JUST FOR ONE DAY: The Live Aid Musical to open in the West End next May

It has been announced that Just For One Day: The Live Aid Musical will transfer to the West End, beginning performances at the Shaftesbury Theatre on 15 May 2025, before a Special Gala Performance on 13 July, exactly 40 years after the iconic concerts were staged in London and Philadelphia.

After its record-breaking premiere at The Old Vic earlier this year – where it became the theatre’s fastest selling musical ever – the strictly limited West End season of Just For One Day comes hot on the heels of a North American premiere at the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre in Toronto.

Craige Els returns in the role of Bob Geldof, with further casting to be announced.

Performances at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London will play through until 10 January 2026.

Bob Geldof said: “My comment before I saw Just For One Day was that "It better not be s***”. It’s not s***! It is FANTASTIC. Joyous, largely true, and the music is beyond miraculous. I have never been to a show where night after night there is a standing ovation at THE INTERMISSION!! Amazing.”

Joining book writer John O’Farrell and director Luke Sheppard on the creative team are musical supervisor, arranger & orchestrator Matthew Brind, choreographer Ebony Molina, set designer Soutra Gilmour, costume designer Fay Fullerton, lighting designer Howard Hudson, sound designer Gareth Owen, video & animation designer Andrzej Goulding, and casting director Stuart Burt CDG.

Tickets are on sale now here, with 10% from the sale of all tickets being donated directly to The Band Aid Charitable Trust.