Air Date
July 6, 2025
Episodes
4 episodes
Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
Season 1
Overview
A look at the legacy of Band Aid, Live Aid and Live 8 in reshaping charity and politics.
Episodes
1. Band Aid
1.0
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.
2. The Global Jukebox
1.0
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. The Greatest Show on Earth
1.0
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.
4. Live 8 - 2005
August 3, 2025
