Geldof defended the song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" saying that it had grown into an important piece of political discourse.

Geldof wrote "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in 1984 with Midge Ure about the famine in Ethiopia in an efforts to raise funds and awareness. He formed Band Aid with British and Irish musicians and ...

George Harrison rounded up Bob Dylan, fellow ex-Beatle Ringo Starr ... newly-independent state of Bangladesh 13 years before Band Aid. Geldof himself hit back yesterday, saying: “ ‘It ...

Even at the time, Do They Know It’s Christmas? was crass. Bob Geldof and Midge Ure outside the studio at the Band Aid recording on November 25, 1984 (Picture: Larry Ellis/Express Newspapers ...

Bob Geldof has insisted that Band Aid charity single Do They Know It’s Christmas? is “amazing” and "an instrument of change" amid recent backlash. The fundraising track has raised millions ...

Musician and political activist Bob Geldof has heard the criticisms. That Band Aid allegedly perpetuates stereotypes. The “white savior” controversy. The pop stars who no longer want to be ...

The herald angels sing…the herald angels, as well as their good friends Bob Geldof ... Spotify might have put an end to the Band Aid single, up pops Geldof on the nation's chat show sofas ...

Sir Bob Geldof has said that he is invigorated by the debate that has been sparked around the hit Band Aid song Do They Know It’s Christmas? Geldof defended Band Aid and has now added that he is ...

Bob Geldof has revealed he plans to 'have a talk' with Ed Sheeran following his criticism of the new Band Aid 40 release. The singer, 73, is spearheading a new version of 'Do They Know It's Christmas?

Forty years on from the release of the seminal charity Christmas single, Bob Geldof is struggling to convince the music industry – and the general public – that it hasn't become a relic ...

The 40th anniversary of Band Aid is marked by the release of the “2024 Ultimate Mix” of Do They Know It’s Christmas?, ...

Bob Geldof has said he is looking to “have a talk” with Ed Sheeran following the recent dispute over the 2024 edition of Band Aid’s ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’. Arriving earlier ...