Series, 2025–2025Ended
Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
IMDb 6.9, 1 season, 3 episodes, 59 min avg., United Kingdom
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.
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Jul 6, 2025, IMDb 6.0
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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Episode 2
Jul 6, 2025, IMDb 5.7
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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Episode 3
Jul 13, 2025, IMDb 5.3
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.
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CreatorThomas Pollard
GenresDocumentary
StatusEnded
First airedJul 6, 2025
IMDBtt36769470
TMDB295258
TVDB465161
