“Nothing holds a candle to the original version no matter how much Bob Geldof wants to paint it differently. Not sure how it raises money either in the age of streaming?” “Tbh, Band Aid 40 ...
Bob Geldof has defended his Band Aid charity single against criticism, including Ed Sheeran's complaint last week that he would not have added his vocals to a new mix had he been asked.
Bob Geldof, lead singer of Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats, saw that broadcast and decided to help the only way he knew how ...
The original release of "Do They Know It's Christmas", by an all-star line-up of artists entitled Band Aid, was "masterminded" by Boomtown Rats frontman Bob Geldof, who worked with Ultravox singer ...
It was described as 'The Day Rock and Roll Changed the World' but how did that unforgettable day on 13 July 1985 come about. Band Aid... It all started when Bob Geldof, who had seen Michael Buerk ...
On July 13, 1985, history was made with the first ever global concert taking place simultaneously in London's Wembley Stadium and Philadelphia's John F. Kennedy's Stadium. The line up was a dazzling ...
Just For One Day, running Jan. 26 to March 15 at CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, retells the story of the Live Aid benefit concerts ...
Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp discusses his new solo album ‘This Destination,’ on Rhino/East West Records, after celebrating the ...
Documentary about Band Aid the bold 1980s initiative to highlight the plight of starving Ethiopian children We learn how Bob Geldof recruited artists to record the anthemic single Do They Know Its ...
If you’re in the market for sexy rearrangements of AOR smashes combined with a hagiographic account of Bob Geldof’s Band Aid and Live Aid projects, then boy are you going to love ‘Just for ...