Over the past four decades, it is believed the Band Aid Charitable Trust "has raised more than £140 million in total", said the BBC. The hit also spawned Live Aid, the 1985 concert, and Live 8 ...

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 ...

It is a song that spawned many musical efforts to grow charitable giving. It launched Band Aid which led to Live Aid, Farm Aid and many other events. However, the song's tone of colonialism has ...

The release of the Band Aid single, and the Live Aid concert that followed eight months later, became seminal moments in celebrity fundraising and set a template that many others followed.

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 ...