Band Aid was a charity supergroup featuring mainly British and Irish musicians and recording artists. 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?"¹.
The original group was composed of forty artists to raise awareness and funds for the Ethiopian famine in 1983–1985¹. Some of the notable performers in the original Band Aid included:
There were also subsequent versions of Band Aid, such as Band Aid II in 1989, Band Aid 20 in 2004, and Band Aid 30 in 2014, each with different lineups¹.
Source: Conversation with Bing, 4/30/2024
(1) Band Aid (band) – Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_Aid_%28band%29.
(2) Performers From Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”. http://www.inthe80s.com/xmaslst.shtml.
(3) 50 Years of Music: 1984 – Band Aid – “Do They Know It’s … – KEXP-FM. https://www.kexp.org/read/2022/8/24/50-years-of-music-1984-band-aid-do-they-know-its-christmas/.
(4) Band Aid 30-line-up: A clickable guide of who’s who – BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-30088176.
(5) Band Aid 20: What exactly are they doing now? – BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-30052182.
