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Live 8 (2005) Poster

(2005 TV Special)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Bruce Gowers
Nick Hopkin
Michael Maier
Claire Popplewell
Geoff Posner
Richard Valentine
Michael Watt
Paul Flattery ... (world broadcast)

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Bob Geldof ... (idea)
David Wild

Cast (in credits order)  

Bob Geldof ... Self
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Articolo 31 Articolo 31 ... Themselves
4Peace Ensemble 4Peace Ensemble ... Themselves - Johannesburg
a-ha ... Themselves (as A-Ha)
Bryan Adams ... Self
George Alagiah George Alagiah ... Self
Romeo Antonio Romeo Antonio ... Self
Ainhoa Arbizu Ainhoa Arbizu ... Self
Jann Arden ... Self
Tina Arena ... Self
Richard Ashcroft ... Self
Audioslave ... Themselves - Berlin
Dan Aykroyd ... Self
BAP BAP ... Themselves - Berlin (as Bap)
Amel Bent Amel Bent ... Self
Louis Bertignac Louis Bertignac ... Self
Björk ... Self - Tokyo
The Black Eyed Peas ... Themselves (as Black Eyed Peas)
Andrea Bocelli ... Self
Bon Jovi ... Themselves
Jonathan Sway Calloway ... Self (as Sway)
Calogero Calogero ... Self
Daniel 'Cloud' Campos ... Self - Dancer
Mariah Carey ... Self
Jimmy Carr ... Self
Marc Cerrone ... Self (as Cerrone)
Manu Chao ... Self
Tom Cochrane Tom Cochrane ... Self - Barrie
Bruce Cockburn ... Self
Coldplay ... Themselves
Sean 'Diddy' Combs ... Self (as Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs)
Jennifer Connelly ... Self
Fearne Cotton ... Self - Reporter
The Cure ... Themselves
Pino Daniele Pino Daniele ... Self
Dave Matthews Band ... Themselves
Craig David ... Self - Paris
Chris De Burgh ... Self - Berlin
Francesco De Gregori Francesco De Gregori ... Self
Deep Purple ... Themselves
Floortje Dessing Floortje Dessing ... Self
Destiny's Child ... Themselves
Diam's Diam's ... Self
Dido ... Self
Disiz Disiz ... Self (as Disiz La Peste)
Lucky Dube Lucky Dube ... Self
Duran Duran ... Themselves
Ms. Dynamite Ms. Dynamite ... Self
Elisa Elisa ... Self
Damien Fahey ... Self
Faudel Faudel ... Self
Fergie ... Self
Juan Diego Flórez Juan Diego Flórez ... Self - Berlin
Peter Gabriel ... Self
Peaches Geldof ... Self
Ricky Gervais ... Self
David Giammarco David Giammarco ... Self - Backstage Host: Canada
Good Charlotte ... Themselves
Jo Good ... Self - Presenter
Irene Grandi Irene Grandi ... Self
Great Big Sea Great Big Sea ... Themselves
Green Day ... Themselves - Berlin
Tom Green ... Self
Herbert Grönemeyer ... Self - Berlin
David Hallyday ... Self
Johnny Hallyday ... Self
Salma Hayek ... Self
Faith Hill ... Self
Lauryn Hill ... Self
Todd Honeycutt Todd Honeycutt ... backing vocalist: Elton John
Jamiroquai ... Themselves
Jay-Z ... Self
Katherine Jenkins ... Self - Berlin
Jet Jet ... Themselves
Elton John ... Self - London
Jovanotti Jovanotti ... Self
Juli Juli ... Themselves - Berlin
Kaiser Chiefs ... Themselves
Peter Kay ... Self
Keane ... Themselves
Toby Keith ... Self
Alicia Keys ... Self
Salif Keïta Salif Keïta ... Self (as Salif Keita)
Angélique Kidjo ... Self
The Killers ... Themselves
Kyo Kyo ... Themselves
Vanessa Lachey ... Self (as Vanessa Minnillo)
Annie Lennox ... Self
Luciano Ligabue ... Self
Gordon Lightfoot ... Self
Lindiwe Lindiwe ... Self
Linkin Park ... Themselves
Madonna ... Self
Peter Maffay ... Self
Vusi Mahlasela Vusi Mahlasela ... Self
The Mahotella Queens The Mahotella Queens ... Themselves
Nelson Mandela ... Self
Soehne Mannheims Soehne Mannheims ... Themselves - Berlin
Mariza Mariza ... Self
Maroon 5 ... Themselves
MC Lyte ... Self
Davina McCall ... Self
Paul McCartney ... Self
McFly ... Themselves
Tim McGraw ... Self - Rome
Sarah McLachlan ... Self
Freddie Mercury ... Self (archive footage)
Damon Minchella Damon Minchella ... Self
Kylie Minogue ... Self
Chris Moyles ... Self
Muse ... Themselves
Youssou N'Dour ... Self
Negramaro Negramaro ... Themselves
Negrita Negrita ... Themselves
Nek Nek ... Self
Achinoam Nini ... Self (as Noa)
Yannick Noah ... Self
Ayub Ogada Ayub Ogada ... Self
Renee Olstead ... Self - Berlin
Geoffrey Oryema Geoffrey Oryema ... Self
Our Lady Peace ... Themselves
Florent Pagny ... Self
Laura Pausini ... Self
Pet Shop Boys ... Themselves
Max Pezzali Max Pezzali ... Self
Pink Floyd ... Themselves
Brad Pitt ... Self
Placebo ... Themselves
Natalie Portman ... Self
Sara Quin ... Self (as Sara)
Tegan Quin ... Self (as Tegan)
R.E.M. ... Themselves
Razorlight Razorlight ... Themselves
Reamonn Reamonn ... Themselves - Berlin
The Red Elvises The Red Elvises ... Themselves
Axelle Red ... Self
Renaud ... Self
Rize Rize ... Themselves
Sam Roberts ... Self
Jonathan Ross ... Self - Presenter
Vasco Rossi Vasco Rossi ... Self
Roxy Music ... Themselves - Berlin
Oumou Sangaré Oumou Sangaré ... Self (as Oumou Sangare)
Sasha ... Self - Berlin
Scissor Sisters ... Themselves
Shakira ... Self - Paris
Kool Shen Kool Shen ... Self
Silbermond Silbermond ... Themselves - Berlin
Will Smith ... Self - Philadelphia
Jimmy Smits ... Self
Snoop Dogg ... Self
Snow Patrol ... Themselves
Neil Solé Neil Solé ... Self
Stereophonics ... Themselves
Sting ... Self
Joss Stone ... Self
Valeriy Syutkin Valeriy Syutkin ... Self
Tegan and Sara ... Themselves
Rob Thomas ... Self
Tiromancino Tiromancino ... Themselves
Die Toten Hosen ... Themselves - Berlin
The Tragically Hip ... Themselves
Chris Tucker ... Self
U2 ... Themselves
UB40 ... Themselves
Keith Urban ... Self
Velvet Revolver ... Themselves
Antonello Venditti Antonello Venditti ... Self
David Walliams ... Lou Todd
Jo Whiley ... Self - Reporter
The Who ... Themselves
Anne Will Anne Will ... Self
Robbie Williams ... Self
Brian Wilson ... Self - Berlin
Wir Sind Helden Wir Sind Helden ... Themselves - Berlin
Birhan Woldu Birhan Woldu ... Self
Stevie Wonder ... Self
Neil Young ... Self
Renato Zero Renato Zero ... Self
Joana Zimmer Joana Zimmer ... Self - Berlin
Zucchero ... Self
Lindiwe Zulu Lindiwe Zulu ... Self
Adam Pearce Adam Pearce ... Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

Produced by 

Jim Bankoff ... executive producer
Rob Brooks ... producer
Lorna Dickinson ... producer
Paul Flattery ... producer: World Broadcast
Elizabeth Flowers ... associate producer: World Broadcast
Cerrie Frost ... producer
Harvey Goldsmith ... producer
Kit Hawkins ... producer: film segment
Nicholas Jacobovitz ... broadcast services producer
Damian McDermott ... segment producer (segment "producer")
Jonathan F. Miller ... executive producer
Elaine Paterson ... producer
Emer Patten ... supervising producer: MTV USA & MTV International
Jeffrey Pollack ... producer
Kim Ross ... producer
Jill Salvino ... creative producer
Lily Sobhani ... executive producer: Japan
Cheryl Teetzel-Moore ... line producer (as Cheryl Teetzel)
Kevin Wall ... executive producer
Pip Wells ... producer (as Philippa Wells)
Bill Wilson ... producer
Michael Wolfson ... producer (2005)

Cinematography by 

Mac Kenny
Ashley Scott ... (Sydney, Australia)

Editing by 

Nick Carroll
Andrew Frampton
Yusaku Mizoguchi
Roger I. Ramnath

Makeup Department 

Xabier Celaya ... makeup artist
Carol Follett ... makeup artist
Lisa Waite ... makeup artist

Production Management 

Michael Adames ... post-production manager
Melly Cook ... production manager (film segments)
Zoë Edwards ... production manager
Tammy McKendrick ... production manager
Mandy Miller ... production manager: Murrayfield
Brett Ostro ... production manager: Philadelphia, USA
Mandy Soons ... unit production manager (2005)

Art Department 

Michael Adames ... graphic designer

Sound Department 

Greg Allen ... a2
Gavin Marshall ... boom operator (multiple segments)
Neil Ottley ... sound assist
Robert Schreiber ... sound recordist (as Rob Schreiber) / sound recordist: Sydney, Australia (as Rob Schreiber)
Richard Sillitto ... dubbing mixer
Naomi Smith ... sound recordist (as Naomi Needham)
Julian Willson ... sound recordist (multiple segments)

Visual Effects by 

Keely Grigel ... encoding supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department 

Tom Beck ... lighting designer
Matt Carter ... vision engineer
Richard J. Cottrell ... camera operator
Brett Crutcher ... cablecam dolly operator
Ben Frewin ... camera operator
Alex Hudson ... grip
Mike Knarre ... camera operator
Rob Mansfield ... camera operator
Timothy Quigley ... camera operator
Martin Roth ... camera operator: Berlin
Phil Salanto ... camera operator

Editorial Department 

Anthony Moore ... encoding technician (2005)
Bartley Powers ... editor: event scene
Johannes Spiecker ... vision mixer
Nick Vaughan-Barratt ... executive editor

Music Department 

Kieran Kiely ... musician
Patsy McKay ... backing vocalist: Mariah Carey

Additional Crew 

Taylor Choi ... production assistant: London
Chris Clemens ... helicopter pilot: additional photography
Richard Curtis ... organizer
Kara DeFrias ... production assistant: Philadelphia (as Kara Vichko)
Lance L Edwards ... production staff
Joseph Einstein ... technical manager: online broadcast
Brooke G. Fedro ... production supporter (as Brooke Gardner)
Derek Forgie ... production assistant: Barrie
Bob Geldof ... organizer (as Sir Bob Geldof)
Adam Hutson ... production accountant
David Iskra ... production coordinator
Nicholas Jacobovitz ... international broadcast services
Richard Kathlean ... coordinator technical operations: MTV Networks
April Knox ... assistant to producers
Terren Lin ... production assistant: Philadelphia
Tammy McKendrick ... production coordinator
Carl Monzo ... main security
Caroline Page ... researcher
Lucy Palmer ... post production co-ordinator (as Lucy McDermott)
Marissa Passer ... travel coordinator
Josh Power ... tva: Toronto
John Pritchett ... technical director
Andrea Regalado ... assistant to producer
Dale Sahlin ... stage manager
Robert Statkus ... engineer in charge
Tony Trov ... production assistant (as Anthony Trovarello)
Midge Ure ... organizer
Shawntee Willis ... band security
Bartley Powers ... jumbotron editor (uncredited)

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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