Born in Ireland on October 5, 1951, Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof KBE (aka Bob Geldof) is a man who wears many hats, a singer-songwriter, author, political activist, even occasional actor, and also, a devoted father.
Geldof first achieved fame as the lead singer of the Irish rock band, the Boomtown Rats, in the late 1970s, who realized their popularity in the time of the growth of the punk rock movement. The band had UK number one hits with the songs Rat Trap and I Don’t Like Mondays.
While acclaimed for his music, Geldof is most widely recognized for his activism, especially anti-poverty efforts in Africa. In 1984, he and Midge Ure founded the charity supergroup, Band Aid, to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. They also went on to organize the charity super-concert, Live Aid, the following year and the Live 8 concerts in 2005.
Live Aid was a benefit concert held on Saturday, July 13, 1985, as well as an ongoing music-based fundraising initiative. The original...