Overview

• CNN launched its four-part documentary on July 13, combining newly uncovered archival footage with recent interviews
• The series features Bob Geldof, original performers and Ethiopian survivors reflecting on the concert’s fundraising goals and logistical hurdles
• Archival highlights include Queen’s “Radio Ga Ga,” Bono’s 11-minute “Bad” set and Phil Collins’s transatlantic performance aboard the Concorde
• Artists including Rick Springfield, John Oates and Rob Halford revisit Live Aid’s impact on music-driven activism and famine relief awareness
• Participants argue that algorithm-driven social media has fragmented audiences and rules out a comparable global concert today