Bob Geldof worked closely with DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa), an organisation founded by U2's Bono in 2002 to promote debt relief, third-world trade and AIDS relief in Africa. It merged with One Campaign in 2008, where Geldof also is very active.

Feb 15, 2025 · Bob Geldof (born October 5, 1951, Dún Laoghaire, Ireland) is an Irish rock musician and philanthropic activist who is a member of The Boomtown Rats rock group. He founded the charitable supergroup Band Aid in 1984 and organized the Live Aid concert in 1985 for the relief of famine in Ethiopia.

Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof, KBE (/ ˈ ɡ ɛ l d ɒ f /; [1] born 5 October 1951) is an Irish singer, songwriter, and political activist. He was born in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin. Geldof is a member of the band "The Boomtown Rats". He also helped to organise the Live Aid and Live 8 events, and to form the Band Aid charity group.

Bob Geldof. Actor: Pink Floyd: The Wall. Bob Geldof was frontman for the late '70s to mid '80s Irish punk rock band the Boomtown Rats. He also conceived and co-wrote Band Aid's tune "Do They Know It's Christmas?"

Mar 7, 2025 · Bob Geldof is a man of many talents: a singer, songwriter, author, and political activist. He first gained fame as the lead singer of the Irish rock band The Boomtown Rats in the late 1970s and early 1980s, known for hits like "Rat Trap" and "I Don't Like Mondays."

Bob Geldof is the lead singer and songwriter of the band The Boomtown Rats, which was a successful punk rock group in the late 1970s and 1980s.

Bob Geldof. Actor: Pink Floyd: The Wall. Bob Geldof was frontman for the late '70s to mid '80s Irish punk rock band the Boomtown Rats. He also conceived and co-wrote Band Aid's tune "Do They Know It's Christmas?"

Rock’n’roll is where Bob Geldof began, even if he then became the figurehead of Live Aid, a very successful businessman, a global spokesperson and a public figure with what he describes as a soap opera life, from the death of his ex-wife, Paula Yates, in 2000 and their daughter Peaches in 2014, to becoming the paterfamilias of a stately ...

Nov 25, 2024 · From rock rebel to global changemaker, Sir Bob Geldof details his rise and the moments that fueled his relentless drive to make a difference.

1 day ago · Music industry legend Bob Geldof was in attendance at “MJ the Musical” in Sydney this week. Currently in Australia for an “In conversation” tour, the Live Aid organiser headed to the Sydney Lyric Theatre on Wednesday night to watch the Tony Award-winning production and meet the cast after the show.