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Live Aid (1985)

DVD

Documentary/Music · 10h 0m · 11/16/2004

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Description

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.

Release Country

United States

Barcode

603497038329

Release Date

11/16/2004

Media Type

Music

Audio

		Music
		Music
		Music

Digital Copy

Not Included

Studio

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)/British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)/Music Television (MTV)/Worldwide Sports & Entertainment

Subtitles

English

Spanish

Portuguese

Japanese

French

Video Format

NTSC

Aspect Ratio

1.33:1

Cover Type

Digibook , Slip Cover

Discs

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Cast

Bob Geldof

Self

Bryan Adams

Self (at JFK Stadium)

Stuart Adamson

Self (as Big Country)

Mo Amin

Self - Photographer

Adam Ant

Self

Nick Ashford

Self

Joan Baez

Self

Tom Bailey

Self (as Thompson Twins)

Garry Beers

Self

Big Country

Themselves

Black Sabbath

Themselves

Bono

Self (as U2)

The Boomtown Rats

Themselves

David Bowie

Self

Andrew Bown

Self (as Status Quo)

Jeff Bridges

Self - Host

Pete Briquette

Self (as Boomtown Rats)

Charlie Burchill

Self (as Simple Minds)

Geezer Butler

Self (as Black Sabbath)

Tony Butler

Self (as Big Country)

Warren Cann

Self

The Cars

Themselves

Martin Chambers

Self (as The Pretenders)

Chevy Chase

Self (at JFK Stadium)

Eric Clapton

Self

Dick Clark

Self - Host

Adam Clayton

Self (as U2)

Albert Collins

Self (with George Thorogood & the Destroyers)

Phil Collins

Self

Billy Connolly

Self

Elvis Costello

Self

Crosby Stills Nash & Young

Themselves (at JFK Stadium)

David Crosby

Self (at JFK Stadium) (as Crosby Stills Nash and Young)

Chris Cross

Self (as Ultravox)

Simon Crowe

Self (as Boomtown Rats)

Alannah Currie

Self (as Thompson Twins)

Billy Currie

Self (as Ultravox)

Roger Daltrey

Self (as The Who)

John Deacon

Self (as Queen)

Paul Denham

Self (Sade's backing band)

Ronnie James Dio

Self (as Black Sabbath)

Dire Straits

Themselves

Duran Duran

Themselves

Bob Dylan

Self

John Entwistle

Self (as The Who)

Andrew Farriss

Self

Jon Farriss

Self

Tim Farriss

Self

Bryan Ferry

Self

Sally Field

Self

Johnnie Fingers

Self (as Boomtown Rats)

Mel Gaynor

Self (as Simple Minds)

David Gilmour

Self (Bryan Ferry's backing band)

Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards

Themselves (as Regimental Band of The Coldstream Guards)

Tony Hadley

Self (as Spandau Ballet)

Andrew Hale

Self (Sade's backing band)

Daryl Hall

Self

Michael Hutchence

Self (as INXS)

John Illsley

Self (as Dire Straits)

INXS

Themselves

Tony Iommi

Self (as Black Sabbath)

Mick Jagger

Self

Jam Master Jay

Self (as Run-D.M.C.)

Elton John

Self

Howard Jones

Self

John Paul Jones

Self (as Led Zeppelin)

Casey Kasem

Self - Announcer

John Keeble

Self (as Spandau Ballet)

Gary Kemp

Self (as Spandau Ballet)

Martin Kemp

Self (as Spandau Ballet)

Eddie Kendricks

Self

Jim Kerr

Self (as Simple Minds)

Andy Kershaw

Self

Nik Kershaw

Self

B.B. King

Self

Mark Knopfler

Self (as Dire Straits)

Patti LaBelle

Self

Alan Lancaster

Self (as Status Quo)

Simon Le Bon

Self (as Duran Duran)

Joe Leeway

Self (as Thompson Twins)

Madonna

Self

Stuart Matthewman

Self (Sade's backing band)

Brian May

Self (as Queen)

Paul McCartney

Self

Marilyn McCoo

Self - Hostess

Darryl McDaniels

Self (as Run-D.M.C.)

Robbie McIntosh

Self (as The Pretenders)

Freddie Mercury

Self (as Queen)

George Michael

Self (as Wham!)

Alison Moyet

Self

Graham Nash

Self (at JFK Stadium) (as Crosby Stills Nash and Young)

Jack Nicholson

Self

Tessa Niles

Self

Petter Nome

Programleder (host, Norway)

Steve Norman

Self (as Spandau Ballet)

John Oates

Self (as Hall & Oates)

Ric Ocasek

Self (as The Cars)

Ben Orr

Self (as The Cars)

Ozzy Osbourne

Self (as Black Sabbath)

Rick Parfitt

Self (as Status Quo)

Teddy Pendergrass

Self

Robert Plant

Self (as Led Zeppelin)

Power Station

Themselves

The Pretenders

Themselves

Queen

Themselves

David Quinn

Self (as Children to Children)

Nick Rhodes

Self (as Duran Duran)

Griff Rhys Jones

Self

Keith Richards

Self (as The Rolling Stones)

Lionel Richie

Self

Andrew Ridgeley

Self (as Wham!)

Tony Rivers

Self - background-singer with Elton John

Garry Roberts

Self (as Boomtown Rats)

Nile Rodgers

Self

Francis Rossi

Self (as Status Quo)

David Ruffin

Self

Sade

Self

Carlos Santana

Self (as Santana)

George Segal

Self - Host

Joseph Simmons

Self (as Run-D.M.C.)

Simple Minds

Themselves

Valerie Simpson

Self

Richard Skinner

Self

Mel Smith

Self

Julia Somerville

Self - Newscaster

Spandau Ballet

Themselves

Rick Springfield

Self

Status Quo

Themselves

Stephen Stills

Self (at JFK Stadium) (as Crosby Stills Nash and Young)

Sting

Self

Andy Taylor

Self (as Duran Duran/Power Station)

John Taylor

Self (as Duran Duran/Power Station)

Roger Taylor

Self (as Queen)

Roger Taylor

Self (as Duran Duran)

Thompson Twins

Themselves (as The Thompson Twins)

George Thorogood

Self (at JFK Stadium) (as George Thorogood and the Destroyers)

Pete Townshend

Self (as The Who)

Tina Turner

Self

Themselves

Tracey Ullman

Self

Ultravox

Themselves

Midge Ure

Self (as Ultravox)

Tommy Vance

Self (Announcer)

Bill Ward

Self (as Black Sabbath)

Bruce Watson

Self (as Big Country)

Paul Weller

Self (as Style Council)

Wham!

Themselves

The Who

Themselves

Brian Wilson

Self (at JFK Stadium) (as The Beach Boys)

Ronnie Wood

Self (as Ron Wood)

Neil Young

Self (at JFK Stadium) (as Crosby Stills Nash & Young)

Paul Young

Self

Paul Cook

Self (uncredited)

The Edge

Self - U2 (uncredited)

Benny Hill

Policeman (uncredited)

Larry Mullen Jr.

Self - U2 (uncredited)

Jimmy Page

Self - Led Zeppelin (uncredited)

Prince Charles

Self (uncredited)

Princess Diana

Self (uncredited)

Tony Thompson

Self (uncredited)

Crew

Vincent Scarza

Director

Kenneth Shapiro

Director

Bob Geldof

Writer

Other Editions

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7/12/2005

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11/8/2004