Bob Geldof
Geldof at a Live 8: DVD signing
Background information
Birth name	Robert Frederick Xenon (or "Zenon") Geldof
Also known as	Bob Geldof
Born	5 October 1951 (1951-10-05) (age 56) Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland
Genre(s)	Rock, Punk rock, New Wave
Occupation(s)	Musician Activist
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Guitar
Years active	1975–present
Associated acts	Boomtown Rats
Website	www.bobgeldof.com

Robert Frederick Xenon Geldof ^[1], KBE ^[2], known as Bob Geldof (born 5 October 1951) ^[3], is an Irish singer, songwriter, actor and political activist who became famous as a member of the rock band The Boomtown Rats. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Dún Laoghaire (in Irish d̪ˠuːn̪ˠ ˈɫeːrʲə sometimes spelled Dún Laoire; Anglicised as Dunleary, dʌn ˈlɪəri is a suburban Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a Activism, in a general sense can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The lead vocalist (or lead singer) is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The Boomtown Rats were a new wave group led by Bob Geldof. All six members were originally from Dún Laoghaire, Republic of Ireland. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Activism, in a general sense can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. The Boomtown Rats were a new wave group led by Bob Geldof. All six members were originally from Dún Laoghaire, Republic of Ireland. His achievements include organising Live Aid and Live 8. Live Aid was a multi-venue rock music concert held on. The event was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia Live 8 was a string of Benefit concerts that took place on 2 July, 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. Geldof's most notable compositions include Rat Trap and I Don't Like Mondays. A rat trap is a trap designed to catch Rats however it may also catch other similar sized animals " I Don't Like Mondays " was a UK number one single for four weeks in July 1979.

Contents 1 Early career 2 Personal life 3 Charity work 4 Band Aid 5 Live Aid 6 The Commission for Africa 7 The Live 8 concerts 7.1 Criticism of Live 8 8 Business interests 9 Career after the Boomtown Rats 10 Fame and infamy 11 Awards and honours 12 Political views and controversies 13 Wealth 14 Honorary degree 15 Actor 16 Singles 17 Discography 18 References 19 External links

Early career

Geldof was born in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, in the Republic of Ireland, to Roman Catholic parents. Dún Laoghaire (in Irish d̪ˠuːn̪ˠ ˈɫeːrʲə sometimes spelled Dún Laoire; Anglicised as Dunleary, dʌn ˈlɪəri is a suburban County Dublin (Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath or more correctly today the Dublin Region ( Réigiúin Átha Cliath) is the area that contains the city of Dublin Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. His father, Robert, also known as Bob was the son of a Belgian immigrant ^[4]. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those At the age of 41 Geldof's mother Evelyn complained of a headache and died shortly thereafter, having suffered a haemorrhage. A headache ( cephalalgia in medical terminology is a condition of pain in the Head; sometimes Neck or upper back pain may also be interpreted Bleeding, technically known as hemorrhaging / haemorrhaging (see American and British spelling differences) is the loss of Blood from He also has two older sisters, Lynn and Cleo.

Geldof attended Blackrock College, near Dublin, a school whose staunch Catholic ethos he disliked. Blackrock College (Coláiste na Carraige Duibhe is a Catholic, private voluntary, fee-paying Secondary school for boys located in Williamstown He was also bullied for his lack of rugby prowess and over the fact that his middle name is Xenon. ^{[5] [6]}After work as a slaughter man, road navvy and pea canner, he started as a music journalist in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, for the weekly publication Georgia Straight. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Georgia Straight is a free Canadian weekly News and Entertainment newspaper published in Vancouver Upon returning to Ireland in 1975, he became the lead singer of the band The Boomtown Rats, a rock group closely linked with the punk movement. The Boomtown Rats were a new wave group led by Bob Geldof. All six members were originally from Dún Laoghaire, Republic of Ireland.

In the year of 1978, The Boomtown Rats had their first No. The Boomtown Rats were a new wave group led by Bob Geldof. All six members were originally from Dún Laoghaire, Republic of Ireland. 1 single in the UK with "Rat Trap", which was the first New Wave chart-topper in that country. A rat trap is a trap designed to catch Rats however it may also catch other similar sized animals New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s In 1979, the group shot to international fame with their second UK No. 1, "I Don't Like Mondays". " I Don't Like Mondays " was a UK number one single for four weeks in July 1979. ^[7] This was equally successful, as well as controversial; Geldof wrote it in the aftermath of Brenda Ann Spencer's attempted massacre at an elementary school across the street from her house in San Diego, California, at the beginning of 1979. Brenda Ann Spencer (born April 3 1962 is a convicted American Murderer who carried out a Shooting spree at Cleveland Elementary School in San School shooting is a term used to refer to Gun violence primarily in educational institutions especially the Mass murder or Spree killing of people connected California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.

Geldof quickly became known as a colourful spokesman for rock music. The Boomtown Rats' first appearance on Ireland's The Late Late Show led to complaints from viewers. The Late Late Show is the world's longest-running Chat show and officially the flagship television programme of Irish broadcasting company

Personal life

Geldof's long-term partner and later wife was Paula Yates. Paula Elizabeth Yates (24 April 1959- 17 September 2000 was a British Television presenter and Writer, best known for her work on two Iconic Yates was a rock journalist, presenter of the cutting-edge music show The Tube, and most notorious for her in-bed interviews on the show The Big Breakfast. The Tube was an innovative United Kingdom pop/rock music television programme which ran for 5 series from November 5, 1982 until This article is about the British television show For the Canadian television show of the same name see The Big Breakfast (Canada. Geldof met Paula when she became an obsessed fan of the Boomtown Rats during the band's early days. Fans in Little Italyjpg|thumb|right|Fans in Little Italy Manhattan celebrating the victory of the Italian association football team after the 2006 FIFA World Cup]][[Image Wm-oly-de-cr The Boomtown Rats were a new wave group led by Bob Geldof. All six members were originally from Dún Laoghaire, Republic of Ireland. They got together as a couple in 1976 when Yates travelled by aeroplane to Paris, to surprise him when the band was playing there. Overview Fixed-wing aircraft range from small training and recreational aircraft to Wide-body aircraft and military cargo aircraft. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city

Before they married, the couple had a daughter, Fifi Trixibelle Geldof, born March 31, 1983 (and while Geldof was still allegedly conducting an affair with the young Claire King). Claire King (born Claire Seed on 10 January 1963 in Harrogate, North Yorkshire) is a popular English actress best After 10 years together, Bob and Paula married in June 1986 in Las Vegas with Simon Le Bon (of Duran Duran) acting as Geldof's best man. Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally Simon John Charles Le Bon (born October 27, 1958) is the lead singer and lyricist of the pop/rock band Duran Duran and its offshoot Arcadia Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two Participants in wedding ceremonies, also known as the wedding party, include the bride and groom (or bridegroom) the maid of honor The couple later had two more daughters, Peaches Honeyblossom Geldof on March 16, 1989,^[8] and Little Pixie Geldof on September 17, 1990. Peaches Honeyblossom Michelle Charlotte Angel Vanessa Geldof (born 16 March 1989) is a British Socialite and occasional broadcaster Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) ^[9] Pixie is said to be named after a celebrity daughter character from the cartoon Celeb in the satirical magazine Private Eye, itself a lampoon of the unusual names the Geldofs gave to their children. Private Eye is a fortnightly British satirical Magazine, edited by Ian Hislop. In 1994, Yates left Geldof for Michael Hutchence (INXS), whom she met when she interviewed him on "The Big Breakfast". Michael Kelland John Hutchence ( January 22 1960 &ndash November 22 1997) was an Australian Singer-songwriter, most famous INXS (pronounced "in excess" are an Australian rock and New Wave group This article is about the British television show For the Canadian television show of the same name see The Big Breakfast (Canada. Geldof and Yates divorced in May 1996 and Yates moved in with Hutchence. Yates and Hutchence had a daughter, Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily, born July 22, 1996^[10]. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) After Hutchence was found hanged in a hotel room in 1997, Geldof went to court and obtained full custody of his three daughters and has since become an outspoken advocate of fathers' rights. The Fathers' rights movement has been characterized as a Civil rights movement whose members are primarily interested in issues affecting fathers and children related to After Paula Yates's death from a drug and alcohol overdose in 2000, Geldof became the legal guardian of Tiger Lily, believing it best that she be raised with her three half-sisters. Geldof lives in the Davington area of Faversham in Kent with his French actress girlfriend Jeanne Marine. Davington is a suburb of Faversham in Kent, England. It is well-known for being the home of Bob Geldof who lives in the area Faversham (fævɜʃəm is a town in Kent, England, in the district of Swale, roughly halfway between Sittingbourne and Canterbury

Charity work

Geldof's first major charity involvement took place in September 1981, when he performed as a solo artist for Amnesty International's benefit show The Secret Policeman's Other Ball, at the invitation of Amnesty show producer Martin Lewis; he performed a solo version of "I Don't Like Mondays". Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is a Western based international Non-governmental organization which defines its mission as "to * This article is about the 1981 Amnesty International benefit show (and resulting movies and albums &mdash the sequel to the original 1979 show This article is about Martin Lewis - the British-born humorist/writer/producer/TV and radio host " I Don't Like Mondays " was a UK number one single for four weeks in July 1979. Other rock artists performing at the show included Sting, Eric Clapton and Phil Collins. Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951) better known by his Stage name Sting, is a three time Academy Award Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer Philip David Charles Collins, LVO (born 30 January 1951 Chiswick, London) is an English Singer-songwriter, Drummer These people were later called on for Band Aid and Live Aid (in 1985), a show co-organized by Geldof. Band Aid was a British and Irish charity supergroup, founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in order to raise money Live Aid was a multi-venue rock music concert held on. The event was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia Geldof sang backing vocals on the all-star version of Bob Dylan's "I Shall Be Released", alongside another musician he met at the show - Ultravox singer Midge Ure. Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major " I Shall Be Released " is a 1967 song written by Bob Dylan. Ultravox (formerly Ultravox!) were a British New Wave band that rose to prominence in the late 1970s/early 1980s Midge Ure OBE (born James Ure, 10 October 1953, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland) is a pop guitarist singer The show, and its spin-off albums and movies, raised considerable sums of money for Amnesty, and raised public consciousness about human rights. Geldof was proud of his small involvement in the benefit - and noted the impact that a group of rock musicians assembled by one person could have on a cause. Another future Geldof associate, U2 singer Bono, noted of the 1981 Amnesty show in 1986 that it had 'planted a seed' and appeared to have affected Geldof in a similar manner. [1]

Band Aid

In 1984, Geldof reacted to a news report about starving children in Ethiopia by mobilising the pop world to do something about the images he had seen. Jointly, with Midge Ure of Ultravox, they wrote 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' in order to raise funds. Ultravox (formerly Ultravox!) were a British New Wave band that rose to prominence in the late 1970s/early 1980s " Do They Know It's Christmas? " is a song written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in 1984 specifically to raise money for relief of 1984–1985 famine The song was recorded by various artists under the name of Band Aid. Band Aid was a British and Irish charity supergroup, founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in order to raise money They included:

- Adam Clayton, Bono (U2) ; Phil Collins; Bob Geldof, Johnnie Fingers, Gerry Cott, Simon Crowe (Boomtown Rats); Midge Ure, Chris Cross (Ultravox); Tony Hadley, John Keeble, Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp, Steve Norman (Spandau Ballet); Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor, John Taylor, Roger Taylor (Duran Duran); Paul Young; Glenn Gregory, Martyn Ware (Heaven 17); Siobhan Fahey, Sarah Dallin, Keren Woodward (Bananarama); Paul Weller; Robert Bell, Dennis Thomas, James Taylor (Kool and the Gang); Peter Blake (designer of the record cover); George Michael; Marilyn; Jody Watley; Boy George, Jon Moss (Culture Club); Sting; Rick Parfitt, Francis Rossi (Status Quo)

In its first week of release the single became the UK's fastest seller of all time, entering the chart at number one and going on to sell over three million copies, making it the biggest-selling single in UK history up to that point, a title it held for almost 13 years. Adam Charles Clayton (born 13 March 1960 in Chinnor, Oxfordshire, UK is the bassist of the rock band U2. Philip David Charles Collins, LVO (born 30 January 1951 Chiswick, London) is an English Singer-songwriter, Drummer Johnnie Fingers (born John Moylett, 10 September 1956, Ireland) is a pop Pianist, and was a founding member of the Gerry Cott (born 15 October 1954, in Ireland) was a Guitarist and Songwriter with the Irish new wave band Simon Crowe (born April 14, 1955, Dublin, Ireland) was the drummer for the Irish new wave band Boomtown Rats. The Boomtown Rats were a new wave group led by Bob Geldof. All six members were originally from Dún Laoghaire, Republic of Ireland. Midge Ure OBE (born James Ure, 10 October 1953, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland) is a pop guitarist singer Chris Cross (born Christopher Allen 14 July 1952, Tottenham, North London, England) was the bass guitarist in the Tony Hadley (born Anthony Patrick Hadley 2 June 1960, Islington, London) is an English pop Singer John Keeble (born 6 July 1959, London) is a British pop artist, who was the Drummer with the 1980s band Gary Kemp (born 16 October 1959, in Islington, London) is an English pop artist who was the Guitar player and Martin Kemp may refer to Martin Kemp (entertainer, the British musician and actor Martin Kemp (art historian, Professor of the Steve Norman (born 25 March 1960, London) is a British pop Musician who played Saxophone, Guitar, Spandau Ballet were a popular British band in the 1980s Initially inspired by a mixture of Funk and Synthpop, the group eventually mellowed into a Simon John Charles Le Bon (born October 27, 1958) is the lead singer and lyricist of the pop/rock band Duran Duran and its offshoot Arcadia Nick Rhodes (born Nicholas James Bates in Moseley, West Midlands, England, 8 June 1962 is the keyboardist for Duran Duran Andy Taylor (born 16 February 1961 is an English Guitarist, Singer, and Songwriter, best known as a member of Duran Duran and John Taylor (born Nigel John Taylor on June 20, 1960 in Birmingham, England) is the Bass guitarist and co-founder Roger Andrew Taylor (born April 26, 1960 in Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, England) is the drummer for the electronic pop/rock Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two Paul Antony Young (born 17 January 1956) is an English pop musician Martyn Ware (born May 19 1956 in Sheffield, England) is a British musician Heaven 17 are a British Synthpop band originating from the city of Sheffield in the early 1980s Siobhan Fahey (born Siobhan Máire Deirdre Fahey on 10 September 1958) was a founding member of the 1980s British Girl group Sara Elizabeth Dallin (born 17 December 1961 in Bristol, England) is an English Singer and Songwriter Keren Jane Woodward (born 2 April 1961 Bristol, England) is an English pop Singer and Songwriter from the girl Bananarama are an English Girl group who have had success on the Robert "Kool" Bell (born Robert Earl Bell 8 October 1950, Youngstown, Ohio) is an American Singer and Kool & the Gang are a highly successful American Jazz / R&B / soul / Funk / Disco group Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (Γεώργιος Κυριάκος Παναγιώτου (born 25 June 1963 best known as George Michael, is a two-time Grammy Award winning Peter Robinson (born November 3, 1962) better known as Marilyn, is a British pop singer who achieved international fame in the Jody Watley (born January 30, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American Singer, Songwriter, Record Boy George (born George Alan O'Dowd 14 June 1961 in Eltham London) is an English Singer-songwriter, who was part of the English New Jon Moss (born Jonathan Aubrey Moss 11 September 1957, Wandsworth, London, England) is the former Drummer for the Culture Club were a Grammy Award -winning British pop group that formed in the early 1980s Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951) better known by his Stage name Sting, is a three time Academy Award Rick Parfitt (born 12 October 1948 in Woking, Surrey, England) is best known for being a singer and the Rhythm guitarist Francis Rossi (born Francis Dominic Michael Nicholas Rossi) was born 29 May 1949 in Forest Hill, London and is co-founder of Status quo is a Latin term meaning the present existing state of affairs or "the state in which" The single was also a major US hit, even though Christmas was long gone by the time it could be released in the States. 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' returned to the UK chart a year later, reaching number three, and eventually it raised over £8 million.

Following this massive success (the single reached number one in the charts) preparations were started for the biggest rock concerts the world had ever seen, the following summer.

Live Aid

As Geldof began to learn more about the situation, he discovered that one of the main reasons why African nations were in such dire peril was because of repayments on loans that their countries had taken from Western banks. For every pound donated in aid, ten times as much would have to leave the country in loan repayments. It became obvious that one song was not enough.

On 13 July 1985, Geldof and Ure organized Live Aid, a huge event staged simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. John F Kennedy Stadium (or JFK Stadium) was an open-air stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that stood from 1925 to 1992 Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Thanks to an unprecedented decision by the BBC to clear its schedules for 16 hours of rock music, the event was also broadcast live in the UK on television and radio.

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During the broadcast of Live Aid, Geldof shocked viewers into giving cash by slamming his fist on the table and practically ordering them not to go out to the pub, but to stay in and watch the show. The harrowing video of dying, skeletal children that had been made to the tune of "Drive" by The Cars, contributed to the concert's success. The Cars were an American rock band that emerged from the early New Wave music scene in the late 1970s

In total, Live Aid raised over £150 million for famine relief. See also Pound (currency.The pound sign (" £ " or " ₤ " is the symbol for the Pound sterling —the currency of the Geldof was subsequently knighted, at age 34, for his efforts. His autobiography, written soon after with Paul Vallely, was entitled Is That It?. Paul Vallely CMG is a leading British writer on Africa and development issues ^[11]

Much of the money raised by Live Aid went to NGOs in Ethiopia, some of which were under the influence or control of the Derg military junta. The Derg or Dergue was a communist military junta that came to power in Ethiopia following the ousting of Haile Selassie I. Some journalists have suggested that the Derg was able to use Live Aid and Oxfam money to fund its enforced resettlement and "villagification" programmes, under which at least 3 million people are said to have been displaced and between 50,000 and 100,000 killed[2]

The Commission for Africa

In January 2004, on a visit to friends in Ethiopia, Geldof came to believe that more people were at risk of starvation there than had died in the famine of 1984/85 which had prompted Live Aid. He rang the British Prime Minister Tony Blair from Addis Ababa. Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to Addis Ababa (sometimes spelled Addis Abeba, the spelling used by the official Ethiopian Mapping Authority Amharic According to the Live 8 programme notes by Geldof's biographer and friend, Paul Vallely, the Prime Minister responded: “Calm down Bob. Paul Vallely CMG is a leading British writer on Africa and development issues . . And come and see me as soon as you get back. ^[12]”

The result was the Commission for Africa. The Commission for Africa, also known as the Blair Commission for Africa, was an initiative established by the British government to examine and provide impetus for development Blair invited Geldof and 16 other Commissioners, the majority from Africa and many of them politicians in power, to undertake a year-long study of Africa’s problems. They came up with two conclusions: that Africa needed to change, to improve its governance and combat corruption, and that the rich world needed to support that change in new ways. That meant doubling aid, delivering debt cancellation, and reforming trade rules. The Commission drew up a detailed plan of how that can be done. It reported in March 2005. In the months that followed it became clear that world leaders were not taking its recommendations seriously. To force the issue Geldof decided to create a new international lobby for Africa with eight simultaneous concerts around the world to put pressure on the G8. He called it Live 8.

The Live 8 concerts

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The concerts were free, and were scheduled just days before world leaders gathered in Gleneagles, for the G8 economic summit, on 6 July. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Ure organised the 'final push' Live 8 concert at Edinburgh. 'The boys and girls with guitars will finally get to turn the world on its axis,' Geldof said in a statement. ^[13]

This is where the concerts took place and who performed:

When: Saturday 2nd July, 2005.

Where:

UK – Hyde Park, London

France – Palais de Versailles, Paris

Germany – Siegessäule, Berlin

Italy – Circus Maximus, Rome

USA –Museum of Art, Philadelphia

Canada –Park Place, Barrie

Japan –Makuhari Messe, Tokyo

South Africa –Mary Fitzgerald Square, Newtown, Johannesburg

The Russian Federation - Red Square, Moscow

UK - The Eden Project

Criticism of Live 8

Although part of the campaign "Make Poverty History" (MPH), Live 8 was then accused of hijacking MPH by planning its concerts on the same day as the giant MPH march in Edinburgh, which was said to be the biggest social justice march in Scottish history. The Make Poverty History campaign (which is written as MAKE POVERTY' HISTORY') is a British and Irish coalition of Charities, religious Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow.

Sir Bob Geldof was also criticised for the lack of African acts performing at Live 8, however, Geldof responded that only the biggest-selling artists would attract the huge audience required to capture the attention of the world in the run-up to the G8 meeting. Geldof added that there was insufficient public interest in African music among the concert's target markets in Europe and the United States. Including African artists at the expense of recognised artists would have been tokenist, he said, and would have undermined the effect of the concert. Tokenism refers to a policy or practice of limited inclusion of members of a Minority group usually creating a false appearance of inclusive practices intentional or not

In the lead-up to the G8 summit, Geldof who had been a member of Tony Blair's Commission for Africa on which the Gleneagles recommendations were largely based, labelled critics of the summit 'a disgrace'. Some leading African campaigners have asked Geldof to stand down from the global anti-poverty movement, and the New Internationalist (between January and February 2006) said 'It would be long overdue if he did. New Internationalist is a magazine from New Internationalist Publications, a Co-operative -run publisher based in Oxford England. '

There were also accusations that Live 8 gave unqualified support to the personal and political agendas of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, particularly in the lead up to an election. Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Academic titles --> James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951 is Though many felt that it was the British politicians who had accepted Geldof's agenda, rather than the other way round, this led to accusations that Geldof had compromised his cause. ^[14] In contrast with the media support given to Live Aid, Live 8 was subject to criticism by some sections of the media.

The promises made for Africa at the Gleneagles summit, were widely praised: 'the greatest summit for Africa ever' (Kofi Annan), 'an important, if incomplete, boost to the development prospects of the poorest countries' economist (Jeffrey Sachs) or 'a major breakthrough on debt' (Kevin Wakins, until recently head of research at Oxfam). Kofi Atta Annan, GCMG (born 8 April 1938 is a Ghanaian Diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations Jeffrey David Sachs (born November 5, 1954, in Detroit Michigan) is an American Economist and Director of the Earth Institute But many aid agencies pronounced their disappointment with the outcome, feeling that the strict conditions imposed on African countries for accepting debt relief left them little better off than before. Some cynics have claimed that Live 8 had been more about rehabilitating the careers of aging rock stars, including Geldof himself, than it was about the poor people of Africa. However, Geldof has made no attempt to revive his music career, somewhat disproving this accusation. However, the New Internationalist points out that since becoming prominent in the salvation of Africa, "Geldof has re-released the entire back catalogue of the Boomtown Rats, " [3]

Oasis's Noel Gallagher became one of the more vocal skeptics about the impact of Live 8, citing his belief that rock stars are not as influencing over world leaders as popular culture may believe. Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991 Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born 29 May 1967 in Manchester, England is the lead guitarist backing vocalist and occasional lead vocalist of British rock band Oasis His explanation was "Correct me if I'm wrong, but are they hoping that one of these guys from the G8 is on a quick 15-minute break at Gleneagles and sees Annie Lennox singing "Sweet Dreams" and thinks, 'Fuck me, she might have a point there, you know?' And Keane doing "Somewhere Only We Know" and some Japanese businessman going, 'Aw, look at him… we should really fucking drop that debt, you know. ' It's not going to happen, is it?"

Business interests

In 1992, Geldof co-founded Planet 24, a television production company that has made such programmes as The Big Breakfast, The Word and Survivor. Planet 24 was a television production company It produced The Big Breakfast and The Word and had an animation division Impossible TV Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic This article is about the British television show For the Canadian television show of the same name see The Big Breakfast (Canada. The Word was a 1990s Channel 4 television programme in the United Kingdom. Survivor is a popular Reality television Game show format produced in many countries throughout the world In 1994, the company was sold to Carlton Television for an estimated $7 million, while the rights to Survivor were retained. Carlton Television is the British ITV franchisee for London and parts of the surrounding counties from 925am every Monday to 5 He then launched an online travel business, which sold in 2001 for an estimated $17 million. His company Ten Alps Communications is a media, entertainment and marketing venture in which he retains 8%. [4] A subsidiary of Ten Alps creates 'branded environments' and has worked for BP, JP Morgan, EMI, Disney, FHM, L'oreal, the British Ministry of Defence, GlaxoSmithKline, Microsoft and the British Foreign Office. BP plc, previously known as British Petroleum, is the third largest global Energy company, a multinational oil company (" Oil major John Pierpont Morgan ( April 17, 1837 &ndash March 31, 1913) was an American financier banker and art collector who The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in FHM or For Him Magazine is an international monthly Men's Lifestyle magazine. The L'Oréal Group is the world's largest Cosmetics and Beauty company and is headquartered in the Paris suburb of Clichy, France The Ministry of Defence ( MoD) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters GlaxoSmithKline plc () is a United Kingdom -based pharmaceutical, biological and Healthcare Company. Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational Computer technology Corporation, which rose to dominate the Home computer The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, commonly called the Foreign Office or the FCO, is the British government department responsible for promoting

Career after the Boomtown Rats

Geldof left the Boomtown Rats in 1986, to launch a solo career and release his autobiography, Is That It?, which was a best-seller.

His first solo records sold reasonably well and spawned the hit singles "Love or Something" (co-written with Dave Stewart of Eurythmics) and "The Great Song of Indifference". David Allan Stewart, often known as Dave Stewart (born September 9, 1952 in Sunderland) is an English Musician and Eurythmics (often incorrectly referred to as The Eurythmics) is a British Musical duo, formed in 1980 by Annie Lennox and Dave He also occasionally performed with other artists, such as Thin Lizzy and David Gilmour of Pink Floyd. Thin Lizzy are an Irish Hard rock band who formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1969 David Jon Gilmour CBE (born 6 March 1946 is an English Musician, best known as the Lead guitarist one of the lead Singers Pink Floyd are A performance of "Comfortably Numb" with David Gilmour is documented in the 2002 DVD David Gilmour in Concert. " Comfortably Numb " is a song by the British progressive rock band Pink Floyd, which was released on the 1979 double album The Wall David Gilmour in Concert is a DVD of Pink Floyd Guitarist David Gilmour 's solo concert at the Royal Festival Hall,

Geldof has also worked as a DJ for XFM radio. Xfm is a brand of Commercial radio stations focused on Alternative music, primarily indie, and owned by GCap Media in the United Kingdom In 1998, he erroneously announced Ian Dury's death from cancer, possibly due to hoax information from a listener who was disgruntled at the station's change of ownership. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) A premature Obituary is an obituary published whose subject is not actually deceased Ian Robins Dury ( 12 May 1942 &ndash 27 March 2000) was an English Rock and roll singer songwriter and Bandleader The event caused music paper NME to call Geldof 'the world's worst DJ'. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been

Along with U2's Bono, he has devoted much time since 2000 to campaigning for debt relief for developing countries. Debt relief is the partial or total forgiveness of Debt, or the slowing or stopping of debt growth owed by individuals corporations or nations His commitments in this field, including the organisation of the Live 8 concerts, kept Geldof from producing any more musical output since 2001's "Sex, Age & Death" album.

After Live 8, Geldof returned to his career as a musician by releasing a box set containing all of his solo albums entitled "Great Songs of Indifference - The Anthology 1986 - 2001" in late 2005. Following that release, Geldof also toured, albeit with mixed success.

In July of 2006 Geldof arrived at the Milan's Civic Arena, a venue capable of holding 12,000 people, to play a scheduled concert to find that the organisers had not put the tickets on general sale and that only 45 people had shown up. ^[15]. Geldof refused to go on stage once he found out how small the attendance was. Subsequently, the remaining two Italian concerts on the island of Sicily and in Rome were also cancelled due to lack of interest, the latter having sold only around 300 tickets. To offer some compensation for fans, Geldof played a free "Storytellers" concert for MTV Italy in October 2006. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City.

In August 2006, two thoroughly advertised concerts in Denmark at Århus Stadion and Farum Arena, with seating for 20,200 and 3,000 people respectively, were cancelled as well after only 29 tickets had been sold. Local media cited general lack of interest as well as high ticket prices of €65 as the reason for the poor sales.

Fame and infamy

After Live Aid, Geldof became one of the world's most recognisable people. He also became particularly known for his use of strong language in conversation, regardless of his target audience. It was widely claimed that he exhorted viewers to 'give us your fuckin' money' in the course of an afternoon session at the BBC's Wembley studio during Live Aid. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the However, this is slightly inaccurate; he actually said 'fuck the addresses, let's get the numbers!'.

The BBC subsequently apologised for Geldof's outburst but his phonetical interpretation of the expletive went down in history; Spitting Image made many references to it. Spitting Image was a British satirical Puppet show that ran on the ITV television network from 1984 to 1996

In mid July 2006, he infuriated many New Zealanders by criticizing the New Zealand governments's foreign aid contribution 'shameful' and 'pathetic' [5]. Winston Peters, the Minister of Foreign Affairs responded that Geldof failed to recognise the 'quality' of New Zealand aid as well as other New Zealand contributions [6]. Winston Raymond Peters (born April 11, 1945) is a New Zealand politician and leader of New Zealand First, a Political party he The Minister of Foreign Affairs is a major ministerial portfolio in the government of New Zealand.

Awards and honours

Geldof has received many awards for his fund-raising work, including an honorary knighthood (as Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire) from Queen Elizabeth II, in 1986 ^[16]. The British honours system is a means of rewarding individuals' personal bravery achievement or service to the United Kingdom. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II Geldof is entitled to use the post-nominal letters "KBE", but as he is not a citizen of a Commonwealth realm, he is precluded from using the title "Sir". A Commonwealth realm is any one of 16 sovereign states within the Commonwealth of Nations that each have Elizabeth II as their respective Monarch Regardless, the nickname 'Sir Bob' has stuck, and even media reports will frequently (but erroneously) refer to him as 'Sir Bob Geldof' as if that were his correct title.

In 1986 Geldof was made a Freeman of the Borough of Swale, in north Kent, England. KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format Geldof had for some years been resident in the borough, at Davington Priory, Faversham, and was still living there in 2006. Faversham (fævɜʃəm is a town in Kent, England, in the district of Swale, roughly halfway between Sittingbourne and Canterbury He received his award during a special meeting of the Swale Borough Council from the Mayor, Cllr Richard Moreton and Mayoress Rose Moreton.

Geldof works closely with DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa), an organization founded by U2's Bono to advocate for Africa. Debt AIDS Trade in Africa (or DATA) is a Multinational non-government organization founded in January 2002 in London by U2 's

In 2005 he received the prestigious Beacon Fellowship Prize for his leadership role in alleviating poverty, famine and genocide, especially in the Third World, and his advocacy for the rights of fathers. Beacon Fellowship is the first and only Fellowship within the United Kingdom whose scheme is geared toward supporting and encouraging an improved culture of Philanthropy In this year he was also awarded the Honorary Patronage of the University Philosophical Society. The University Philosophical Society, commonly known as The Phil, is a student paper-reading and debating society in Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

In a list compiled by the magazine New Statesman, in 2006, he was voted third in the list of 'Heroes of our time'. The New Statesman is a British Left-wing political Magazine published weekly in London. ^[17]

In 2005, Bob Geldof received the Free Your Mind Award at the MTV Europe Music Awards.

In 2005, Bob Geldof received a Man of Peace Award. The title Man of Peace was created in 1999 by the annual World Summit of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates in Rome.

In 2006, Bob Geldof was the recipient of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Moral Courage Award by Holocaust Museum Houston. The Holocaust Museum Houston, is located in Houston, Texas and was opened in 1996

In 2007, Bob Geldof was made an Honorary Fellow at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ( RCSI) (Coláiste Ríoga na Máinleá in Éirinn is a Dublin -based private medical institution situated on St In the same year Richard Curtis presented Bob Geldof the "Cinema for Peace Pioneer Award" honouring him for his achievements.

In 2006 and 2008, Bob Geldof is a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor ^[18][19]

In 2008 he received the Nichols-Chancellor's Medal from Vanderbilt University for his humanitarian efforts, and served as the keynote speaker for the 2008 graduating class. The Nichols-Chancellor's Medal is an annual medal that is awarded by Vanderbilt University. Vanderbilt University is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in Nashville, Tennessee,

Political views and controversies

Bob Geldof adopted an anti-euro stance by appearing in an advertisement against the single currency,^[20] in 2002. Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e Geldof also criticised the European Union (EU), in 2004, for what he called its 'pathetic' response to Ethiopia's food crisis,^[21] although one MEP has claimed he is "misinformed". The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page A Member of the European Parliament ( English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Union 's legislative body the European Parliament. ^[22]

During a visit to Ethiopia, Geldof also praised President George W. Bush's proposal to fight AIDS in Africa. NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. ^[23] This proposal has been criticised from aid groups, due to its heavy emphasis on Christian morality and sexual abstinence. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth Morality (from the Latin la moralitas "manner character proper behavior" has three principal meanings Celibacy refers to the lack of participation in Sexual intercourse. ^[24]

Geldof has recently spoken out about environmental issues, taking some positions that may be considered unusual, compared to many other prominent artists and performers, such as advocating for the increased use of nuclear power, saying that "In the UK, we'll soon have to scramble for more nuclear power. Nuclear power is any Nuclear technology designed to extract usable Energy from atomic nuclei via controlled Nuclear reactions On this issue, I don't care what anyone says: we're going to go with it, big-time. We may mess around with wind and waves and other renewable energy sources, trying to make them sustainable, but they're not. They're Mickey Mouse. " ^[25]

Geldof has also called for the industrial development of developing nations such as China and India to be taken into account when negotiating greenhouse gas emissions targets, and has suggested that the developed world has a role to play in assisting these nations to roll out non-fossil energy systems. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country ^[26]

Some on the political left have charged Geldof with hypocrisy, due to his lack of support for causes such as the UK miners' strike (1984-1985) and the anti-war movement. The miners' strike of 1984 – 1985 was a major Industrial action affecting the British coal industry. A peace movement is a Social movement that seeks to achieve ideals such as the ending of a particular war (or all wars minimize inter-human violence in a particular place or In 2006, Geldof told a business conference that "Back in the 1970s there was no chance for a boy with an idea. Everything was stitched up by the unions. "^[27]

From January 2002, until sometime in 2005, Geldof listened very closely to Father's Rights campaigners, and it was reported that he had sacks of mail arriving at his door on a daily basis from fathers who were denied justice from the British family courts. The Fathers' rights movement has been characterized as a Civil rights movement whose members are primarily interested in issues affecting fathers and children related to He was noted as saying, "I am heartbroken. I just cannot believe what happens to people, what is done to them in the name of the law. ^[28] "You only have to open your eyes to see what I call the 'Sad Dads on Sundays Syndrome'. He has also called for The Children Act to be repealed and his latest statement to Father's Rights campaigners was "'It's not in my nature to shut up'". The Children Act 1989 is a British Act of Parliament that altered the law in regard to children ^[29]

In December 2005, Geldof agreed to give advice on global poverty to the British Conservative Party. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. ^[30] He stated, however, that he was uninterested in party politics, and would continue to 'shake hands with the devil on my left and the devil on my right,' in order to achieve results.

Wealth

Ten Alps, a PR, broadcast and television company, was founded by Alex Connock, Bob Geldof and Des Shaw. Connock bought Planet 24 Radio for £1, on the day that Carlton Television acquired Geldof's previous company Planet 24 for a reported £15 million. Ten Alps posted profits of £600,000 in 2005, on a turnover of £37,000,000.

Brook Lapping, a part of the Ten Alps Empire, were the first to produce a 'documentary' on Flight 93, 'The flight that fought back' as well as producing '9/11: The Twin Towers' which was screened on BBC to 6. 4 million viewers. Both are considered works of dramatic fiction.

Geldof's wealth was estimated by Broadcast magazine, in 2001, to be £30 million [7], a position of 18th in a list of UK broadcasters. How much of his earnings he donates to charity is not known. He is currently embroiled in a legal wrangle with his former bandmates in the Boomtown Rats, who accuse him of withholding substantial profits from the band's recordings from them.

Honorary degree

Bob Geldof was awarded an honorary degree in Civil Law from Newcastle University, England. Newcastle University is a leading research intensive University located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the north-east of England. The University held a special honorary degree ceremony to honour key figures in the campaign against world poverty. The ceremony was held at The Sage Gateshead on 8 January 2007, at 2. The Sage Gateshead is a centre for musical education performance and conferences located in Gateshead on the south bank of the River Tyne, in the north-east Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 00 pm.

Bob Geldof, initiator and organizer of Band Aid, Live Aid and, more recently, Live 8, was honoured along with His Excellency Benjamin William Mkapa, former President of Tanzania; Susan George (political scientist) and author of a dozen books on hunger, debt, international institutions and North-South issues; and Dr David Golding, Development Co-ordinator of Make Poverty History North East. Benjamin William Mkapa (born November 12, 1938) is a former President of the United Republic of Tanzania (1995 - 2005 and former Chairman for Tanzania ˌtænzəˈniːə officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya Susan George (born 1934) is a well-known political scientist and writer on Third World poverty Underdevelopment and Debt.

Actor

Geldof played the central character Pink in the film of Pink Floyd's The Wall, and made a cameo appearance as himself in the Spice Girls' pop music satire Spiceworld. Pink Floyd The Wall is a 1982 Musical film by British director Alan Parker based on the 1979 Pink Floyd album The Spice Girls are a BRIT Award -winning English pop Girl group formed in 1994 Spice World is a debut feature film of the four-time BRIT Award -winning English pop Girl group The Spice Girls directed He appeared in Mick Jagger's 2001 documentary, Being Mick, also as himself. Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger, Kt (born 26 July 1943 is a Golden Globe -winning and two-time Grammy -winning English rock Being Mick is a 2001 Television movie which chronicles the life of Mick Jagger for one year

He also starred in the 2007 short film 'I am Bob' in which he loses a look-a-like contest (even after singing the Boomtown Rats' hit I Don't Like Mondays. The Boomtown Rats were a new wave group led by Bob Geldof. All six members were originally from Dún Laoghaire, Republic of Ireland. " I Don't Like Mondays " was a UK number one single for four weeks in July 1979. )

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions					Album
		US Hot 100	US Modern Rock	US Mainstream Rock	UK	D
1986	"This is the World Calling/Talk Me Up"	#82	#23	-	#25	#28	Deep In The Heart Of Nowhere
1987	"Love Like a Rocket/Pulled Apart By Horses/This Is The World Calling/Truly, True Blue"	-	-	-	#61	-	Deep In The Heart Of Nowhere
1987	"I Cry Too/Let's Go"	-	-	-	-	-	Deep In The Heart Of Nowhere
1990	"The Great Song of Indifference/Hotel 75/In The Pouring Rain"	-	-	-	#15	#20	Vegetarians of Love
1990	"Love or Something/Out Of Order/Friends For Life/One Of The Girls/The Great Song Of Indifference (Barmitzvah Wedding & Party Mix)"	-	#24	-	#86	#55	Vegetarians of Love
1990	"A Gospel Song/Vegetarians Of Love/The Warmest Fire"	-	-	-	-	-	Vegetarians of Love
1992	"Room 19 (Sha La La La Lee)/Huge Birdless Silence/The Great Song Of Indifference/Swear For You"	-	-	-	-	#53	Happy Club
1992	"My Hippy Angel/Maybe Heaven/Love Or Something"	-	-	-	-	-	Happy Club
1993	"The Happy Club/The Great Song Of Indifference/This Is The World Calling/Roads of Germany (after BD)"	-	-	-	-	-	Happy Club
1994	"Crazy/Mary Of The 4th Form (Live)/Looking After Number 1 (Live)/Joey's On The Street(Live)//Room 19 (Live)/The Beat Of The Night (Live)/Rat Trap (Live)"	-	-	-	#65	#72
2003	"Pale White Girls"	-	-	-	-	-	Sex Age & Death

Discography

(With The Boomtown Rats) The Boomtown Rats (ENVY1/ENCAS1) : September 1977 A Tonic For The Troops Entry (ENVY3/ENCAS3): 8 July 1978 The Fine Art Of Surfacing (1979) Mondo Bongo (1981) V Deep (1982) In the Long Grass : 25 May 1985

Solo Deep In The Heart Of Nowhere November 1986 MERCURY 830 607-2/ATLANTIC 7567-81687-1 Vegetarians Of Love (13 August 1990) MERCURY 846 250-2/ATLANTIC 7 82041-2 The Happy Club (20 April 1993) Vertigo 512 896-1/Polydor 314 519 132-2 Sex, Age & Death (1 May 2002) EAGLE EAGCD187/KOCH KOK-CD-8415

References

External links

• Official website
• Official Boomtown Rats Website
• Rats/Geldof Forum
• Interview with Bob Geldof on poverty, corporate social responsibility and world trade
• Bob Geldof at the Internet Movie Database
• Bob Geldof's visit to Ethiopia photo gallery
• Bob Geldof's charity work
• Bob Geldof KBE at h2g2
• Students interview Bob Geldof about campaigning and inspiration for Radiowaves (2008)

Paul Vallely CMG is a leading British writer on Africa and development issues

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