Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 960 min
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
Why tonight?
- A long one. Start it early, and give it the whole evening.
The story
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's twelve noon in London, seven AM in Philadelphia, and around the world it's time for Live Aid...!"
- concert film
- music documentary
The bill
- Paul McCartney — Self
- Tina Turner — Self
- Elton John — Self
- Teddy Pendergrass — Self
- Eric Clapton — Self
- Lionel Richie — Self
- Joan Baez — Self
- Grace Slick — Self
- Bob Geldof — Self
- Elvis Costello — Self
- Phil Collins — Self
- Directed
- Vincent Scarza, Kenneth Shapiro
Production
- Rating
- 7.9 / 10 · 54 ratings
- Studio
- BBC, MTV
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