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EPISODE · Jul 18, 2025 · 25 MIN

The 40th Anniversary of Live Aid

from All Of It with Alison Stewart · host WNYC

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Live Aid, the start-studded benefit concert aimed to help raise money to assist with the famine in Ethiopia. Director Thomas Pollard discusses his new four-part docuseries "Live Aid: When Rock 'n' Roll Took On the World," which premiered on CNN on July 13. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Live Aid, the start-studded benefit concert. A new docuseries explores its legacy.

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This year marks the 40th anniversary of Live Aid, the start-studded benefit concert aimed to help raise money to assist with the famine in Ethiopia. Director Thomas Pollard discusses his new four-part docuseries "Live Aid: When Rock 'n' Roll Took On...

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