At a Glance
- Further 2027 UK tour dates have been announced.
- The tour includes a visit to Southend Cliffs Pavilion.
- The musical tells the behind-the-scenes story of the iconic Live Aid concert.
- Features hit songs from Queen, David Bowie, U2, Madonna, Elton John and many more.
- More than £1.6 million has been raised for The Band Aid Charitable Trust.
Producers Jamie Wilson Productions (Avenue Q, The Devil Wears Prada, Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York), Mrs Doubtfire) are thrilled to announce further tour dates for Just For One Day – The Live Aid Musical, in association with Curve, Leicester.
Heading out on a major tour, opening at Curve in Leicester in March 2027, before visiting the previously announced Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff; Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury; Opera House, Manchester; New Theatre, Oxford; Playhouse, Edinburgh; Theatre Royal, Plymouth; Empire, Sunderland; Alexandra, Birmingham; New Theatre, Hull; Grand, Leeds; Theatre Royal, Nottingham; King’s Theatre, Glasgow; Empire, Liverpool and Mayflower, Southampton.
Further venues and dates announced today include Woking Theatre, Bromley Churchill, Milton Keynes Theatre, Belfast Grand Opera House, Southend Cliffs Pavilion, Wolverhampton Grand, Sheffield Lyceum and Newcastle Theatre Royal. For further information, visit theliveaidmusical.com.
41 years ago today on 13 July 1985, music united the world. Now, audiences can discover the behind-the-scenes story of Live Aid in a whole new way. Just For One Day – The Live Aid Musical is the story behind the greatest concert in music history.
With hit songs by Bob Dylan, David Bowie, The Who, U2, Queen, Madonna, The Police, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Diana Ross and more. Experience classic tracks from the iconic artists who made history at simultaneous charitable concerts in London and Philadelphia in a completely new way.
Live Aid was an unprecedented global music event that brought 1.5 billion people together, and they all have a story to tell about ‘the day rock ‘n’ roll changed the world’.
Just For One Day – The Live Aid Musical finished its run in London on Saturday 7 February 2026. The West End production opened in May 2025 following a successful North American run at CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre in Toronto and a record-breaking world premiere at London’s The Old Vic theatre where it became the theatre’s fastest selling musical ever.
Celebrating the iconic Live Aid concerts in London and Philadelphia, Just For One Day – The Live Aid Musical will continue to support the work of The Band Aid Charitable Trust with £1.6 million raised to date.
Just For One Day – The Live Aid Musical is written by John O’Farrell and directed by Luke Sheppard, with musical supervision, arrangements and orchestration by Matthew Brind, choreography by Ebony Molina and casting by Stuart Burt CDG.
JUST FOR ONE DAY – The Live Aid Musical was originally presented at The Old Vic theatre, London in January 2024 and was produced in the West End by Jamie Wilson Productions, Kevin McCollum, Sonia Friedman Productions, Gavin Kalin Productions, Kenny Wax, ATG Entertainment, David & Hannah Mirvish, Nederlander Presentations, Stephen C Byrd, Tilted, No Guarantees Productions, Burnt Umber Productions, Willette & Manny Klausner, Nicole Eisenberg, Hornos/Moellenberg and The Old Vic by permission of The Band Aid Charitable Trust.