Live Aid
Synopsis
Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United States. It was one of the largest scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time: watched live by an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion, across 150 nations. "It
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A crew of 129+ credited
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Grossed $150.0M worldwide
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$150.0M
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Cast & Crew
129 unique people credited
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117Bob Geldof
as Self
Elvis Costello
as Self
Phil Collins
as Self
Kiki Dee
as Self
Dionne Warwick
as Self
Marilyn Mccoo
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Carlos Santana
as Self
Neil Young
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Madonna
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Sting
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Patti Labelle
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Bryan Adams
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Bette Midler
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Kenny Loggins
as Self
Sade
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George Michael
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Rick Springfield
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Nile Rodgers
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Adam Ant
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Bo Diddley
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Alison Moyet
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Howard Jones
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Bryan Ferry
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Paul Young
as Self
Dee C Lee
as Self
Paul Weller
as Self
George Thorogood
as Self
Nik Kershaw
as Self
Cliff Richard
as Self
Albert Collins
as Self
David Ruffin
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Eddie Kendricks
as Self
Brian Wilson
as Self
Nick Ashford
as Self
Mick Jagger
as Self
Keith Richards
as Self
Ronnie Wood
as Self
Roger Daltrey
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John Entwistle
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Pete Townshend
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Jimmy Page
as Self
John Paul Jones
as Self
Robert Plant
as Self
Kevin Cronin
as Self
Gary Richrath
as Self
Neal Doughty
as Self
Bruce Hall
as Self
Alan Gratzer
as Self
Freddie Mercury
as Self
Brian May
as Self
Roger Taylor
as Self
John Deacon
as Self
Ozzy Osbourne
as Self
Geezer Butler
as Self
Tony Iommi
as Self
Bill Ward
as Self
David Gilmour
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Ronnie James Dio
as Self
John Illsley
as Self
Mark Knopfler
as Self
Alan Clark
as Self
Jack Sonni
as Self
Guy Fletcher
as Self
Hal Lindes
as Self
Terry Williams
as Self
Chris White
as Self
Chrissie Hynde
as Self
Martin Chambers
as Self
Robbie Mcintosh
as Self
Tom Petty
as Self
Mike Campbell
as Self
Howie Epstein
as Self
Benmont Tench
as Self
Stan Lynch
as Self
Simon Le Bon
as Self
Nick Rhodes
as Self
Andy Taylor
as Self
John Taylor
as Self
Bono
as Self
The Edge
as Self
Larry Mullen Jr
as Self
Adam Clayton
as Self
Daryl Hall
as Self
John Oates
as Self
Billy Currie
as Self
Chris Cross
as Self
Midge Ure
as Self
Mel Gaynor
as Self
Charlie Burchill
as Self
Jim Kerr
as Self
Garry Gary Beers
as Self
Francis Rossi
as Self
Rick Parfitt
as Self
Alan Lancaster
as Self
Andrew Bown
as Self
Pete Kircher
as Self
Tony Hadley
as Self
Gary Kemp
as Self
Martin Kemp
as Self
Steve Norman
as Self
John Keeble
as Self
Darryl Dmc Mcdaniels
as Self
Joseph Simmons
as Self
Jason Jam Master Jay Mizell
as Self
Jack Nicholson
as Self
John Hurt
as Self
Chevy Chase
as Self
Don Johnson
as Self
Billy Connolly
as Self
George Segal
as Self
Griff Rhys Jones
as Self
Mel Smith
as Self
Noel Edmonds
as Self
Andy Peebles
as Self
Tommy Vance
as Self
Harvey Goldsmith
as Self
Mo Amin
as Self
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