Live Aid (1985) - Credits and Details

Live Aid Credits and Details

Directed by
	Vincent Scarza
	Kenneth Shapiro	...	national syndication
Written by
	Bob Geldof	...	idea
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)
	Chrissie May	...	Self
	Louisa May	...	Self
	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
	U2	...	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
Uncredited Cast
	King Charles III	...	Self
	Paul Anthony Cook	...	Self
	The Edge	...	Self - U2
	Benny Hill	...	Policeman
	Larry Mullen Jr.	...	Self - U2
	Jimmy Page	...	Self - Led Zeppelin
	Princess Diana	...	Self
	Tony Thompson	...	Self
Produced by
	David Fein	...	contributing producer
	Hal Uplinger	...	producer
	Nick Vaughan-Barratt	...	executive producer
	Rich Zielinski	...	segment field producer

Additional Info
Premiere:	July 13, 1985
DVD Release:	November 09, 2004
Countries:
Distributor:	Warner Bros. Records
Websites:

Ratings
8.5 / 10

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

Distributors
Orbis Communications (1985) (United States) (syndicated portion only) (TV)

Filming Locations
John F. Kennedy Stadium - 3601 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Sydney Opera House - 2 Macquarie Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, England, UK

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