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Band Aid Donates Archives to Ireland’s National Library

By Mary Gallagher, Editorial Assistant
February / March 2018

January 29, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Bob Geldof and the Band Aid Trust donated their archives to the National Library of Ireland in December, opening them to public viewing for the first time. The charity effort raised £8 million for famine relief in Africa with the release of the 1984 single “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” The following year, the organization hosted the first ever Live Aid concert, featuring the … [Read more...] about Band Aid Donates Archives to Ireland’s National Library

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Band Aid Donates Archives to Ireland’s National Library

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