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Live Aid

1985 · 984 min

A long, buoyant wall of live music that sweeps you up in collective joy and historic scale.

Tagline
The day the music changed the world
Overview
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...!"

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How it feels

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Tone
  • upliftingstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • music
  • celebrity
  • media
  • friendship
  • healing
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
music, documentary
Directed by
Kenneth Shapiro, Vincent Scarza
Starring
Bob Dylan, B.B. King, Cher, David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Tina Turner, Elton John, Teddy Pendergrass
Runtime
984 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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