Just For One Day Tickets - Shaftesbury Theatre

On July 13th, 1985, the world united through music.

After the World Premiere production “blew the roof off the Old Vic” (Baz Bamigboye) in 2024, where it became the fastest-selling musical ever at the Old Vic, the story of Live Aid is now told in a whole new way — at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London’s West End at JUST FOR ONE DAY - The Live Aid Musical.

This exhilarating musical “rocks in all the right ways” (WhatsOnStage), featuring hit songs by David Bowie, Bob Dylan, The Police, The Who, U2, Queen, Madonna, Diana Ross, Elton John, Paul McCartney, and more of the iconic musical artists who made history performing at simultaneous charitable gigs in London and Philadelphia.

Live Aid was the unprecedented music event that brought 1.5 billion people together, and they all have their own story to tell about ‘the day rock ‘n’ roll changed the world’. Whether you saw the event live, watched it on TV, or weren’t even born when it happened, you won’t want to miss this “remarkable” (Daily Mail) and “rip-roaring” (The Telegraph) new musical by John O’Farrell and directed by Luke Sheppard.

A donation of 10% from the sale of all tickets will directly go to The Band Aid Charitable Trust.

By permission of The Band Aid Charitable Trust.

 

Address
210 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8DP

Venue Facilities
Air conditioned

Nearest Tube
Tottenham Court Road

Tube Lines
Central, Northern

Directions from nearest tube

(5mins) Turn right onto New Oxford Street (past the Dominion) for 200 metres, and then turn right onto Shaftesbury Avenue, where the theatre will be on your left 100 metres down.

Railway Station
King's Cross St Pancras

Bus Numbers
(Tottenham Court Road Station) 8, 29, 55, 134, 176, 242, 390; (Museum St) 1, 19, 25, 38, 98

Night Bus Numbers
(Tottenham Court Road Station) 134, 176, 242, 390, N8, N29, N35, N41, N55, N68, N98, N121, N253; (Museum St) 25, N1, N19, N38, N207

Car Park
Holborn, Selkirk House Museum Street (5mins)

Within Congestion Zone
Yes

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The Shaftesbury Theatre is a medium size West End theatre with a capacity of 1408 seats. The front section of the Stalls has a corridor through the middle splitting it into two sections, with further two aisles splitting the rear Stalls into a further three. Both the Royal and Grand Circles feature some seats which have some minor restrictions to the view causing the back of the stage to be slightly obscured so studying the seating plan before purchase is recommended.

Premium seats in the theatre are located in the middle of rows D-H in the centre of the Stalls which offers the best overall experience giving you a clear view of the entire stage. The centre of rows A-D of the Royal Circle also offers great views for patrons who prefer to view the stage from an elevated position

There is good lastminute value to be found in some sections of the rear of the Royal Circle, which despite being a fair distance from the stage still offers a clear view and bargain hunters looking for cheap Just For One Day tickets can also find value in the clear view seats 14-24 in the Grand Circle on the third level which are often reduced but may not suit people suffering from vertigo.

2 hours 35 minutes. Including 1 interval.

This production is recommended for patrons aged12+. Parental guidance is recommended.

Can I Book Discount Tickets For Just For One Day? 

During the quiet and off-peak weeks such as November, January, and February and the weeks that follow from half term and school holidays there is usually a downward movement in West End prices and discount tickets to Just For One Day can be sourced depending on market forces. It is advisable to always check both the website regularly for online promotions, discount tickets and also the seating plan of the theatre for full transparency before booking but with very few restricted view seats in the Shaftesbury Theatre, there is often good value to be found.

Should I Avoid Upper Circle Tickets To Just For One Day? 

The tickets in the upper circle do come in several different price ranges and there is very little restricted view seating but they are situated on the second floor and certainly during quiet periods and for midweek performances there seems to be better value at the rear of the stalls rather than the front and sides of the upper circle. If you are booking during peak periods and at weekends though then studying the seating plan and looking for value can bring big savings in the upper circle so they should not be dismissed without inspection.

Where Is The Best Section Of The Theatre To Book Tickets? 

This will depend heavily on your budget. There are three tiers of seating in the Shaftesbury Theatre and many different pricing bands with the most expensive unsurprisingly being the front and centre seats in both the stalls and dress circle. The stalls section on the ground floor features four separate price bands for tickets to Just For One day but very few seats with a restricted view so there is value to be had for midweek and off-peak performances in the cheaper seats. There are also different price bands in both the dress circle and the upper circle offering good choices with clear views of the stage that should suit most budgets.

Why Is There A Booking Fee Added To My Tickets? 

If you are looking to book Just For One Day tickets online through a third-party website during busy periods such as school holidays and weekends then there is a good chance that there will be a booking fee attached as the producers of the show will be looking to secure as much revenue as possible and will therefore be charging all ticket agents the full face value of the tickets. This means that online ticket agents are forced to charge a booking fee to make a profit. During quieter periods, however, producers will sometimes sell tickets to agents at a discounted rate which enables them to retail these tickets to those performances at a discount to the consumer.

From £30
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Event Detail

15 May 2025
10 January 2026
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