U2's Bono Regrets This 1 Thing About His 1985 Live Aid Charity Concert Performance
'One of the most famous moments of your life and your activism, you've got a mullet,' Bono, 65, said in the new Live Aid: When Rock 'n' Roll Took on the World documentary
Funds raised from Live Aid benefitted famine relief in EthiopiaImagine having a bad hair day with nearly 2 billion sets of eyes on you.
Forty years after people from 150 nations tuned in to watch Live Aid, U2's Bono is recalling this happening to him at the 1985 charity concert.
'I can't look back at this moment with two eyes because it was such a bad hair day … honestly, one of the most famous moments of your life and your activism, you've got a mullet,' Bono, 65, revealed in the new Live Aid: When Rock 'n' Roll Took on the World documentary.
The documentary, which premiered on the BBC on July 6, debuted on CNN on July 13 — exactly 40 years after Live Aid took place simultaneously at London's Wembley Stadium and Philadelphia's John F. Kennedy Stadium on July 13, 1985.
An estimated 1.9 billion people — nearly 40% of the global population at the time — watched the concert benefiting famine relief in Ethiopia.
Bono was among the many celebrities who performed to help raise 'tens of billions of dollars' for the cause.
Bono performed a quick set with U2, as well as a group rendition of 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' with Wham's George Michael, The Beatles' Paul McCartney, Queen's Freddie Mercury and many others.
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Live Aid: When Rock 'n' Roll Took On the World 'tells the definitive story of how two rockstars inspired the largest global music events in history,' the four-part documentary's logline reads.
The logline adds that the documentary features interviews with Live Aid organizer Bob Geldof, Bono, Sting, Patti LaBelle, Phil Collins and Lionel Richie, as well as with global leaders such as George W. Bush, Condoleezza Rice, President Obasanjo and Tony Blair.
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