CNN’s original four-part series takes music fans behind the scenes of the benefit concert that featured performances by Queen, EU2, Mick Jagger with Tina Turner and other icons.

1.9 billion: Number of people who reportedly watched the Live Aid broadcast. (Likely exaggerated.) The most popular performance on the Live Aid YouTube channel, by far, is Queen doing UK at Wembley, with 263 million views. Most viewed from JFK? Madonna’s “Holiday” with 20 million.

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In 1985, humanity came together for a charitable event, the likes of which was never seen before at this scale. The Live Aid concert sou

The 1985 Live Aid concerts were the brainchild of musician and activist Bob Geldof and musician Midge Ure. Taking place simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London, England and the John F. Kennedy ...

"It felt like something that needed to be done on an anniversary year, and I hoped we'd all still be around to do it," Davis said with a laugh.

It has been 40 years since the world came together for Live Aid—a global concert that redefined the power of music. Broadcast to over a billion people and spanning two continents, the legendary event raised millions for famine relief in Ethiopia and cemented its place as one of the most iconic humanitarian efforts in modern