15-07-2025
'80s Rock Icon Bono Cringes at Career-Defining Live Aid Moment: 'I Can't Look Back'
'80s Rock Icon Bono Cringes at Career-Defining Live Aid Moment: 'I Can't Look Back' originally appeared on Parade.
U2 frontman Bono, born Paul Hewson, is proving that even rockers can have bad hair days. Twenty-five years after performing at Live Aid, Bono still finds it hard to look back on footage from the historic day—and he blames it on his hair.
In the new documentary Live Aid: When Rock 'n' Roll Took on the World, which debuts on CNN on July 13 and premiered on the BBC on July 6, the iconic rocker and philanthropist reveals that reflecting on the legendary concert means confronting his regrettable the documentary, Bono said, '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.'
Live Aid, which took place 40 years ago today on July 13, 1985, was broadcast to 150 nations, with over 2 billion viewers watching worldwide. The show—featuring Freddie Mercury's iconic performance of 'Radio Ga Ga' with Queen and a spicy duet from Tina Turner and Mick Jagger—was held simultaneously at London's Wembley Stadium and Philadelphia's John F. Kennedy Stadium.U2's Live Aid performance helped propel the band to international stardom. The group's image as Irish rebels was only amplified by Bono's '80s mullet, which was seen at the time as a symbol of rebellion. Now, at 65, the rocker begs to differ.
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'80s Rock Icon Bono Cringes at Career-Defining Live Aid Moment: 'I Can't Look Back' first appeared on Parade on Jul 13, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 13, 2025, where it first appeared.
