Just For One Day announced West End Cast

The Live Aid musical is coming to the Shaftesbury Theatre on 15 May

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’. 

Performances start on 15 May at the Shaftesbury Theatre, and a special gala performance will be held on 13 July to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the original Live Aid concerts.

Craige Els will reprise his role as Bob Geldof, joined by Kelly Agbowu, Julie Atherton, Jason Battersby, Jordan Cambridge-Taylor, Eloise Davies, James Hameed, Fayth Ifil, Melissa Jacques, Hope Kenna, AJ Lewis, Freddie Love, Tim Mahendran, Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky, Jack Michael Stacey, Emily Ooi, Ashley Samuels, Sadie-Jean Shirley, Jake Small, Tamara Tare and George Ure, with Kerry Enright, Evan Fox Harrison, Esme Laudat, Eddie Mann, Jaye Marshall, Lukin Simmonds and Dyd Wynford.

The musical is written by John O`Farrell and directed by Luke Sheppard. Matthew Brind supervises, arranges, and orchestrates the music. Ebony Molina choreographs the choreography. Soutra Gilmour designs the set. Fay Fullerton designs the costumes. Howard Hudson designs the lighting. Gareth Owen designs the sound. Andrzej Goulding creates the video and animation. Stuart Burt casts the cast.

The show is produced by Jamie Wilson Productions, Kevin McCollum, Sonia Friedman Productions, Gavin Kalin Productions, Kenny Wax Ltd, the Ambassador Theatre Group, Mirvish Productions, Nederlander Theatres, No Guarantees, Burnt Umber Productions, Stephen C Byrd, Willette and Manny Klausner, and the Old Vic by permission of the Band Aid Charitable Trust.

10% from the sale of all tickets will be donated directly to The Band Aid Charitable Trust.