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Spearheaded by Bob Geldof of the Boomtown Rats and singer ... Live Aid started as Band Aid, where Geldof and Ure decided the best way they could assist was through the medium they knew - music.
Bob Geldof, lead singer of Irish rock band the ... Geldof quickly spearheaded the supergroup that would become Band Aid, resulting in the mega-single Do They Know It’s Christmas?, ...
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After being pushed by promoter Harvey Goldsmith, Geldof reluctantly agreed to get in touch with the band to ask them to participate. Q with Tom Power 35 years after Live Aid, Bob Geldof is still ...
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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 of music’s ...
Here’s a look at some of the biggest: 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 ...
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The Irish musician and activist Bob Geldof is perhaps best known as one of the organizers of Live Aid, the massive two ... agreed to get in touch with the band to ask them to participate.