Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
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- Runtime
- 90 mins
Organized by Paul McCartney and the United Nations, these concerts were in response to the 1975-79 Khmer Rouge’s reign, where three million persons perished in Cambodia. During the concerts, McCartney brought three generations of popular musicians together. The older generation included McCartney and the Wings, The Who and members of Procol Harum. The middle generation was represented by Queen and members of Led Zeppelin. Most notably, there was the new generation of mainly New Wavers and Punk Rockers, such as The Pretenders, Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, The Clash, and The Specials.
Organized by Paul McCartney and the United Nations, these concerts were in response to the 1975-79 Khmer Rouge’s reign, where three million persons perished in Cambodia. During the concerts, McCartney brought three generations of popular musicians together. The older generation included McCartney and the Wings, The Who and members of Procol Harum. The middle generation was represented by Queen and members of Led Zeppelin. Most notably, there was the new generation of mainly New Wavers and Punk Rockers, such as The Pretenders, Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, The Clash, and The Specials.
Cast
- Paul McCartney
- Roger Daltrey
- Pete Townshend
- John Entwistle
- Freddie Mercury
- Roger Taylor
- John Deacon
- Brian May
- Nick Lowe
- Elvis Costello
- Linda McCartney
- Joe Strummer
- Mick Jones
- Paul Simonon
- Chrissie Hynde
- Billy Connolly
- Nicky Headon
- Martin Chambers
- Pete Farndon
- James Honeyman-Scott
- Denny Laine
- Steve Holley
- Laurence Juber
- Lynval Golding
- Horace Panter
- Terry Hall
- Jerry Dammers
- Silverton Hutchinson
- Neville Staple
- Roddy Radiation
- Robert Plant
- Billy Bremner
- Dave Edmunds
- Terry Williams
- Kenney Jones
- Ian Dury
