This is a minute by minute review of the ABC radio Network "Live Aid" broadcast on July 13th, 1985 :

First, I can't certify that the following list is complete. My sources for this broadcast are all incomplete. But no major act should be missing (if anything is missing).

Note that timings given here are less precise than on previous BBC and MTV reviews. No commentors chatter has been included (for the funny side of the day : during Paul McCartney's performance, the girl behind the mic, upon seeing three silhouettes behind the pianon said : "Oh oh, there is a reunion taking place ...". Unfortunately John Lennon was shot dead nearly four years before July 1985 ;-))).

All in all a good broadcast, good juggling between the two stages, some replays well scheduled, few incomplete performances, some stars interviews and personnalities appeals (noted here "announcement").

Some days after the concert, a special replay of acts that were missing from the orginal broadcast was aired. Some details are given at the end of the list.

  • 04:19    INXS : Don't Change - INXS [OZ for Afrika]
  • 04:24    Dragon : Baby Don't Speak No Evil [OZ for Afrika]
  • 03:45    Men At Work : Overkill [OZ for Afrika]
  • 00:45    announcement
  • 04:48    Little River Band : Night Owl [OZ for Afrika]
  • 05:38    Gowana : Solid Rock [OZ for Afrika]
  • 00:48    The Royal Salute
  • 04:08    Status Quo : Rocking All over the World
  • 04:09    Status Quo : Caroline
  • 04:53    Style Council : You're the best thing
  • 03:51    Style Coucil : Big Boss Groove
  • 02:46    Style Council : Internationalists
  • 03:17    Style Council : Walls Come Tumbling Down
  • 05:27    Boomtown Rats : I Don't like Mondays
  • 05:27    Boomtown Rats : Drag Me Down
  • 05:35    Boomtown Rats : Rat Trap
  • 03:28    Adam Ant : Vive le Rock
  • 02:46    Ultravox : Reap the Wild Wind
  • 05:03    Ultravox : Dancing With Tears in my Eyes
  • 03:51    Ultravox : One Small Day
  • 04:14    Ultravox : Vienna
  • 05:37    Spandau Ballet : Only When You Leave
  • 04:25    Spandau Ballet : Virgin
  • 00:45    announcement with Julio Iglesias
  • 00:45    Interview with Bill Graham
  • 01:16    Jack Nicholson introducing Joan Baez
  • 05:50    Joan Baez : Amazing Grace (including her intro speech)
  • 01:56    Joan Baez : We Are the World
  • 04:43    Bill Graham ; Chevy Chase, Joe Piscapo intro
  • 04:43    The Hooters : And We Danced
  • 05:50    The Hooters : All You Zombies
  • 02:01    Elvis Costello : All You Need Is Love (in progress)
  • 03:28    Nik Kershaw : Wide Boy
  • 00:43    announcement
  • 00:34    Billy Ocean interview
  • 03:30    Billy Ocean : Caribbean Queen
  • 04:00    Billy Ocean : Loverboy
  • 01:27    Black Sabbath : Children of the Grave
  • 07:35    Black Sabbath : Iron man
  • 03:40    Black Sabbath : Paranoiod
  • 00:45    announcement
  • 00:15    Phil Collins interview
  • 03:48    Sting : Roxanne
  • 03:21    Sting : Driven to Tears
  • 03:30    Phil Collins : Against all Odds
  • 04:34    Sting : Message in a Bottle
  • 04:49    Phil Collins : In the Air Tonight
  • 03:30    Phil & Sting : Long Long Way To Go
  • 03:18    Phil & Sting : Every Breath You Take -
  • 00:56    announcement with Jeff Bridges
  • 04:24    Sade : Your Love Is King
  • 00:46    Interview with Paul Stanley (Kiss)
  • 00:40    announcement with Woody Allen
  • 03:37    Rick Springfield : Love Somebody
  • 05:02    Crosby, Stills & Nash : Southern Cross
  • 02:54    Crosby, Stills & Nash : Teach Your Children
  • 02:32    The Four Tops : Wake Me, Shake Me (When It's Over)
  • 01:43    The Four Tops : Bernadette
  • 01:22    The Four Tops : It's the Same Old Song
  • 01:36    The Four Tops : Reach Out I'll Be There
  • 02:22    The Four Tops : I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
  • 01:39    Paul Young : Do They Know It's Christmas ?
  • 07:17    Paul Young : Come Back & Stay
  • 04:35    Paul Young : That's The Way Love Is
  • 03:36    Bryan Ferry : Slave to love
  • 04:04    Bryan Adams : Summer of 69
  • 04:40    Bryan Adams : Tears Are Not Enough
  • 05:30    Bryan Adams : Cuts Like A Knife (feed cuts out, goes to announcers talking)
  • 00:26    U2 : Stage Intro
  • 05:21    U2 : Sunday Bloody Sunday
  • 12:41    U2 : Bad (Medley)
  • 03:45    Judas Priest : Living After Midnight
  • 03:55    Howard Jones : Hide And Seek
  • 07:25    Dire Straits : Money For Nothing
  • 09:23    Dire Straits : Sultans Of Swing
  • 00:25    Interview with Kevin Cronin (REO Speedwagon)
  • 05:22    REO Speedwagon : I Can't Fight This Feeling
  • 04:36    REO Speedwagon : Roll With The Changes
  • 00:55    announcement with Diane Keaton
  • 02:30    The Beach Boys : California Gilrs
  • 03:03    The Beach Boys : Help Me Rhonda
  • 00:42    announcement
  • 05:10    George Thorogood & The Destroyers + Albert Collins : Madison Blues
  • 03:24    Queen : Crazy Little Thing Called Love
  • 00:40    Interview with Jackson Browne
  • 02:37    Bowie/Jagger : Dancing In The Street (video)
  • 01:00    announcement
  • 00:48    announcement
  • 03:26    Bowie : TVC15
  • 03:18    Bowie : Rebel Rebel
  • 03:34    Bowie : Modern Love
  • 06:47    Bowie : Heroes
  • 03:35    The Pretenders : Time The Avenger (in progress)
  • 03:17    The Pretenders : Message of Love
  • 01:58    The Pretenders : Stop Your Sobbing
  • 03:38    The Pretenders : Back on The Chain Gang
  • 03:51    The Pretenders : Middle of the Road
  • 01:56    The Who : Stage Intro
  • 02:43    The Who : feed cuts : My generation
  • 03:00    The Who : Pinball Wizard
  • 04:53    The Who : feed cuts : Love Reign O'er Me
  • 09:54    The Who : Won't Get Fooled again
  • 06:43    Simple Minds : Don't You Forget About Me
  • 00:25    Interview with Paul Young
  • 04:53    Santana : Open Invitiation
  • 00:45    announcement with Burt Lancaster
  • 03:22    Elton John : I'm Still Standing
  • 04:43    Elton John : Bennie and the Jets
  • 04:49    Elton John : Rocket Man
  • 00:37    Elton John : Band Presentation
  • 04:31    Elton John + Kiki Dee : Don't Go Breaking My Heart
  • 06:14    Elton John + George Michael : Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
  • 00:39    announcement with Jessie Jackson
  • 03:48    Elton John : Can I Get a Witness
  • 00:37    Interview with Andrew Ridgeley
  • 05:01    Ashford & Simpson : Solid
  • 00:18    Interview with David Bowie
  • 01:00    announcement with Jeff Bridges
  • 00:39    Interview with Carlos Santana
  • 03:00    Freddie Mercury & Brian May : Is This The World We Created ?
  • 04:49    Paul McCartney : Let It Be
  • 04:53    UK Finale
  • 04:00    Tom Petty : American girl
  • 04:48    Tom Petty : The Waiting
  • 05:44    Tom Petty : Rebels
  • 03:46    Tom Petty : Refugee
  • 00:38    Interview with Bob Geldof
  • 00:12    Interview with Paul McCartney
  • 00:33    Interview with Kenny Loggins
  • 06:55    Paul Young : Every Time You Go Away
  • 03:02    The Cars : You Might Think
  • 04:06    The Cars : Drive
  • 03:26    The Cars : Just What I needed
  • 05:16    The Cars : Heartbeat City
  • 00:46    announcement
  • 02:34    Kenny Loggins : Footloose
  • 04:44    Neil Young : Sugar Mountain
  • 02:31    Neil Young : The Needle And The Damage Done
  • 04:22    Neil Young : Helpless
  • 04:44    Neil Young : Nothing Is Perfect
  • 04:49    Neil Young : Powderfinger
  • 00:12    Ken Kragen interview
  • 02:40    Sting : Driven to Tears
  • 04:30    Power station : Murderess (w/intro)
  • 05:56    Power Station : Get it On
  • 00:24    Interview
  • 07:46    Madonna : Holiday (w/intro)
  • 06:32    Madonna : Into the Groove
  • 05:20    Madonna + The Thompson Twins & Nile Rodgers : Love Makes the World Go Round
  • 00:12    announcement with Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
  • 07:24    Thompson Twins : Hold Me Now (w / intro)
  • 00:25    start of Revolution, then feed cuts to Eric Clapton live
  • 05:00    Eric Clapton : White Room (in progress)
  • 05:35    Eric Clapton : She's Waiting
  • 06:00    Eric Clapton : Layla
  • 00:46    announcement with Burt Lancaster
  • 02:58    Phil Collins : Against All Odds
  • 04:28    Phil Collins : In The Air Tonight
  • 01:49    Robert Plant ; Jimmy Page ; John Paul Jones : Stage Intro
  • 04:38    Robert Plant ; Jimmy Page ; John Paul Jones : Rock'n'Roll
  • 05:11    Robert Plant ; Jimmy Page ; John Paul Jones : Whole Lotta Love
  • 09:59    Robert Plant ; Jimmy Page ; John Paul Jones : Stairway To Heaven
  • 04:22    CSN&Y : Only Love Can Break Your Heart
  • 02:27    CSN&Y : Daylight Again
  • 00:16    announcement
  • 04:05    Duran Duran : A View to a Kill
  • 04:46    Duran Duran : The Union of the Snake
  • 06:47    Duran Duran : Save a Prayer
  • 06:02    Duran Duran : The Reflex
  • 05:31    Ashford & Simpson and Teddy Pendergrass : Reach Out and Touch Somebody's Hand (replay)
  • 02:44    Patti Labelle : New Attitude (in progress)
  • 07:54    Santana + Pat Metheny : By The Pool/Right Now
  • 04:29    Hall & Oates : Out of Touch
  • 04:54    Hall & Oates : Maneater
  • 02:58    Hall & Oates : Get Ready
  • 02:48    Hall & Oates : Ain't Too Proud to Beg
  • 02:42    Hall & Oates : The Way you do the things you do
  • 03:44    Hall & Oates : My Girl
  • 03:53    Jagger : Lonely at the Top (in progress)
  • 05:36    Jagger : Just Another Night
  • 05:08    Jagger : Miss You
  • 05:40    Jagger & Tuner : State of Shock
  • 05:51    Dylan : Ballad Of Hollis Brown
  • 03:02    Dylan : When The Ship Comes In
  • 05:10    Dylan : Blowin' In the Wind
  • 09:39    US Finale
  • 06:00    replay Layla - Eric Clapton (complete)
  • 09:42    replay Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin (complete)
  • 13:02    very cool montage of songs
  • 04:59    news reports from after the concert
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  •     Later Rebroadcast :
  • 01:20    Bryan Ferry : Sensation
  • 04:34    Bryan Ferry : Boys and Girls
  • 03:53    Bryan Ferry : Slave to love
  •     
  • 01:35    Beach Boys : Help Me Rondha
  • 02:58    Beach Boys : Wouldn't it be nice
  • 04:56    Beach Boys : Good Vibrations
  • 03:12    Beach Boys : Surf In USA
  •     
  • 03:57    Queen : Radio Ga Ga
  • 04:01    Queen : Hammer to Fall
  • 01:08    Queen : Crazy Little Thing Called Love
  • 01:16    Queen : We Will Rock You
  • 03:49    Queen : We Are the Champions