Season 1
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As rock legends unite for a global cause, personal sacrifices ignite fierce rivalries, testing the power of music and humanity.
Episodes
After seeing a BBC report on Ethiopia's "biblical famine," rock star Bob Geldof brings together a group of fellow popstars to record a song that ignites a global movement and raises millions for relief efforts.
With sales from the 1984 Band Aid Christmas single dwindling, Bob Geldof decides in the new year that there needs to be a new fundraising push, leading him to organize two huge concerts in Britain and the United States.
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.
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.
Interviews with major musicians and political figures.