In 1985, Bob Dylan joined the dozens of artists playing Live Aid, a benefit concert organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure. Geldof was looking forward to Dylan’s performance but found him to be ...

Back in 1985, a snapped string almost put a damper on Bob Dylan's Live Aid performance; luckily, Ronnie Wood was there to save the day.

Bob Dylan, center, performs at Live Aid, accompanied by Rolling Stones guitarists Ron Wood, left, and Keith Richards on July 13, 1985 at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia Pa.

It says something about Bob Dylan’s reputation among his peers that he was chosen as the closing performer for the Philadelphia portion of the Live Aid concert in 1985.

Forty years ago, at the Live Aid festival in Philadelphia on July 13, 1985, it took Bob Dylan just a few moments to set in motion the music industry’s longest-running concert for a cause ...

Forty years ago, at the Live Aid festival in Philadelphia on July 13, 1985, it took Bob Dylan just a few moments to set in motion the music industry’s longest-running concert for a cause ...

In 1985, Bob Dylan joined a number of other musicians who played Live Aid. The benefit concert, organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, aimed to raise relief funds for famine in Ethiopia.

While Live Aid did eventually spawn the charity Farm Aid, Dylan’s comment showed he had no grasp of the event’s purpose. “Something so simplistic and crowd-pleasing was beyond belief ...

Live Aid, broadcast across the world on stations like BBC in the UK and ABC in the U.S., featured some of the biggest names in pop music, including Paul McCartney, U2, Queen, David Bowie, Madonna ...