A new musical based on the events of Live Aid will debut on the London stage in January 2024.

The show, named Just for One Day, has been created with permission from the Band Aid Charitable Trust.

It features the songs of Bob Dylan, David Bowie, The Who, U2, Queen, The Police, Elton John, Paul McCartney, The Pretenders, The Cars, Status Quo, Paul Weller, Sade, The Boomtown Rats, Bryan Adams, Diana Ross, Ultravox and more.

It will be on stage at The Old Vic from 26th January to 30th March 2024. Tickets go on general sale on Friday 6th October. More details are available here.

Live Aid took place in London and Philadelphia on Saturday 13th July 1984, and saw 70 artists perform for free, raising $127 million for famine relief.