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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 December 2024. Irish singer-songwriter and political activist (born 1951) Bob Geldof KBE Geldof in 2009 Born Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof (1951-10-05) 5 October 1951 (age 73) Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland Occupations Singer-songwriter political activist Years active 1975–present Spouses ...
Bob Geldof, Gary Roberts, Pete Briquette, and Simon Crowe reunited as The Boomtown Rats in 2013, joined by Alan Dunn (longtime member of Geldof's band) on keyboards and Darren Beale (who played with Roberts & Crowe in The Rats) on guitar. Bob Geldof said, "Playing again with the Rats and doing those great songs again will be exciting afresh.
This is the discography of solo recordings by the singer-songwriter Bob Geldof who is also known as the lead vocalist of the Irish new wave band Boomtown Rats which performed from 1977 to 1985 and reformed in 2013. [1]
The legendary Live Aid concerts 35 years ago did a lot of good — helping reduce African famine and putting a spotlight on the world’s poorest nations. Irish rock star Bob Geldof may have ...
Robert Frederick Zenon "Bob" Geldof, KBE (born 5 October 1951) is an Irish singer, songwriter, author, occasional actor, and political activist.He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Irish rock band The Boomtown Rats in the late 1970s and early 1980s alongside the punk rock movement.
Bob Geldof maintains his simple message: 'Feed the world' A few months after Band Aid burst to the top of the U.K. singles chart – where it remained for five weeks – and climbed to No. 13 on ...
Bon Jovi was again joined by Geldof for a performance of the song at The O2 Arena on 23 June 2010, the 10th night of their 12-night residency. Bob Geldof performed the song solo at Live 8 in 2005. Using much of the musical equipment used by rock band Travis, who had just left the stage, Geldof decided on the "spur of the moment" to perform the ...
In response to Fuse ODG, Geldof told CNN that he travels throughout Africa and Europe to lobby for "exactly what Fuse is saying." "And then subsequently in the middle of the crash in 2008 ...