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Live Aid: When Rock 'n' Roll Took on the World

The Global Jukebox (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | Documentary, Musical

With sales from the 1984 Band Aid Christmas single dwindling, Bob Geldof decides in the new year that there needs to be a new fundraising push, leading him to organize two huge concerts in Britain and the United States.
Cinematographers
Vilius Petrikas (director of photography - interview: Kumi Naidoo) | Ian Watts
Status
Edit Released
Updated Jul 20, 2025

Release date
Jul 20, 2025 (United States)

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66 cast members
Name Known for
Midge Ure
Self - Ultravox Self - Ultravox   See fewer
Harvey Goldsmith
Self - Live Aid Promoter Self - Live Aid Promoter   See fewer
John Kennedy
Self - Lawyer, Band Aid Trust Self - Lawyer, Band Aid Trust   See fewer
Bob Geldof
Self - The Boomtown Rats Self - The Boomtown Rats   See fewer
Pete Townshend
Self - The Who Self - The Who   See fewer
Michael Mitchell
Self - US Executive Producer, Live Aid Self - US Executive Producer, Live Aid   See fewer
Kolton Lee
Self - Editor, The Voice Self - Editor, The Voice   See fewer
Andrew Zweck
Self - Production Manager, Live Aid Self - Production Manager, Live Aid   See fewer
Sting
Self Self   See fewer
Bono
Self - U2 Self - U2   See fewer
Roger Taylor
Self - Queen Self - Queen   See fewer
Brian May
Self - Queen Self - Queen   See fewer
Birhan Woldu
Self - Ethiopian Famine Survivor Self - Ethiopian Famine Survivor   See fewer
Berhane Deressa
Self - Deputy Minister for Aid, Ethiopia 1984 - 1986 Self - Deputy Minister for Aid, Ethiopia 1984 - 1986   See fewer
Penny Jenden
Self - Director, Band Aid Trust Self - Director, Band Aid Trust   See fewer
Hugh Goyder
Self - Oxfam Field Director, Ethiopia Self - Oxfam Field Director, Ethiopia   See fewer
Rony Brauman
Self - President, Medecins Sans Frontieres Self - President, Medecins Sans Frontieres   See fewer
Dawit Giorgis
Self - Minister for Aid, Ethiopia Self - Minister for Aid, Ethiopia   See fewer
Bryan Adams
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Harry Belafonte
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
David Bowie
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Bob Dylan
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Bryan Ferry
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Mick Jagger
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Elton John
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Madonna
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Paul McCartney
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Freddie Mercury
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
George Michael
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Alison Moyet
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Lionel Richie
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Francis Rossi
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Sade
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Tina Turner
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Paul Young
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
USA for Africa
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
The Boomtown Rats
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Hall & Oates
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
The Pretenders
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Queen
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Run-D.M.C.
Self - Run-D.M.C. (archive footage) Self - Run-D.M.C. (archive footage)   See fewer
Status Quo
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
U2
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
The Who
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
King Charles III
Self - Prince of Wales (archive footage) (as Prince Charles) Self - Prince of Wales (archive footage) (as Prince Charles)   See fewer
Phyllis George
Self - Host, CBS This Morning (archive footage) Self - Host, CBS This Morning (archive footage)   See fewer
Wilson Goode
Self - Mayor of Philadelphia (archive footage) Self - Mayor of Philadelphia (archive footage)   See fewer
Mark J. Goodman
Self - MTV VJ (archive footage) (as Mark Goodman) Self - MTV VJ (archive footage) (as Mark Goodman)   See fewer
Bill Graham
Self - Live Aid Promoter (archive footage) Self - Live Aid Promoter (archive footage)   See fewer
Roger Grimsby
Self - Anchor, WABC-TV Ch. 7 (archive footage) Self - Anchor, WABC-TV Ch. 7 (archive footage)   See fewer
David Hepworth
Self - Host, The Old Grey Whistle Test (archive footage) Self - Host, The Old Grey Whistle Test (archive footage)   See fewer
Andy Kershaw
Self - Host, The Old Grey Whistle Test (archive footage) Self - Host, The Old Grey Whistle Test (archive footage)   See fewer
Janice Long
Self - Presenter (archive footage) Self - Presenter (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert MacNeil
Self - Host, The MacNeil / Self - Lehrer Report (archive footage) Self - Host, The MacNeil / Self - Lehrer Report (archive footage)   See fewer
Bette Midler
Self - Presenter (archive footage) Self - Presenter (archive footage)   See fewer
Jack Nicholson
Self - Presenter (archive footage) Self - Presenter (archive footage)   See fewer
Princess Diana
Self - Princess of Wales (archive footage) Self - Princess of Wales (archive footage)   See fewer
Martha Quinn
Self - MTV VJ (archive footage) Self - MTV VJ (archive footage)   See fewer
Mike Smith
Self - Presenter (archive footage) Self - Presenter (archive footage)   See fewer
Terry Wogan
Self - Host, Wogan (archive footage) Self - Host, Wogan (archive footage)   See fewer
Paula Yates
Self - Host, The Tube (archive footage) Self - Host, The Tube (archive footage)   See fewer
Woldu Menameno
Self - Ethiopian Farmer (uncredited) Self - Ethiopian Farmer (uncredited)   See fewer
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