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Live Aid (TV 1985)The broadcast of the biggest benefit concert in history. Director:Vincent ScarzaWriter:Bob Geldof (idea) |
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This show features Live Aid, the biggest benefit concert in history. Taking place simultaneously in two seperate stadiums in the USA and the UK, many of the top contemporary rock music acts play many of their most popular songs to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. In addition, short films illustrating the crisis in Africa are run with the appeal for aid. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@home.com>
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Feed The World See more »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
13 July 1985 (USA) See more »Filming Locations:
John F. Kennedy Stadium - 3601 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA See more »Company Credits
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American Broadcasting Company (ABC), British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Music Television (MTV) See more »
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For several years Bob Geldof refused to release the concert on video of any form. He felt that the concert should be remembered as a once in a lifetime event and only viewed once. However, when several bootleg copies began turning up over the years, Geldof finally decided to release the concert on DVD with the proceeds going to the Band Aid Trust. See more »Quotes
Dionne Warwick: They say the entertainment industry can never get together. Fooled them again, didn't we?See more »
I happened to be in England at the time of this concert and was able to buy a ticket. I got there early and took a place on the field. The crowd was different than at an American concert -- mellower and nicer overall. Once U2 came onstage, though, things changed. The crowd started to move toward the stage in massive wave-like surges. It was a little anxiety-provoking, but nobody got hurt that I could see.
The line-up was nothing short of spectacular and I was particularly happy to see The Who, David Bowie, Sting, Queen and Paul McCartney. This was in Paul's anxious phase, after John was killed; Paul only did one song and seemed to be hiding behind the piano. The surprise stand-out act of the day for me was Queen. Freddy Mercury really knew how to work the crowd and he had 50,000 people (or whatever) in the palm of his hand.