Bob Geldof and Midge Ure have confirmed what they called the 'worst kept secret in pop history ' , with a press conference confirming the ultimate charity record Do They Know It's Christmas Time ? , will be rebooted and re-released with a whole new cast of musical heavyweights and old favourites.
Band Aid 30 , will this time endeavour to raise money to fight the Ebola crisis gripping West Africa. It comes 30 years after the original record became one of the biggest selling singles of all time , scooping the coveted Christmas Number 1 spot in 1984. The original record featured Bono , Duran Duran , George Michael , Spandau Ballet and Paul Weller.
Ten years ago , the track was re-released ,again hitting the festive top spot , featuring Chris Martin, Robbie Williams , Snow Patrol and Dido.
This time around Ed Sheeran , Adele , Chris Martin , Bono , One Direction , Sam Smith , Emeli Sande, Paloma Faith , Bastille , Elbow , Foals , Ellie Goulding , Olly Murs , Jessie Ware , Sinead O'Connor , Fuse ODG , Underworld , and Queen's Roger Taylor are all set to lend their vocals to the track.
Paul Epworth who's produced Adele and Florence and the Machine will produce the record which will be recorded this Saturday , November 15th , in the same studio in Notting Hill where the original was recorded.
The track itself will be available to download for 99p from Monday November 17th with the physical CD costing £4. All proceeds will go to fighting Ebola. The original record in 1984 was in aid of the Ethiopian famine. Expect more big names to be confirmed for the record between now and Saturday.
I'd quite like to see George Ezra , Labrinth , Kylie Minogue , Florence Welch , Lily Allen , Kasabian , Take That and Katy B all get in on the action.
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