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Band Aid (band)
Charity supergroup
This article is about the charity band. For other uses, see Band Aid.
Band Aid | |
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| Also known as | Band Aid II (1989) Band Aid 20 (2004) Band Aid 30 (2014) Band Aid Liverpool (2020) Band Aid 40 (2024) |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Christmas music |
| Years active | |
Musical artist
Band Aid is the oldest collective name of a charity supergroup featuring mainly British and Irish musicians and recording artists.[1][2][3] It was founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for anti-famine efforts in Ethiopia by releasing the song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" for the Christmas market that year.
On 25 November 1984, the song was recorded at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, London, and was released in the UK on Monday 3 December.[4][5] The single surpassed the hopes of the producers to become the Christmas number one on that release.
Three re-recordings of the