Nov 25, 2014 · Bob Geldof, Boy George, Sting and Midge Ure take us behind the scenes of Band Aid.

Nov 25, 2014 · Listen long enough and, after repeat playings of Mariah Carey and Mannheim Steamroller, you'll eventually be treated to that darkest of year-end chestnuts: Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?"

Dec 24, 2024 · The song that raised £8 million for Ethiopia within a year… before spawning Live Aid the following summer, raising attention worldwide and – most importantly – even more money. And those photos he took? They’ve been round the world and back. ‘Whenever I hear it, I’m there. Glad I did my bit.’

Nov 21, 2024 · Here’s a list of the original Band Aid participants: Paul Young – Opened the song with its memorable first lines. George Michael (Wham!) Bono (U2) – Delivered one of the most powerful lines: “Tonight, thank God it’s them instead of you.” Phil Collins – Played drums. Midge Ure (Ultravox) – Co-producer and instrumentalist.

Nov 12, 2024 · A new documentary is set to celebrate 40 years of the classic Band Aid single Do They Know It’s Christmas?. Set to air on BBC Four and BBC iPlayer, the 75-minute film features footage from the November 25, 1984 recording session at SARM Studios in Notting Hill, London, filmed by director Nigel Dick.

Dec 13, 2023 · In this classic MusicRadar interview, the engineer on the day, Stuart Bruce, recalls the historic session and how the day unfolded. 39 years ago, Do They Know It’s Christmas? was recorded at Sarm West Studios in London by the biggest supergroup of …

Nov 30, 2024 · Band Aid 20, which itself turned 20 last month, offered up more insane crossovers than most, a tangling of A-list pop stars, Z-list pop stars, reality show winners, all-time legends, furrow-browed art-rockers, rappers, indie heroes and Danel Bedingfield.

Nov 22, 2024 · The incredible tales of the making of the hit charity single are told in an interview with Robin Eggar — one of only two music ­journ­alists allowed in the room for the ­famous studio session by the organisers, Ultravox frontman Midge and Boomtown Rats singer Bob Geldof.

Dec 4, 2024 · Forty years on from the monumental release of Band Aid ‘Do They Know It's Christmas?’, a new documentary, titled The Making of the Original 'Do They Know It's Christmas' has been released....

Dec 25, 2014 · Sting, Boy George, Bob Geldof, Midge Ure and Simon Le Bon on the 1984 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' session.