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

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  • 2025–
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Freddie Mercury in Live Aid: When Rock 'n' Roll Took on the World (2025)
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Interviews with major musicians and political figures.Interviews with major musicians and political figures.Interviews with major musicians and political figures.

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    • Bob Geldof
    • Bono
    • Sting
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      • Bob Geldof
      • Bono
      • Sting
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    Bob Geldof
    Bob Geldof
    • Self - The Boomtown Rats
    • 2025
    Bono
    Bono
    • Self - U2
    • 2025
    Sting
    Sting
    • Self
    • 2025
    Birhan Woldu
    Birhan Woldu
    • Self - Ethiopian Famine Survivor
    • 2025
    Dawit Giorgis
    Dawit Giorgis
    • Self - Minister for Aid, Ethiopia 1983 - 1985…
    • 2025
    Woldu Menameno
    Woldu Menameno
    • Self - Ethiopian Farmer
    • 2025
    Midge Ure
    Midge Ure
    • Self - Ultravox
    • 2025
    John Kennedy
    John Kennedy
    • Self - Lawyer, Band Aid Trust
    • 2025
    Harvey Goldsmith
    Harvey Goldsmith
    • Self - Live 8 Promoter…
    • 2025
    Phil Collins
    Phil Collins
    • Self
    • 2025
    Berhane Deressa
    Berhane Deressa
    • Self - Deputy Minister for Aid, Ethiopia 1984 - 1986
    • 2025
    Penny Jenden
    Penny Jenden
    • Self - Director, Band Aid Trust
    • 2025
    Michael Buerk
    Michael Buerk
    • Self - BBC Africa Correspondent 1983 - 1987
    • 2025
    Kate Garvey
    Kate Garvey
    • Self - Aide to Tony Blair
    • 2025
    Tony Blair
    Tony Blair
    • Self - UK Prime Minister
    • 2025
    Gary Kemp
    Gary Kemp
    • Self - Spandau Ballet
    • 2025
    Pete Townshend
    Pete Townshend
    • Self - The Who
    • 2025
    Olusegun Obasanjo
    Olusegun Obasanjo
    • Self - President of Nigeria
    • 2025
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      Gary Kemp says that The Who hadn't performed together "for eight years," but they had toured less than 3 years before the Live Aid concert, performing their last show in Toronto on 17 December 1982.

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    • Release date
      • July 13, 2025 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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      • English
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      • Live Aid at 40: When Rock 'n' Roll Took on the World
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      • CNN Films
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