Live Aid was one of the most famous concerts of all time – but several of its biggest stars are sadly no longer with us.
It was on Saturday the July 13 in 1985 that the world’s biggest musicians came together in a bid to raise money for the famine crisis then taking place in Ethiopia.
40 years on, the event is being remembered in the BBC Two documentary, Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World, on Sunday (July 6).
Here, ED! takes a look back at the show’s stars who have sadly died, and what caused their deaths…
The Queen singer put on a jaw-dropping performance (Credit: BBC)
Freddie Mercury at Live Aid
Lead singer of Queen, Freddie Mercury, gave a jaw-dropping and mesmerising set at Live Aid, often dubbed the greatest live performance of all time.
Referred to as one of the best rock singers ever, Freddie became a worldwide superstar in the 1970s and 1980s.
Sadly, on November 21, 1991, Freddie died from bronchial pneumonia, a day after announcing that he was suffering from AIDS. He was 45.
The Beach Boys star Brian Wilson performed at Live Aid’s American leg (Credit: SplashNews.com)
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