Band Aid (band) organisations of live Benefit Concerts run by Celebrity Charity. The concerts were USA for Africa and Live Aid and were broadcast in over 160 countries across the globe. Band Aid and Live Aid combined raised about $150 million (USD) for the famine relief effort in Ethiopia. The first hit was so popular that several of the artists got together again to do a cover version of the original song "Do They Know It's Christmas?". These artists include Dido, Robbie Williams and Chris Martin. The group has come together on a total of four occasions composed of popular British and Irish
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