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Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World

Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
★ 6.9/10•2025•59m•Documentary
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A look at the legacy of Band Aid, Live Aid and Live 8 in reshaping global charity and politics. Featuring interviews with Bob Geldof, Bono, Sting, and African and western leaders of the time.

Thomas Pollard · Director

StatusEnded
Runtime59m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJul 6, 2025

Episodes

Episode 1 - Episode 1E158m

Episode 1

After watching a BBC report on Ethiopia's 'biblical famine,' Bob Geldof puts a band of rock stars together and records a song that sparks a global response, inspiring millions.

Jul 6, 2025

Episode 2 - Episode 2E259m

Episode 2

Live Aid becomes the biggest global benefit concert, drawing Geldof into charity politics in Africa as he navigates fundraising, controversy and celebrity.

Jul 6, 2025

Episode 3 - Episode 3E3

Episode 3

In 2005, Geldof and Bono team up to stage Live 8, a global concert to pressure the world's richest leaders to confront the root causes of poverty in Africa.

Jul 13, 2025

Actors

Bob Geldof

Bob Geldof

Self

Midge Ure

Midge Ure

Self

Bono

Bono

Self

Sting

Sting

Self

Nile Rodgers

Nile Rodgers

Self

Phil Collins

Phil Collins

Self

Gary Kemp

Gary Kemp

Self

Brian May

Brian May

Self

Roger Taylor

Roger Taylor

Self

Pete Townshend

Pete Townshend

Self

Mike Mitchell

Self

Harvey Goldsmith

Self

Birhan Woldu

Self

Tony Blair

Tony Blair

Self

George W. Bush

George W. Bush

Self

Olusegun Obasanjo

Self

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