Band Aid at 40: how the problematic Christmas hit changed the charity sector
In November 1984, BBC journalist Michael Buerk presented a series of dispatches from the small town of Korem in northern Ethiopia. He described the scenes he encountered as a famine of “biblical proportions” and that aid workers in the region had told him it was “the closest thing to hell on earth”.
New version of Band Aid’s Christmas classic to be released with huge twist
Band Aid’s 2024 Christmas version has been announced – and it’s got a great nostalgic twist for fans who loved the 1980s original. In 1984, Band Aid a charity supergroup featuring a variety of British artists was founded by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure was formed to raise money for famine in Ethiopia.
A new version of Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" has been announced to celebrate the song's 40th anniversary. The ...
Forty years ago, Bob Geldof had an idea that arguably changed the world, and certainly changed the music world. It is such a ...
A remix will blend the voices from all the different versions released over the years into one whole.
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It is one of the biggest songs in UK chart history, but Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas? is about to get even bigger.
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