In 1985, with 100+ million in his back pocket from Live Aid - the greatest rock concert the world had ever seen - Bob Geldof took a trip across Africa to decide how the money should be spent. He asked Paul Vallely to accompany him. Over the next four decades Vallely became one of Geldof's closest advisers - travelling with him to meet the world's top rock stars and politicians. Here, for the first time, Vallely gives his full eye-witness account of what happened backstage at Live Aid - and Live 8, the biggest collective event in human history.
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