On screen
Cast
178 credited performers
Joe Jackson
Self (piano sax vocal)
Gary Brooker
Self (piano vocal)
Pete Townshend
Self (guitar vocal)
Wolfgang Niedecken
Self
Klaus Heuser
Self (guitar vocal)
Bono
Character not listed
The Edge
Character not listed
Adam Clayton
Character not listed
Larry Mullen Jr.
Character not listed
John Cale
Self
Sting
Character not listed
Andy Summers
Character not listed
Stewart Copeland
Character not listed
Van Morrison
Self
Mark Knopfler
Character not listed
David Knopfler
Character not listed
John Illsley
Character not listed
Jeff Lynne
Self (guitar vocal)
Hugh Cornwell
Self (guitar vocal)
Jean-Jacques Burnel
Self (bass)
Dave Greenfield
Self (keyboards)
Jet Black
Self (drums)
Paul Weller
Character not listed
Bruce Foxton
Character not listed
Rick Buckler
Character not listed
Alexis Korner
Character not listed
Eric Burdon
Character not listed
Ry Cooder
Character not listed
Rio Reiser
Character not listed
Michael Hutchence
Self
Bruce Cockburn
Character not listed
David Gilmour
Self (guitar)
Carlos Santana
Character not listed
Bob Marley
Character not listed
Mick Grabham
Self
Alan Cartwright
Self
BJ Wilson
Self
Chris Copping
Self
Nils Lofgren
Self
Jacques Higelin
Self (piano vocal)
Stuart Adamson
Self (guitar vocal)
Bruce Watson
Self (guitar)
Tony Butler
Self (bass vocal)
Mark Brzezicki
Self (drums)
Jackson Browne
Self (piano guitar vocal)
Jean-Louis Aubert
Self (guitar vocal)
Corine Marienneau
Self (bass vocal)
Louis Bertignac
Self (guitar vocal)
Richard Kolinka
Self (drums)
Kevin Rowland
Self (guitar vocal)
Helen O'Hara
Self (fiddle)
Steve Brennan
Self (fiddle)
Seb Shelton
Self (drums)
Ronnie Van Zant
Self (vocal)
Ed King
Self (guitar)
Gary Rossington
Self (guitar)
Allen Collins
Self (guitar vocal)
Leon Wilkeson
Self (bass vocal)
Billy Powell
Self (keyboards)
Bev Bevan
Self (drums)
Richard Tandy
Self (keyboards)
Mik Kaminski
Self (violin)
Hugh McDowell
Self (cello)
Mike Edwards
Self (cello)
Mike de Albuquerque
Self (bass vocal)
Bob Burns
Self (drums)
Alan Stivell
Self (celtic harp vocal)
Ian McCulloch
Self (guitar vocal)
Will Sergeant
Self (guitar)
Les Pattinson
Self (bass)
Pete de Freitas
Self (drums)
Nena
Self (vocal)
Carlos Karges
Self (guitar)
Bernie Bonvoisin
Self (vocal)
Norbert Krief
Self (guitar)
Mohamed Shemlek
Self (guitar)
Yves Brusco
Self (bass)
Nicko McBrain
Self (drums)
Alan Vega
Self (vocal, harp, guitar)
John Giblin
Self (bass)
Tim Renwick
Self (guitar)
Henry Spinetti
Self (drums)
Tim Cross
Self (keyboards)
Ian Hunter
Self (guitar vocal)
Mick Ronson
Self (guitar vocal)
Billy Gibbons
Self (guitar vocal)
Dusty Hill
Self (bass vocal)
Frank Beard
Self (drums)
Joan Armatrading
Self (vocal guitar)
Michael Stipe
Self (vocal)
Peter Buck
Self (guitar)
Mike Mills
Self (bass vocal)
Bill Berry
Self (drums)
Ray Davies
Self (vocal guitar)
Mick Avory
Self (drums)
Jim Rodford
Self (bass vocal)
Ian Gibbons
Self (keyboards vocal)
Rick James
Character not listed
Andy Partridge
Character not listed
Colin Moulding
Character not listed
Terry Chambers
Character not listed
Dave Gregory
Character not listed
Suggs
Character not listed
Mike Barson
Character not listed
Chris Foreman
Character not listed
Mark Bedford
Character not listed
Lee Thompson
Character not listed
Dan Woodgate
Character not listed
Chas Smash
Character not listed
Gianna Nannini
Character not listed
Peter Hammill
Character not listed
Roger Daltrey
Character not listed
John Entwistle
Character not listed
Kenney Jones
Character not listed
John Bundrick
Character not listed
Dave Davies
Self (guitar vocal)
Alan Price
Character not listed
Brinsley Schwarz
Character not listed
Nick Lowe
Character not listed
Joan Baez
Character not listed
Tom Petty
Character not listed
Mike Campbell
Character not listed
Ron Blair
Character not listed
Benmont Tench
Character not listed
Stan Lynch
Character not listed
Ritchie Blackmore
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Ronnie James Dio
Character not listed
Bob Daisley
Character not listed
Cozy Powell
Character not listed
David Stone
Character not listed
Todd Rundgren
Character not listed
Kasim Sulton
Character not listed
Roger Powell
Character not listed
Willie Wilcox
Character not listed
Leo Kottke
Character not listed
Robert Lamm
Character not listed
Terry Kath
Character not listed
Peter Cetera
Character not listed
James Pankow
Character not listed
Walter Parazaider
Character not listed
Lee Loughnane
Character not listed
Danny Seraphine
Character not listed
Steve Hillage
Character not listed
Clive Bunker
Character not listed
Monique Giraudy
Character not listed
Harry Chapin
Character not listed
Tom Waits
Character not listed
Frank Vicari
Character not listed
Chip White
Character not listed
Fitzgerald Jenkins III
Character not listed
Morrissey
Character not listed
Johnny Marr
Character not listed
Andy Rourke
Character not listed
Mike Joyce
Character not listed
Tim Farriss
Self
Kirk Pengilly
Self
Andrew Farriss
Self
Garry Gary Beers
Self
Jon Farriss
Self
Jimmy Cliff
Self
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Self
Huey Lewis
Self
Manfred Boecker
Self
King Sunny Ade
Self
Richard Thompson
Self
Haindling
Character not listed
Jason Ringenberg
Self
Edoardo Bennato
Self
Prince Charles Alexander
Self
Greg Kihn
Self
Steven Van Zandt
Self
Mark King
Self
Mike Lindup
Self
Günther Sigl
Self
Franz Trojan
Self
Barny Murphy
Self
Michael Busse
Self
Henni Nachtsheim
Self