| Just For One Day | |
|---|---|
| The Live Aid Musical | |
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| Music | Various |
| Lyrics | Various |
| Book | John O'Farrell |
| Basis | Live Aid |
| Premiere | 13 February 2024: The Old Vic, London |
| Productions | 2024 London |
Just For One Day is a jukebox musical with a book by John O'Farrell. Told through a modern-day perspective, Just For One Day retells the events leading up to Live Aid, the 1985 benefit concert organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise awareness and funds for the famine in Ethiopia. While the primary events leading to the concert are based on real events, the musical's narrative incorporates fictionalized sub-plots. The title of the musical is named after a line in "Heroes", a song by David Bowie that he performed at the event.[1]
The musical premiered at The Old Vic in January 2024, and will make its North American premiere at the Ed Mirvish Theatre in January 2025.
- ^ Friend, David (29 April 2024). "Bob Geldof didn't see the point of a Live Aid musical. He changed his mind". Toronto Star. Retrieved 25 July 2024.