Social Studies - Bob Geldof &

Who is Bob Geldof?

He is an Irish songwriter, who was the lead singer of an Irish rock band ¨Boomtown Rats¨ in the late 1970s. Born on the 5th of October 1951 and is now 69 years old, he also has 5 children and had two wives. After the ¨Boomtown Rats¨, he then was in a band called ¨Band Aid¨. He also became a promoter of charitable events, for Africa in particular.  After being a rock star Bob became an international celebrity who raised awareness for humanitarian charities. He noticed the severe conditions in Ethiopia. Particular the major issues of famines and humans being starved to death. This drove him and his friend, Midge Ure, to do something about this problem. He did a concert with his other celebrity friends to raise money for Africa and provide food for them. Bob Geldof was the one who came up with the idea to do this concert, resulting to be one of the biggest concerts. 

Who is Midge Ure?

He is a Scottish musician, singer, and songwriter, he was involved in many bands and was also the frontman of  Ultravox. Born on the 10th of October 1953 and is now 67 years old, he has no children and also had two wives. He was also a close friend of Bob Geldof, who had one day called him. Mentioned a bizarre idea but had such a significant reason, this caused them to start up ¨Band Aid or Live Aid¨. He and Bob created a partnership and lead Live Aid together, earning 127 million dollars. All raised for the famine in Ethiopia.