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Who Is Bob Geldof?

Bob Geldof… Born in Ireland in 1951 Musician in Boomtown Rats, “I Don’t Like Mondays” Political activist Co-wrote and organized the Band Aid song “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” Organized the “Live Aid” (1985) and “Live 8” (2005) concerts Currently serves on the ONE Campaign with Bono from U2 to promote international aid

Bob Geldof… Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize (2006, 2008) Granted Knighthood by the Queen (“Sir Bob”) Received “Man of Peace” award for "an outstanding contribution to international social justice and peace" Advocate for Father’s Rights; single dad of four girls

Live Aid was a dual-venue concert held on 13 July The event was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine. Billed as the "global jukebox", the event was held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London, England, United Kingdom (attended by 72,000 people) and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (attended by about 100,000 people). On the same day, concerts inspired by the initiative happened in other countries, such as Australia and Germany. It was one of the largest-scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time: an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion, across 150 nations, watched the live broadcast.