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(5)|2025-07-06|1 seasons, 3 episodes

Documentary

Overview

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.

Episodes

Miniseries(3)

S1E1 · 2025-07-06 · 58m

Episode 1

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.

S1E2 · 2025-07-06 · 59m

Episode 2

5.7

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

S1E3 · 2025-07-13

Episode 3

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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Bob Geldof

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Midge Ure

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Bono

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Sting

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Nile Rodgers

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Phil Collins

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Gary Kemp

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Brian May

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Roger Taylor

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Pete Townshend

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Mike Mitchell

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Harvey Goldsmith

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