ABC ha largamente contribuito per la trasmissione americana (nonostante la stessa ABC abbia poi trasmesso solo le ultime tre ore di concerto da Filadelfia, condotte da Dick Clark, mentre il rimanente veniva trasmesso in collaborazione con altre reti televisive). Pity the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Mitchell, the head of Worldwide Sports and Entertainment, not only produced the U.S. Live Aid concert but also set up the international telethon, sold broadcast rights around the world and oversaw all finances. We want to cover the entire thing. Metal is good for you. Dopo quasi sette ore di concerto a Londra Bob Geldof ha controllato quanti soldi fossero stati raccolti, riferendo poi una cifra di circa 1,2 milioni di sterline. . 02.15 Patti LaBelle “They wondered whether their groups were of the same caliber as the other groups performing on the show,” said Lukens. “We tried to get every item donated,” Mitchell said of the Philadelphia production. Senza interrompersi, il bluesman continuò a suonare il proprio assolo sulle corde rimanenti per poi farsi passare una nuova corda da un roadie e montarla sulla chitarra, il tutto continuando a cantare.[3]. Want more Rolling Stone? Nel prosieguo della serata, dopo l'esibizione di David Bowie, la BBC ha trasmesso un video a Londra e Filadelfia come pure sulle televisioni del resto del mondo collegate, mostrando bambini etiopici affamati e malati, con in sottofondo la canzone Drive dei The Cars. Looking like gentlemen dudes in their pale-gray suits, they struck poses for a gaggle of photographers with schoolboy glee, calling out instructions like “Back to back!” and bracing for a round of mock fisticuffs. Gathered together at one end of the room – drinking, chatting, carrying on – were Dylan, Richards, Page, Ron Wood, Stephen Stills and former Temptations Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin. No idea at all. Accompanied by Chevy Chase and Lou Adler, the veteran record producer and current owner of the On the Rox nightclub in Los Angeles, he wandered through the complex, eyeing the light-green air-conditioned trailers that would serve as dressing rooms, the tented cafeteria and the fun-house mirror that someone had placed against the side of the restrooms. On june 10th, at press conferences in London and New York, the Live Aid concerts were officially announced. Keith Richards was laughing and talking with Jimmy Page. At one point, in fact, they were said to have disappeared into a small, one-person Spot-a-Pot portable toilet together. And he wanted the Russian authorities to allow two of the country’s rock bands — Autograph and Time Machine — to appear live via satellite during the broadcast. KEY: Times are listed occasionally as a point of reference. It is nightmarish.”, “I would think that there’s ulterior motives for over seventy-five percent of the acts,” said Eric Clapton’s manager, Roger Forrester.