40th anniversary of Live Aid on 9

14th November 2025

Live Aid: When Rock ‘N’ Roll Took on the World

4 part doco coming to Nine marks 40 years since an iconic rock event across two continents.

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Live Aid, this special event series tells the definitive story of how two rock stars inspired the largest global music event in history. Their inspiration sparked a remarkable social movement, raising tens of billions of dollars. Featuring interviews with iconic figures including Bob Geldof, Bono, Sting, Patti LaBelle, Phil Collins and Lionel Richie and many more. 


EPISODE 1 - A BAND AID

Sunday, November 23, at 8.00pm on Channel 9 and 9Now

After seeing a BBC Report on Ethiopia’s ‘biblical famine’, rock start Bob Geldof brings together a group of fellow popstars to record a song that ignites a global movement and raises millions for relief efforts. 


EPISODE 2 - THE GLOBAL JUKEBOX

Sunday, November 23, at 9.00pm on Channel 9 and 9Now

Live Aid – a same day, joint concert between London and Philadelphia becomes the argest global event in history, bringing together a star-studded line up from Tina Turner to Bowie to Queen.


EPISODE 3 - THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH

Sunday, November 30, at 8.00pm on Channel 9 and 9Now

The second half of Live Aid in the United States brings in millions, thrusting Bob Geldof into Africa’s politics as he navigates fundraising controversy and celebrity.


EPISODE 4 - LIVE 8

Sunday, November 30, at 9.00pm on Channel 9 and 9Now

Bob Geldof and Bono join forces to stage Live 8, a global concert aimed at pressuring the world’s richest leaders to tackle the root causes of poverty in Africa.