Was LiveAid Broadcasted in the Soviet Union in June 1985?

[red2blue]

I hope someone remember and can help to answer this question.

I've googled various combinations of /with the above key words, but haven't found an answer yet. I've found out that for the first time ever an uncensored program aired from the USSR to the West - performance of a popular Soviet rock band Authograph as part of LiveAid on July 13, 1985.

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[tisiphone]

It's worth noting that Geldof was extremely aggressive about marketing the global nature of the event, and he had actually advertised that it would be broadcast in the USSR and China. OP, if this is a major plot point you might hunt up the Live-Aid documentary, which has some really great behind the scenes stuff (as well as the musical performances).

[red2blue]

Thanks a mil! the airing is (as the events take place mostly in Moscow), not so much the marketing of the event. But I'd be interested to see it anyway. Thanks again for your help.

[anonymous]

Just got the Geldof autobiography off the shelf (Is that it?) and he says

p396

'I had felt cheated by the Russians. We has been told the concert would go there live. It did, but only to a select 2000 in some clubs in Moscow'

So Geldof thinks it was screened in some places in Russia, but not on general release.

The reference to the topless shots is page 382, but it only says

'they only need one excuse in the East to take us off the air' there's no context to whether the East means China, Russia, Middle East.

[red2blue]

thanks a mil for sharing!

[dorsetgirl]

a camera git a shi ? ? ?

I've been staring at this and trying to work out what it means, but I can't begin to work it out. Googling doesn't help.

[doriscrockford2]

Sorry! Got a shot. I was typing on my ipod which leads to the unintentional creation of interesting new words. :(

[dorsetgirl]

Lol! I thought I was going to learn some wicked new internet slang *g*

[red2blue]

no worries, I got it: 'a camera got a shot of the girl' - o & i are next to each other on the keyboard so it's easy to punch the wrong character on ipod :O)