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How Ronnie Wood Saved Bob Dylan’s Live Aid Performance From Near Disaster in 1985
Back in 1985, a snapped string almost put a damper on Bob Dylan's Live Aid performance; luckily, Ronnie Wood was there to save the day.
"When we did Live Aid, we could barely play": Pete Townshend says The Who invented stadium rock and then gave it away
Pete Townshend claims that The Who invented stadium rock - only to see Queen steal their thunder at Live Aid. In a new ...
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“Jimmy Page Is Belligerent”: Behind Led Zeppelin’s Disastrous Live Aid Performance With Phil Collins
Collins stated, “I’d played on Robert Plant’s solo records and he said: ‘Are you doing this Live Aid thing ... Though, regardless, after that performance, Page and Collins weren ...
Phil Collins' memories of Led Zeppelin's "dark, sulphurous" reunion at Live Aid are brutal, and he refuses to be made a scapegoat
The prospect of Led Zeppelin reforming to play Live Aid, the biggest music event of the 1980s, sparked great excitement. But their return to the stage on July 13, 1985 did not work out as anyone had p ...
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“Freddie Mercury got me in a half-nelson. I couldn’t move!”: A rock legend’s backstage antics at Live Aid - and his beef with a fellow star
13 July 2025 will mark the 40th anniversary of Live Aid, the biggest live music event in history. It was an event that raised a huge amount of money for famine relief in Africa - and showed how the ...