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.

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.

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".