The original Band Aid release set a record for Christmas sales in the U.K., and eight months later, Geldof organized Live Aid, a televised concert that attracted more than a billion viewers in ...

1985 Live Aid Concert to Become a London Stage Musical Geldof also said that in today’s “fractious” world, “people have lost any ability to control events,” but when it comes to Band Aid ...

Sir Bob Geldof’s biggest victory in 1984 wasn’t the money the Band Aid record or subsequent Live Aid concert raised directly, but the way he used his celebrity to force governments to dedicate ...

The promoter for charity concert Live Aid has waded into the row over a new mix of Band Aid’s charity single, “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”. Harvey Goldsmith – the promoter behind the ...

In the four decades since then, there have been several related Live Aid concerts and re-releases of the single. And the Band Aid Charitable Trust is thought to have raised more than £140 million ...

Band Aid previously celebrated the songs 20th ... notably 1985's "We Are the World," by USA for Africa and the 1985 Live Aid concert with iconic performances from artists such as Queen, Elton ...

Live Aid (1985) British rockers Bob Geldof and Midge Ure expanded their Band Aid charity single “Do They Know It's Christmas?” into daylong concerts in London and Philadelphia, starring dozens ...

The gospel bluegrass band Chosen ... for Mountain Aid. Kevin Stafford, Food City’s vice president of marketing, said the grocery chain was eager to help make the concert happen.