The concert organized by the legendary Bob Geldhof in 1985 was held at Wembley Stadium on July 13 and saw acts such as Queen, U2, David Bowie and Paul McCartney perform to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.
According to various reports, Geldof has given his nod of approval to the musical. Titled Just for One Day it will run from January 26, 2024, to March 30, 2024, at London’s Old Vic Theatre.
Named after a line in Bowie’s song ‘Heroes’, the plot centers on how Band Aid and Live Aid came together with a love story inspired by real events.
The Band-Aid Charitable Trust will receive 10 percent of every ticket sale.
Live Aid was attended by about 72,000 people at London’s Wembley Stadium, and, simultaneously more than 89,000 people gathered at the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, US.
It is estimated that 1.9 billion people from across 130 countries tuned in to watch the TV broadcast.
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