Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World – Miniseries
2025
3 Episodes
A look at the legacy of Band Aid, Live Aid and Live 8 in reshaping charity and politics.
Episodes
S01E01
6.0Episode 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.
06 Jul 202558m
S01E02
5.7Episode 2
Live Aid becomes the biggest global benefit concert, drawing Geldof into charity politics in Africa as he navigates fundraising, controversy and celebrity.
06 Jul 202559m
S01E03
5.3Episode 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.
13 Jul 2025