Bob Geldof has been recognised for the chart achievements of the artists that contributed to the Live Aid musical.

In celebration of its 40th anniversary, here are some of the historic event's best acts you may have forgotten about.

Bob’s not the kind of guy you can say no to,” said Sting, reminiscing about the origins of 1984’s Band Aid charity single “Do ...

As Live Aid marks its 40th anniversary, Midge Ure told Good Morning Britain why he and Bob Geldof could never pull off the ...

The Australian Strategic Institute described this moment as “a once-in-a-century brain gain opportunity.” In the mid-20th ...

Activist, composer, and lead singer of the Boomtown Rats, Bob Geldof, teamed up with Ultravox’s Midge Ure to create the ...

Charli XCX and her fiancé George Daniel will be living la dolce vita when they marry later this year – after choosing to say ...

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Festival fever is coming to Castlebar over the August Bank Holiday weekend, with a brand-new music festival set to entertain the crowds. Historically, from 1966 to 1988, the town was the home of the ...

In July 1985, the world came together for Live Aid. Bob Geldof’s audacious vision united two continents in a 16-hour music marathon – raising over £150m for famine relief in Ethiopia. Forty years ...

When the Blades first formed in 1977, Dublin and Ireland was on the cusp of a historic period for guitar music. Thin Lizzy were in their pomp; U2 and The Boomtown Rats were emerging – and the Blades, ...