"to raise further money for charity also topped the charts, first the Band Aid II version in 1989 and the Band Aid 20 version in 2004 and finally the Band Aid 30 version in 2014. The original was produced by Midge Ure. The 12"" version was mixed by Trevor Horn. The supergroup was formed by Bob Geldof, who was then lead singer of the Irish band The Boomtown Rats. The BBC played a major role in capturing the poverty affecting Ethiopian citizens and thereby influenced Geldof to take action. Paula Yates, Bob Geldof's partner, is considered to have been the"
"on 14 November 2004 in benefit of Sudan's troubled Darfur region. The group, consisting of such luminaries as Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin and U2 lead singer Bono, re-recorded the 1984 song ""Do They Know It's Christmas?"", written by Band Aid organisers Bob Geldof and Midge Ure. Stone, who was born two years after the release of the original single, was not initially aware of who Bob Geldof was. The media gleefully reported that she repeatedly referred to him as Bob Gandalf. Despite some criticism, the single became the UK's biggest-selling single of 2004 as well as the 2004 Christmas"
"gig under the name ""The Nightlife Thugs"" the group agreed on the name change, when Garry Roberts threatened to resign if they were called that, to the ""Boomtown Rats"" after a gang of children that Geldof had read about in Woody Guthrie's autobiography, ""Bound for Glory"" . They became a notable band, but one whose accomplishments were overshadowed by the charity work of frontman Bob Geldof, a former journalist with the ""New Musical Express"". In the summer of 1976, the group played their first U.K. gig in London followed by gigs in the Netherlands (Groningen and The Milky Way Club"
"tracks. All songs were written by Bob Geldof, except where noted. Deep in the Heart of Nowhere Deep in the Heart of Nowhere is the first solo studio album by Bob Geldof, the ex-Boomtown Rats lead singer. It was released in November 1986. The collection reached No. 79 for one week in the UK Albums Chart in December 1986. The main single was ""This Is the World Calling"" with ""Love Like a Rocket"" also being released as a single. It was remastered and re-released in 2005 with his (at the time) three other solo albums as part of ""The Great"
"Deep in the Heart of Nowhere Deep in the Heart of Nowhere is the first solo studio album by Bob Geldof, the ex-Boomtown Rats lead singer. It was released in November 1986. The collection reached No. 79 for one week in the UK Albums Chart in December 1986. The main single was ""This Is the World Calling"" with ""Love Like a Rocket"" also being released as a single. It was remastered and re-released in 2005 with his (at the time) three other solo albums as part of ""The Great Songs of Indifference: The Anthology 1986-2001"" collection, and included four bonus"
"November, during a visit to Phonogram's offices in London, Bob Geldof arrived to pitch his idea of the multi-artist charity single ""Do They Know It's Christmas?"" to the label. He asked the group to participate, making them the only American artists performing on the song. In 1985, Bell said the band retained control of their own business affairs, avoiding to hire management on a full time basis and preferring to hire consultants and agents for each project or a single term. By 1986, the band had scored 14 top 40 singles in the US since 1980, more than Michael Jackson."
"The Boomtown Rats The Boomtown Rats are an Irish rock band that had a series of Irish and UK hits between 1977 and 1985. The group is led by vocalist Bob Geldof. The other members of the original line-up were Garry Roberts (lead guitar), Johnnie Fingers (keyboards), Pete Briquette (bass), Gerry Cott (rhythm guitar) and Simon Crowe (drums). The Boomtown Rats broke up in 1986, but reformed in 2013, without Johnnie Fingers or Gerry Cott. Most of the six members originate from Dún Laoghaire, Ireland with Pete Briquette originally from Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan, Ireland. Having been booked for their first"
"quarter Catholic, a quarter Protestant, a quarter Jewish and a quarter nothing – the nothing won."" He is an atheist. Geldof currently resides in Battersea, south London with his second wife, French actress Jeanne Marine. According to The Sunday Times Rich List, Geldof was worth £32 million in 2012. ""For more information on Bob Geldof's solo recordings see Bob Geldof discography"" ""For Bob Geldof's recordings with the Boomtown Rats see The Boomtown Rats discography"" Bob Geldof Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof, (; born 5 October 1951) is an Irish singer-songwriter, author, political activist and occasional actor. He rose to prominence as"
"The Vegetarians of Love The Vegetarians of Love is the second solo studio album by Bob Geldof, released in July 1990. 'The Vegetarians of Love' was also the name of the band of musicians with whom Geldof recorded the album. It includes Pete Briquette from Geldof's previous band, The Boomtown Rats, who also co-wrote one track. Another notable co-writer was David A. Stewart of The Eurythmics. The album was produced by Rupert Hine, who also played on it. The album reached No. 21 in the UK Albums Chart in August 1990. Three singles were released from the album, of which"
"was six or seven, his mother, Evelyn, 41, died of a cerebral haemorrhage. Geldof attended Blackrock College, where he was bullied for being a poor rugby player and for his middle name, Zenon. After work as a slaughterman, a road navvy and pea canner in Wisbech, he was hired as a music journalist in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, for ""The Georgia Straight"". He briefly guest hosted the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation children's program ""Switchback"". Returning to Ireland in 1975, he became lead singer of the Boomtown Rats, a rock group closely linked with the punk movement. In 1978, The Boomtown Rats"
"1992 to release two more albums, ""Un-Sentimental"" (1993) and ""2 Cents"" (1995), before breaking up once again in 1995. After that split, Henderson started Kool-Whip, who played clubs and released two albums ""The Now"" (2000), which was nominated for best rock album at the 2002 L.A. Music Awards, and ""Dirty Movie"" (2007). In the early 2000s, Henderson resurrected Beowülf once again and continues to record and perform with them. Dale Henderson Dale Henderson (born January 8, 1966) is an American musician. He is best known as the frontman and guitarist of the crossover thrash band Beowülf where he is the"
"three weeks at number one, becoming the ninth biggest-selling song of the year. Vocalists: Musicians: Band Aid 20 was the 2004 incarnation of the charity group Band Aid. The group, which included Daniel Bedingfield, Justin Hawkins of The Darkness, Chris Martin of Coldplay, Bono of U2, and Paul McCartney, re-recorded the 1984 song ""Do They Know It's Christmas?"", written by Band Aid organisers Bob Geldof and Midge Ure. Vocalists: Musicians: Additional personnel: Band Aid 30 is the 2014 incarnation of the charity supergroup Band Aid. Announced by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, the aim was to aid 2014 Ebola outbreak"
"Band Aid 30 Band Aid 30 is the 2014 incarnation of the charity supergroup Band Aid. The group was announced on 10 November 2014 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, with Geldof stating that he took the step after the United Nations had contacted him, saying help was urgently needed to prevent the 2014 Ebola crisis in Western Africa spreading throughout the world. As in previous incarnations, the group covered the track ""Do They Know It's Christmas?"", written in 1984 by Geldof and Ure, this time to raise money towards the Ebola crisis in Western Africa. The track has re-tweaked"
"In December 2004, Geldof appeared on the bill with the Hooters in Germany as their opening act. Adam Ant subsequently criticised the event and expressed regrets about playing it, saying, ""I was asked by Bob to promote this concert. They had no idea they could sell it out. Then in Bob's book he said, 'Adam was over the hill so I let him have one number.' ... Doing that show was the biggest fucking mistake in the world. Knighthoods were made, Bono got it made, and it was a waste of fucking time. It was the end of rock 'n'"
"Heart of Gold Band The Heart of Gold Band is an American rock band formed by Keith and Donna Jean Godchaux in 1980 following their departure from the Grateful Dead. The band took its name from a line in the Dead song ""Scarlet Begonias"". The Heart of Gold Band was formed in early 1980, shortly after Keith and Donna Godchaux had left the Grateful Dead in 1979. Other founding members of the group were guitarist Steve Kimock, drummer Greg Anton, bassist Dexter LaBlanc, and vocalist Greta Rose. Keith Godchaux was killed in a car accident on July 23, 1980, just"
"the face of advertising campaigns for Levi's, Diesel, Henry Holland, Razzle, Agent Provocateur, Loewe and Pringle of Scotland, as well as modelling for Vivienne Westwood, Luella and Jeremy Scott. She modelled for Debenhams in 2010. Geldof is the lead singer of the band Violet, who released their first single in May 2012. She was scheduled to DJ at the 2014 Coachella in April but cancelled it due to the death of her sister. She released her first album ""I'm Yours"" in November 2016. It was recorded in Los Angeles and produced by Tony Hoffer. Geldof has a passion for marine"
"Pink, after screen tests, he was removed from the starring role and replaced with punk musician and frontman of the Boomtown Rats, Bob Geldof. In ""Behind the Wall"", both Waters and Geldof later admitted to a story during casting where Geldof and his manager took a taxi to an airport, and Geldof's manager pitched the role to the singer, who continued to reject the offer and express his contempt for the project throughout the fare, unaware that the taxi driver was Waters' brother, who promptly proceeded to tell Waters about Geldof's opinion. Since Waters was no longer in the starring"
"Gandalf (American band) Gandalf were an American psychedelic rock band formed in 1965 in New York City. Originally called the Rahgoos, the group consisted of guitarist Peter Sando, bassist Bob Muller, keyboardist Frank Hubach and drummer Davy Bauer. They signed a recording contract with Capitol Records in 1967. Producers Koppelman & Rubin were not happy with the band's name, and suggested that it should be changed to the Knockrockers. However Peter Sando commented that they ""hated that and bantered about various names"". Despite being against the band's will, and losing local fan recognition, Davy suggested the name ""Gandalf and The"
"(1979). Donaldson resurrected the band name Skrewdriver in 1982 with a new band line-up. Although the original band had a minor reputation for attracting violence at their concerts (Boomtown Rats frontman Bob Geldof was reportedly knocked unconscious by a friend of Donaldson who believed that Skrewdriver's sound had been sabotaged), they did not openly support any political ideology or organisation. The reformed Skrewdriver eventually became openly supportive of far right white nationalist groups, after a lengthy period of publicly denying such support. The band released the single ""White Power"" in 1983 and their second album, ""Hail the New Dawn"", in"
"Loudmouth – The Best of Bob Geldof and the Boomtown Rats Loudmouth – The Best of Bob Geldof and the Boomtown Rats is a 1994 greatest hits compilation album from Bob Geldof and the Boomtown Rats, consisting mostly of Boomtown Rats material but also some of Geldof's solo work. It peaked at No. 10 in the UK Albums Chart in July 1994. ""Crazy"" was a previously unreleased Geldof track, and was released in the UK as a single from this album. In 1997, the album was released by Columbia Records in the US as ""Great Songs of Indifference - The"
"changes and Henderson has been the only constant member. Their classic line-up is Henderson (vocals), Mike Jensen (guitar), Paul Yamada (bass) and Michael Alvarado (drums). The band started in 1981 as Black Sheep with Dale Henderson on vocals and guitar, former Neighborhood Watch guitar player Mike Jensen on guitar, Paul Tsutomu Yamada on bass and Mike Jensen's cousin, Roger DeGiacomi, on drums. The band played many parties, bars and clubs in Venice in 1981-1982 before DeGiacomi became the band manager and was replaced by Michael Alvarado on drums in 1983, changing the name of the band to Beowülf or BWF"
"a song Geldof wrote for MacHale in 1983, after MacHale's girlfriend died from a heroin overdose. On 20 September 2011, Gerry Cott guested with Geldof, Briquette and the rest of Geldof's band at The Cadogan Hall, London. They played three Boomtown Rats songs together prior to the encores. Cott returned to the stage for the final encore playing on two Geldof solo songs. The Boomtown Rats reformed in 2013. Bob Geldof said, ""Playing again with the Rats and doing those great songs again will be exciting afresh. We were an amazing band and I just feel it's the right time"
"the song as ""cultural ignorance"" and ""cringeworthy"". Bob Geldof responded by saying ""Please. It's a pop song. Relax."" He also said that those critical of the lyrics could ""fuck off"". The release history for the tracks is as follows: Bob Geldof confirmed that there would be French and German versions of the track, with Carla Bruni leading the French and Die Toten Hosen lead vocalist Campino leading the German version. The German version ""Do They Know It's Christmas? (2014) [Deutsche Version]"" performed well in the charts, reaching the best-seller position in the beginning of December 2014. Involved artists and bands"
"Stadium was the venue for an enormous 16-hour charity rock concert, largely the brain-child of Irish singer Bob Geldof, in partnership with Midge Ure from Ultravox. Shocked by the famine in Ethiopia, Geldof had created Band Aid, which had released the single Do They Know It’s Christmas/Feed The World in late 1984. Now he had helped arrange a live charity event on an as yet unheard-of scale. As Geldof later said “Wembley had to be the centrepiece: for the thing to have any authority it had to be staged at Wembley.” It was held simultaneously with John F. Kennedy Stadium"
"again. In January 2013, Geldof announced The Boomtown Rats would be reforming to play together for the first time since 1986 at that year's Isle of Wight Festival in June. They have subsequently announced further tour dates and released a new CD """". Geldof left the Boomtown Rats in 1986, to launch a solo career and publish his autobiography, ""Is That It?"", which was a UK best-seller. His first solo records sold reasonably well and spawned the hit singles ""This Is The World Calling"" (co-written with Dave Stewart of Eurythmics) and ""The Great Song of Indifference"". He also occasionally performed"
"Dale Henderson Dale Henderson (born January 8, 1966) is an American musician. He is best known as the frontman and guitarist of the crossover thrash band Beowülf where he is the only constant member. He composed the music and wrote the lyrics on all of Beowülf's albums. Henderson's musical career began in 1981 when he joined the local punk band Black Sheep. The band also consisted of former Neighborhood Watch former Mike Jensen, Paul Yamada on bass and Mike Jensen's cousin, Roger DeGiacomi, on drums. The band played many parties, bars and clubs in Venice in 1981–1982 before DeGiacomi became"
"a number of artists, including singing backing vocals with Bob Geldof on Blast Furnace and the Heatwaves' ""Blue Wave"" EP. Lynott took a keen interest in the emergence of punk rock in the late 1970s, and subsequently became friends with various members of the Sex Pistols, The Damned and Geldof's band The Boomtown Rats. This led to him forming an ""ad-hoc"" band known as ""The Greedies"" (originally ""The Greedy Bastards"", but edited for public politeness). The band started playing shows in London during Lizzy's downtime in 1978, playing a mixture of popular Lizzy tracks and Pistols songs recorded after John"
"albums across Europe and the UK. He lives in Bromyard, Herefordshire. Garry Roberts Garry Roberts (born Garrick Roberts, 16 June 1950, Dublin, Ireland) is the former lead guitarist with the Irish band, The Boomtown Rats, which came into being in 1976. He and Johnnie Fingers (Moylett) had decided to put a band together and, between them, they recruited the other four members, Pete Briquette (bass), Gerry Cott (guitar), Simon Crowe (drums) and singer Bob Geldof. After The Boomtown Rats broke up in 1986, Roberts worked with Simply Red, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Flesh For Lulu in the role"
"as a result the fatigue ended up coming off on the album. At the end of 1984, Boy George was recruited by Bob Geldof to join the Band Aid recording, consisting of mostly internationally known UK and Irish recording stars. George was in New York City for an appearance on ""Late Night with David Letterman"" when Geldof called him, but managed to catch the final Concorde of the day to London and was the last singer to record a lead vocal track for the song ""Do They Know It's Christmas?"". The song would become the biggest selling single of all-time"
"Garry Roberts Garry Roberts (born Garrick Roberts, 16 June 1950, Dublin, Ireland) is the former lead guitarist with the Irish band, The Boomtown Rats, which came into being in 1976. He and Johnnie Fingers (Moylett) had decided to put a band together and, between them, they recruited the other four members, Pete Briquette (bass), Gerry Cott (guitar), Simon Crowe (drums) and singer Bob Geldof. After The Boomtown Rats broke up in 1986, Roberts worked with Simply Red, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Flesh For Lulu in the role of sound engineer on tours in the UK and US. He"
"for the character Bluebottle in the hugely influential British radio series The Goon Show. Their final outing was on 28 December 2014. Bill Posters Will Be Band Bill Posters Will Be Band was a comic musical group formed by musicians who were members of The Bonzo Dog Band and Bob Kerr's Whoopee Band. The band was formed in 1983 by Biff Harrison, Jim ""Golden Boots"" Chambers, Evil John Gieves Watson, Sam Spoons, Hugh Crozier and Roger Ruskin Spear. They regularly performed at the renowned jazz venue The Bull's Head at Barnes in South West London. The final line-up featured Chambers,"
"activism, especially anti-poverty efforts concerning Africa. In 1984 he and Midge Ure founded the charity supergroup Band Aid to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. They went on to organise the charity super-concert Live Aid the following year and the Live 8 concerts in 2005. Geldof currently serves as an adviser to the ONE Campaign, founded by fellow Irishman Bono, and is a member of the Africa Progress Panel (APP), a group of ten distinguished individuals who advocate at the highest levels for equitable and sustainable development in Africa. A single father, Geldof has also been outspoken for the"
"during the 50th show in November 1984 that Bob Geldof allegedly ran into Midge Ure and suggested the idea of a fund-raising single for the Christmas market to help the Ethiopian famine, the project that would become Band Aid and later Live Aid. The Jam performed on the first edition of the show in 1982, it was their last live TV appearance together before they split up at the end of the year. The cornerstone of the shows was the live performances from three or four bands each week. In an era where most music TV shows featured non-stop miming,"