Band Aid (band) Band Aid (band) Band Aid is a charity supergroup featuring mainly British and Irish musicians and recording artists. It was founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for anti-famine efforts in Ethiopia by releasing the song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" for the Christmas market that year. On 25 November 1984, the song was recorded at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, London, and was released in the UK four days later. The single surpassed the hopes of the producers to become the Christmas number one on that release. Three subsequent re-recordings of the song
First Aid Kit (band) in Germany, the duo was also singing backing vocals on five songs of Conor Oberst's set. On 29 July 2014 Jenny Lewis released her album "The Voyager", where Johanna and Klara make a contribution to the title track. On 28 November 2014, First Aid Kit’s 10" vinyl single "America" was released as one of the Black Friday record store day releases. On 7 September 2016, Van William released a single titled "Revolution", where First Aid Kit sings backing vocals. The song was included to Van William's album "Countries" released in January 2018 and peaked at number six on US AAA