Hi cjinlancs
I worked on the main stage that day, even gave the old "testing testing bit" for Stuart Adamsons mic. So some help and some of my memories for the day if thats ok.
Also famous for Sheena Easton getting booed and bottled off by her fellow Glasgowers ( she was an absolute diva backstage)
There where four main stages
Glasgow Green
Fleshers Haugh
George Square
Cant remember where the other venue was(sorry)
The old Briggiat fish market was used as the main production office, and hundreds of balloons escaped through a hole in the ceiling, to a much pissed off team who had spend hours blowing em up with helium, and some eejit untied them for a laugh. The squeaky voice gag became very tiresome that day.
As well as loads of other gigs going on in other venues throughout the City.
Deacon Blue where at the height of their fame and headlined a superb show at fleshers haugh. Many of scotlands best(and worst) bands played that day. Hue and Cry playing twice if memory serves. The Average White Band even reformed for the event.
It was also used as an event to raise awarness for youth homelessness in Scotland and some short films where made for the TV to show in between bands. With the Glasgow Council for Single Homeless(now defunct??) benefiting from fundraising on the day.
It was a "Channel 4" production and if i remember correctlly the event was managed by a mob called "Unique Events" a google may help you if they still exist, they may have went under by now as it was a long time ago. Got to admit they did a superb job.
As far as releasing goes i dont think it would have been, I would imagine it woulve had similar issues to the Live Aid DVD's being released a few years ago, cos of massive copyright problems because of so many bands playing. Be a legal nightmare I would imagine.
was one of the greatest days of my life, and as a young musician at the time, got to meet and talk with some great people.
I still had my program, t-shirt, set lists, running orders etc, but they got lost when i moved house a while ago, hopefully they may turn up unexpectedly one day. Think they may be in my uncles loft or garage somewhere.
anyway im going to stop waffling now.
I hope that helps you out.
Dicky.