From the bestselling author of Abbey Road comes the story of how timeless rock icons like Pink Floyd, Bruce Springsteen, and many others stayed in the ever-changing music game.

When Paul McCartney closed Live Aid in July 1985, we thought he was the "Elder Man of Rock." He was just forty-three years old. The forty-year-olds who followed showed that he - and many others of his generation - were just getting started.

This was the era when live performance dominated over records. The celebrities from the '60s and '70s took advantage of the spectacle era started by Live Aid, enjoying the longest victory lap in human history, continuing to be active long after everyone else retired.

This is an unprecedented story, in which Elton John plays at a royal funeral, Mick Jagger receives a knighthood, Bob Dylan accepts the Nobel Prize, the Beatles become, if possible, bigger than the Beatles, and it begins to look as if all of the above, thanks to technological advances, will be playing in Las Vegas forever.

David Hepworth's writing enjoys great acclaim: "A series of rich, fast-paced, and incredibly funny short stories," as noted by The Oldie, and provides "solid insights into the pursuits and hazards driving bands to transform," according to the Sunday Times.

A book destined to become the reference point on a topic we never thought we would need to examine.

Pages: 432, Dimensions: 16.7x16.7cm