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Rebecca S Miller’s account of the Irish showband era is fluent, authoritative and free of either nostalgia or embarrassment ...
Bob Geldof has branded ‘white saviour’ accusations aimed at him as ‘nonsense’ ahead of Live Aid at 40. The 40th anniversary ...
Freddie Mercury’s performance with Queen at Live Aid in 1985 is often seen as the crowning glory of one of the greatest ...
Live Aid became an indelible memory for not only music fans but also the artists who participated. Many including Spandau ...
Bob Geldof rejects idea that Live Aid was part of a ‘white saviour complex’ - The musician and activist admitted that he ...
Over the years, the outspoken rock stars have often been labelled as western do-gooders or as celebrities with white saviour ...
Bob Geldof has strongly rejected the "white saviour" label frequently applied to his extensive charity work in Africa, ...
THE world will always remember 1985’s Live Aid as the global fundraiser organised by Bob Geldof. But the truth was, he could ...
When you talk about Live Aid, you can talk about well-meaning naivety. You can talk about white saviourism. You can talk about perpetuating damaging stereotypes of Africans as helpless.
The Boomtown Rats singer who fund-raised millions to help the Ethiopian famine says that rock 'n' roll has lost its romance ...
Sir Brian May has revealed that Queen were told by Bob Geldof to “just play the hits” before their legendary Live Aid ...
British band Queen’s performance at 1985 charity mega concert Live Aid has gone down in the history books, but it almost didn ...