CNN’s original four-part series takes music fans behind the scenes of the benefit concert that featured performances by Queen, EU2, Mick Jagger with Tina Turner and other icons.

Geldof, 73, spoke to The New York Times for an article published July 13 in honor of the 40th anniversary of Live Aid. Geldof was inspired to organize the blockbuster concert, which was held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, after he watched a 1984 BBC report about the famine in Ethiopia.

Musicians who performed at Live Aid, the transatlantic concert that raised millions for famine relief in Ethiopia, reunited in London on Sunday to mark the event's 40th anniversary, attending a special performance of the musical "Just For One Day".

To mark the Live Aid anniversary, the BBC and CNN have co-produced a documentary series, “Live Aid: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took On the World.” It also covers Band Aid and Live 8, concerts that Geldof organized in 2005 that helped pressure the world’s richest countries to cut the debt owed by the poorest countries and increase aid spending.

Remembering sublime performances and hot messes, "blackmail" and backstage drama, the performer who played both the UK and US stages the same day, and more.

When Rock 'n' Roll Took on the World" aired on Sunday, July 13. Here's what you need to know to watch on demand.

A flirty and electrifying performance by Mick Jagger and Tina Turner at Live Aid 40 years ago endures as a moment in rock ‘n’ roll history.

Brian May reflected on Queen’s iconic Live Aid set while attending the opening of the Live Aid musical “Just For One Day” in London.

Forty years ago, the legendary Live Aid concerts simulcast from Philadelphia and London aimed to do a lot of good.

When Rock ‘n’ Roll Took on the World” documentary, Bono admitted that he regrets his hair choice during U2’s performance at Live Aid in 1985. “I can’t look back at this moment with two eyes because it was such a bad hair day,

Bob Geldof produced one of the greatest feats in rock 'n' roll history with Live Aid. A new CNN series takes a deep dive.

A music fan said he made his first ever concert experience 40 years ago at Live Aid as he wanted to see his "hero" Paul McCartney. Aimed at raising funds for Ethiopian famine relief, the star-studded line-up at Wembley Stadium on 13 July 1985 also included Queen, U2 and David Bowie.