Band Aid 30 Band Aid 30 Band Aid 30 is the 2014 incarnation of the charity supergroup Band Aid. The group was announced on 10 November 2014 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, with Geldof stating that he took the step after the United Nations had contacted him, saying help was urgently needed to prevent the 2014 Ebola crisis in Western Africa spreading throughout the world. As in previous incarnations, the group covered the track "Do They Know It's Christmas?", written in 1984 by Geldof and Ure, this time to raise money towards the Ebola crisis in Western Africa. The track has re-tweaked
The Wanderers (band) of the same name) in 1981. In December 1980, they finished producing an album, but it was not released until May 1981. The English press called the band 'Dead 69' or 'Sham Boys' in reference to the origins of the band members. In March 1981, the band's first single, "Ready to Snap" (B-side: "Beyond the Law"), was released, and the band played at the Lyceum Theatre in London. On 18 May, the debut album "Only Lovers Left Alive" was released, the title taken from the novel by Dave Wallis. The concept album tells the story of ex-CIA agent Peter Beter