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Bob Geldof

Bob Geldof. So who is Bob?.

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Bob Geldof

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  1. Bob Geldof

  2. So who is Bob? • Geldof was born Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, in the Republic of Ireland, to parents of Catholic nationalist ethos he disliked. After work as a slaughterman, road navvy and pea canner, he started as a music journalist in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, for the weekly publication Georgia Straight.

  3. 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. Geldof's first major charity involvement took place in September 1981, when he performed as a solo artist for Amnesty International's benefit show.

  4. Live 8 • On 31 March2005, Geldof announced the Live 8 project, to raise awareness of issues that burden Africa, such as government debt, trade barriers, and AIDS issues. Geldof organised six concerts on 2 July2005: in London, with Elton John, U2, Coldplay, The Who, Madonna, and Paul McCartney; in Paris, with Andrea Bocelli, Muse; and Youssou N'Dour; in Rome, with Duran Duran and Faith Hill; in Berlin, with Brian Wilson, Green Day, Audioslave, and Crosby Stills & Nash; The rock band Pink Floyd also performed together in London, in its classic lineup, for the first time since 1981.

  5. The concerts were free, and were scheduled just days before world leaders gathered in Scotland for the G8 economic summit, on 6 July. 'The boys and girls with guitars will finally get to turn the world on its axis,' Geldof said in a statement.

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