How Simple Minds went from punk to stadium rock, via an 80s Brat Pack classic
That was probably the first time we started to get calculating in that sense.” Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr is acknowledging a pivotal moment in Simple Minds’ career. Rock stars will cite all manner ...
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Bob Geldof shares how he convinced Queen's Freddie Mercury to do Live Aid
The Irish musician and activist Bob Geldof is perhaps best known as one of the organizers of Live Aid, the massive two-venue benefit concert that raised millions for famine relief in Ethiopia in 1985.
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Bob Geldof Live Giveaway
Bob Geldof is coming to Australia with his show An Evening with: Songs & Stories from an Extraordinary Life. Discover a captivating fusion of live storytelling and intimate acoustic renditions of ...
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Bob Geldof insists Queen had nothing to do with the success of Live Aid
Sir Bob Geldof, the driving force behind the monumental charity concert Live Aid, has spoken out with insider knowledge just before the event's 40th anniversary this coming July. The legendary ...
Radiant Tiger Lily Hutchence is seen for the first time with boyfriend Ben Archer since appearing to confirm her pregnancy in artistic post
Michael Hutchence's daughter Tiger Lily has stepped out for the first time since appearing to confirm she is expecting her ...
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With Live Aid musical set to kick off in Toronto, Bob Geldof stands by legacy of charity efforts
In Toronto during a press tour for Just For One Day – The Live Aid Musical, Bob Geldof is asked by a photographer to take off his sunglasses. “Do I have to?” he replies. “I’ve got bags ...
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Peaches Geldof's widow Thomas Cohen shares candid comment on finding love again
Peaches, who was the daughter of late model Paula Yates and Boomtown Rats frontman Bob Geldof, struggled with drugs and battled her addiction to heroin for two years before she died of an overdose ...