The band were coaxed back to the stage to open Live Aid the following year, setting the wheels in motion for another 39 years of full-tilt boogie and that final show in Taunton.

Forty years ago this weekend, two concurrent concerts were held in London and Philadelphia in aid of relieving a brutal famine that had taken hold of Ethiopia. The legend of Live Aid has grown ...

IN FOCUS: When we tell the story of Live Aid, which happened 40 years ago this weekend, we tend to focus on Bob Geldof and the performers. But the truest sense of the day could be found outside of ...

With a career stretching more than 60 years, the British rockers produced 60 UK chart hits, 33 albums and were the opening act for 1985’s Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium.

IN FOCUS: When we tell the story of Live Aid, which happened 40 years ago this weekend, we tend to focus on Bob Geldof and the performers. But the truest sense of the day could be found outside of ...

We arrived at this little bay, this tiny little bay in southwest Wales, and put this transistor radio on, listening to Status Quo [opening the concert with] ‘Rockin’ All Over the World’.