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

Miniseries

2025 · 3 episodes · 1h 57m in all · 5.7/10

A look at the legacy of Band Aid, Live Aid and Live 8 in reshaping charity and politics.

Episodes

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   1. Episode 1

   6 Jul 2025 · 58 min · 6.0/10

   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.

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   2. Episode 2

   6 Jul 2025 · 59 min · 5.7/10

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

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   3. Episode 3

   13 Jul 2025 · 5.3/10

   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.