Series, 2025–2025Ended

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

Name: Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2025-07-06
Cast: Bob Geldof, Midge Ure, Bono, Sting, Nile Rodgers

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, 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.

Episode 2

Jul 6, 2025, 5.7

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

Episode 3

Jul 13, 2025, 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.