tim Coffman
Feb 26, 2026
Bob Geldof - Musician - 2025

Bob Geldof on how David Bowie made the phone lines melt at Live Aid: “That’s the moment”

A significant moment in history.

Reuben Cross
Jan 12, 2026
Live Aid reggae style Black Britain’s charity single

‘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.

Gaia Neiman
Dec 30, 2025
Hear Me Out ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’ was actually pivotal to the rebirth of protest music

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…

Gaia Neiman
Dec 24, 2025
Rod Stewart - 1984 - Singer - Publicity Photo - Warner Bros Records

Why didn’t Rod Stewart perform at Live Aid?

A strange reason.

Dale Maplethorpe
Nov 18, 2025

Posts navigation

1234Next »
Close
  • Jobs / Careers
  • Privacy Policy
  • Editorial Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Submissions
  • Privacy Settings
  • © 2026 Far Out Magazine