Live Aid (TV 1985)The broadcast of the biggest benefit concert in history. Director:Vincent ScarzaWriter:Bob Geldof (idea) |
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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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| Bob Geldof | ... |
Himself
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| Bryan Adams | ... |
Himself (at JFK Stadium)
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Stuart Adamson | ... |
Himself
(as Big Country)
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| Adam Ant | ... |
Himself
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| Nick Ashford | ... |
Himself
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| Joan Baez | ... |
Herself
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Tom Bailey | ... |
Himself
(as Thompson Twins)
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Garry Beers | ... |
Himself
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Big Country | ... |
Themselves
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Black Sabbath | ... |
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| Bono | ... |
Himself
(as U2)
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The Boomtown Rats | ... |
Themselves
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| David Bowie | ... |
Himself
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Andrew Bown | ... |
Himself
(as Status Quo)
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| Jeff Bridges | ... |
Himself - Host
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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>
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.