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Geldof is widely recognised for his activism, especially his anti-poverty efforts concerning Africa. [7] In 1984, he and Midge Ure founded the charity supergroup Band Aid to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. [5] They went on to organise the charity super-concert Live Aid the following year and the Live 8 concerts in 2005. [8]
Live Aid was a two-venue benefit concert and music-based fundraising initiative held on Saturday, 13 July 1985. The event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise further funds for relief of the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia, a movement that started with the release of the successful charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in December 1984.
Just For One Day is a jukebox musical with a book by John O'Farrell.Told through a modern-day perspective, Just For One Day retells the events leading up to Live Aid, the 1985 benefit concert organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise awareness and funds for the famine in Ethiopia.
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 ...
To mark 40 years since the first version of the song, masterminded in 1984 by Bob Geldof, an all-star version will be mixed to include the voices and performances from the original along with the ...
Bob Geldof had one warning for the producers of the forthcoming stage adaptation of 1985’s Live Aid concert: “It better not be s***.”. Geldof and Scottish musician Midge Ure co-organised the ...
The main Live 8 concert was held at Hyde Park, London, United Kingdom on 2 July 2005. ... Bob Geldof and Birhan Woldu (presenters) (HP 19:43)
Bob Geldof. Related: 1985 Live Aid Concert to Become a London Stage Musical. Geldof also said that in today’s “fractious” world, “people have lost any ability to control events,” but ...