Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Queen singer Freddie Mercury (left) with guitarist Brian May during the band's performance at Live Aid. - Popperfoto via Getty ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “We were all forming a sort of a rut," Mercury said at the time. "I wanted to get out of this last 10 years of what we were doing.

Live Aid was a global phenomenon that took place at the same time, in two separate places, all focusing on helping to raise funds and awareness for famine relief in Ethiopia. Two concerts took place ...

On July 13, 1985, music legends on both sides of the Atlantic came together for a cause — raising funds for famine relief in Ethiopia — and made pop culture history. Live Aid was held simultaneously ...

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(CNN) — British band Queen’s performance at 1985 charity mega concert Live Aid has gone down in the history books, but it almost didn’t happen, according to members Brian May and Roger Taylor.