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

Miniseries

July 6, 2025

3Episodes

5.7

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

Episodes

1. Episode 1

6.0

July 6, 2025

58 min

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.

Guest Stars:

Ken Lennox

2. Episode 2

5.7

July 6, 2025

59 min

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

3. Episode 3

5.3

July 13, 2025

59 min

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.