Oz for Africa

[1][better source needed] Bill Gordon floated the idea of a UK concert with Ure utilising all of the performers of Band Aid's charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?".

Gordon visited Geldof and the Band Aid Committee in London in April 1985 to secure a place for Australia in the planned event.

[1] Oz for Africa was organised by furniture dealer Bill Gordon and music producer Brian de Courcy, in co-operation with Geldof and the Band Aid trust.

[1][3] The compere, Ian "Molly" Meldrum, was the musical director of Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s TV pop show, Countdown.

The concert and telethon, and the associated Sport Aid Oz, raised ten million Australian dollars for the International Disaster Emergency Committee in Australia.

John Lilley of The Canberra Times attended the Sydney show and observed, "17 top Australian bands had the crowd of 11,500 jumping and clapping its approval.