Band-Aid was a charity supergroup featuring mainly British and Irish musicians and recording artists. Their most FAMOUS song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was first released in 1984.
It was written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure after they
had been SHOCKed by reports of the 1983-1985 famine in Ethiopia.
The song was number one for five weeks, RAISing millions for charity.
In 2014, the group changed its name to Band-Aid 30 because it was the THIRTieth
time the song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was recorded.
That year, it aimed to help those who SUFFERed
from the Ebola virus.
Since the time of its birth, the song has MAdE
a lot of money.
Bono, who also appeared on the original, told BBC News, "We've been trying to make this event a thing".
