Live Aid Links Two Stadiums and a Global Audience
Simultaneous concerts in London and Philadelphia turn satellite television into a worldwide music event.
MTV Begins Broadcasting
A new cable channel makes music video a daily programming format and a central marketing force.
Michael Jackson Releases Thriller
A cross-genre album expands the commercial and visual possibilities of global pop.
Woodstock Opens in Bethel
A three-day festival becomes a defining symbol of 1960s counterculture and mass music gathering.
The Beatles Reach America Through Television
The Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show before a massive U.S. television audience.
The British Invasion
The wave of United Kingdom artists who achieved major U.S. popularity during the 1960s.
Bob Geldof
Musician and organizer who co-created Band Aid and helped organize Live Aid.
The Beatles
Liverpool group whose songwriting, recording, and global popularity reshaped modern popular music.