News about Bob Geldof

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Live Aid - one of the oldest charity concerts of all time - is back... but not quite as fans expect it. The festival, which took place in Philadelphia and Wembley Stadium on July 13, 1985, has been turned into a stage musical at the Old Vic in London. The musical honors the day when Bob Dylan, David Bowie, The Who, U2, Queen, Elton John, Elton John, Elton John, Diana Ross, and others came together on stage to raise funds and awareness for the Ethiopian famine crisis. The plot of the film, which takes its name from a line in David Bowie's song Heroes, includes a behind-the-scenes glimpse at how Band Aid and Live Aid came together with a love story based on true events. Last night, Bob Geldof, 72, who produced the first performance with fellow musician Midge Ure, was one of a slew of celebrities at the press night for the new musical (pictured left). At the start-studded outing, he was joined by his daughter Pixie (both pictured right). TV commentators have been offering their verdicts since the event (pictured inset).

On Tuesday evening, Pixie Geldof and her beloved husband George Barnett appeared at The Old Vic Theatre with her beloved husband George Barnett. The model, 33, made a family night out of the occasion, as her father Bob Geldof, 72, and his wife Jeanne Marine, 58, were also on hand at the Just For One Day press night.

On Thursday, Bob Geldof was seen enjoying a family lunch with his daughters Tiger Lily Hutchence and Fifi Trixibelle at a swanky French restaurant in Chelsea. As he left the Colbert Restaurant in west London, the Boomtown Rats frontman, 72, cut a casual figure. After leaving the family's lunch, Bob was seen hugging his eldest daughter Fifi before they parted ways.

JAN MOIR : The audience is asked if anyone present at Just For One Day, the latest musical that celebrates Live Aid's fact that celebrates the phenomenon of Live Aid. A smattering of hands goes up. We're told, 'That makes you very hip.' But it does make you look old.' Doesn't mean it's just me. Can it really be nearly 40 years since the Live Aid concerts took place?Forty years since Bob Geldof and his band of ragged-trousered troubadours united the world, raising funds and awareness for the famine crisis then taking place in Ethiopia?

Sting performed at Mediolanum Forum of Assago in Milan on Monday, showing his ageless beauty. The former police frontman, 72, wowed the audience by his energetic appearance on stage, rocking his guitar. On his My Songs tour, which began in 2021 and will conclude this year, the singer appeared in his element, but in 2024, it will be followed by further dates.

Shane MacGowan, who died last week after a bout of pneumonia, is the most well-known for the Christmas tale The Fairytale of New York, which is expected to debut at Number One in the charts this season. After being released from hospital after suffering from viral encephalitis, a condition in which swelling develops on the brain, the Irish singer was discharged from hospital a week earlier. His funeral took place yesterday, December 8, on what would have been Sinead O'Connor's 57th birthday. Celebrities such as Nick Cave, Bob Geldof, and Depp attended the service at Saint Mary of the Rosary Church in Nenagh, Co Tipperary.

His loved ones were seen cramming together as they smiled and sang along with the musician's last call off during his bittersweet holiday. Some mourners who had packed into the Rosary Church in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, sat solemnly as they watched the service, though others took out their phones to capture the moment.

Shane MacGowan's widow claims that she begged Johnny Depp to pardon his ex-wife Amber Heard because he "actually believed in repentance." in eulogy, where she tells everyone how much he loved them in his last days. As she addressed the packed crowd at his funeral, Victoria May Clarke said she said that her late husband 'wouldn't have a grudge against anybody.' I hope you don't mind me saying this Johnny,' but Amber and Shane had a long chat with you and asked you to forgive Amber. He simply thought it was the right thing to do because he believed in forgiveness.' 'And I'm sure you have by now - of course you have!Of course you have!'As fellow actors Johnny Depp and Bob Geldof read prayers in honor of the legendary Irish musician, Nick Cave paid a personal tribute at Shane MacGowan's funeral today.

Johnny Depp, who joined Bob Geldof, Bono, and BP Fallon, was a potentially surprising aspect of Shane MacGowan's funeral. After the Fairytale of New York singer died on November 30, the Hollywood actress was expected to read prayers at the service. As up to 30,000 mourners lined Dublin's streets to pay their respects, he was dressed in a black suit, hat, and scarf with black sunglasses. Depp and MacGowan were best friends for more than 30 years after a chance meeting in a pub but then, they 'fell in love.' Learn more about their faithful and loving relationship here.

Celebrities from around the world are flying in from around the world to attend the singer's funeral in Nenagh, Co Tipperary, as mourners performed and danced in a jolly farewell. Fans blasted out his classic Christmas hit Fairytale of New York, raised a glass of Guinness, and threw flowers as his funeral procession passed through the capital. Victoria Clarke, MacGowan's widow, had wanted a celebration of her husband's life, so she gave a thumbs up and smiled broadly as she watched Dublin respond as she hoped. Liam O Maonlai, lead singer of the Hothouse Flowers, and former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams are among the early arrivals for the funeral service at Saint Mary's Rosary church.

Sharon Osbourne has contributed to Russell Brand's sexual harassment case. On Wednesday evening, the TV actress, 70, appeared on Talk TV to speak with Piers Morgan, 74, daughter Kelly, 38, and Jack, 37, where she was questioned about the controversies surrounding the show. Russell was accused of a variety of sexual assault and sexual harassment offences, including rape, sexual assault, and emotional assault, which he has vehemently denied following a Channel 4 investigation on Saturday.

On stage at the NME awards, Bob Geldof called Russell Brand a 'c***'. After Geldof was named Hero of the Year at the 2006 awards show, the Irish singer openly insulted the Essex-born comedian. Geldof brushed past Brand before referring to him as a 'Russell Brand, what a c***'. The brand retaliated against Geldof by claiming that he's been 'dining out on "I don't like Mondays" for 30 years. Brand, now 48, was charged by four separate women yesterday of a string of sexual offenses.

Brand (left) on television programs, including 1 Leicester Square on MTV, Channel 4 shows Big Brother's Efourum (seen top right) and Big Brother's Big Mouth, as well as US chat show Brand X. Staff allegedly instructed members of the audience to hand over notes with either his phone number or the hotel's details, and then receiving tearful phone calls from women who had slept with him but never heard from him, according to Dispatches. Lesley Roberts (top middle), the station's controller at the time, was shown to have heard of allegations that Brand was having sex with champions at the toilets and was accused of failure to respond. Helen Berger, Russell Brand's personal assistant from 2006-2007 (bottom middle), said the comedian and personality would 'walk this way and that way', pointing out audience members and saying 'can you get me their numbers?'

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: He has been host, acquaintance, and, perhaps more importantly, he has been a custodian of secrets in the early hours of the night for the best part of the last four decades. Well, now that he is in his 78th year, the man who can properly be described as 'Mr Chelsea,' the urbane, instantly engaging Giorgio Burlo, the basement nightclub in London's King's Road from where Prince Harry once fled by fire escape, is calling it a day.

Sinead O'Connor was buried as a Muslim in a Catholic cemetery after her burial, where U2's Bono was one of mourners. Nearly 5,000 people attended the funeral of the late Irish musician, her family, Bob Geldof, and an Islamic cleric were among the few invited as her body was lowered to the ground at Deansgrange Cemetery in Bray, Co Wicklow. After selecting Islam over Catholicism, O'Connor was sent to her final resting place, on her right side and her head facing Qibla as is Islamic custom. After turning her back on the Catholic church after years of protesting it that saw her rip up a picture of the Pope on TV, the actress, who died on July 26 aged 56, referred to it as a'reversion rather than conversion.' Blooms were removed from the top of her casket, and those who were thrown onto her were greeted with a warm embrace by well-wishers. Sinead O'Connor, a brass plaque on a wooden plinth, reads: Born in December 1966, the 8th of December was the eighth in the United States. 'Died June 26th, 2023.' Her grave in the cemetery near Dublin, which opened in 1865, is found along a wall close to the entrance in a neighborhood named 'The Garden,' and is surrounded by Catholic graves.

In a moving eulogy at her funeral today, tributes have been paid to Sinead O'Connor's 'daughter' who touched 'countless souls' and'moved a generation.' During a private reception attended by U2 and Bob Geldof, the Irish singer was described as having a "poet's heart" and a "remarkable soul" before her coffin was welcomed by the streets of Bray led by a VW campervan playing Bob Marley and her own hits. President Michael D Higgins and Leo Varadkar were among the female attendees at the service, with others sobbing as they sang their best known song, 'Nothing Compares to U'. As the cortege passed by this lunchtime, the admired singer's family had asked people to stand along the Bray seafront in Co Wicklow, to the sounds of Bob Marley and the Wailers' Natural Mystic. At the funeral, one of her brothers spoke about her origins and life, which began in Dublin and saw the mother-of-four become a worldwide celebrity before she was discovered dead in her penthouse flat in Herne Hill on July 26 at the age of 56. The cause of death has yet to be announced. At the Muslim festival, hosted by Imam Shaykh Dr. Umar Al-Qadri, he paid tribute to the 'beloved' songwriter who was 'gifted with a voice that moved a generation of young people' and 'could' reduce listeners to tears by her otherworldly resonance'. O'Connor, who converted to Islam in 2018 and took the name Shuhada' Sadaqat, had'suffered more than her share of hardship,' but had never departed from her 'unflinching and resolute faith in the Divine,' he said.

Hundreds have descended on the wall outside the building where the icon lived for 15 years before she moved to London this summer. People who want to say a "last goodbye" have been asked to stand along the Bray seafront in Co Wicklow as the cortege passes by before a private burial. On July 26, she was discovered dead in her penthouse flat in Herne Hill, and the reason for her death has yet to be revealed. Liam O'Maonlai, the band's lead singer, was among those who arrived at the Sinead's former home. "I think love is the reason people are outside the house today,'" he said. They adored her. I adored her.'

When she wrote new songs, the Live Aid artist, 71, said her text messages had been a mashup of 'desperation and sadness, as well as full of hope for the future.

When she wrote new songs, the Live Aid singer, 71, said her text messages had been a mixture of 'desperation and sadness, as well as full of hope for the future. During the weekend, Mr Geldof was on display at the Cavan Calling festival in Ireland. On stage, he paid tribute to his friend, who died on Wednesday at the age of 56. She meant a lot to everybody,' He said, and she meant a lot to us.' Her voice expressed her soul and spirit. And if we hear that, we'll always be with a wonderful woman.' Neighbours in Sinead have said they had been struggling with her son Shane's suicide last year and had recently relocated to London from Ireland due to loneliness. However, in her last Twitter post from her new apartment in Brixton, the singer had announced that she was writing new songs and planning a tour in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australasia. 'There's no other option,' Mr Geldof told supporters — rather than continuing to go on.' Many times Sinead was weighed down by a profound sadness and sadness. She was a wonderful friend of mine. We were just getting to a few weeks ago. Some of her texts were desperation, sadness, and sadness, while others were ecstatically cheering. She looked like that.'

GRIFF RHYS JONES: Last week, I was actually surprised when an old friend called me out of the blue to say that it had been ten years since Mel Smith died. I don't mean I was surprised he was in touch. He didn't want me to go and lay a wreath or something. I couldn't believe it was ten years since July 2013, on a day just like this, with wood pigeons practising their school recorder scales outside, Jo Johnson dropped her voice in the room next door and started saying things like, 'Om, I'm so sorry to hear that...' and 'if there is anything we can do...' I was still sneaking out to join the wood pigeons.' It was the surprising revelation that we had all been half-expecting. Mel was dead. It was a heart attack in his sleep after a rough stretch of illness. He was 60 years old.

Hundreds of grieving supporters gathered outside the Wall of Fame in Dublin's Temple Bar today to pay their respects to the late Sinead O'Connor. Mourners discussed the influence her music had on their lives, and they called for her to 'light an absolute fire under all of us' to examine how mental stability and children are handled in Ireland. The audience performed two of her hits, Black Boys On Mopeds and Nothing Compares 2 U, and they also created a small memorial at the Irish Rock 'n' Roll Museum building in Dublin using today's newspapers, flowers, and photographs of the singer.

Bob Geldof's first reaction to learning that what would become the festive hit on a toy keyboard was less than enthusiastic, according to Midge Ure. The Boomtown Rats frontman, who is now 71, told Ure that it sounded like the theme tune to the 1960s British police television drama Z-Cars. Ure, 69, said the pair then went to work on the track that has raised more than £200 million to help combat famine in Africa since its inception in 1984.

During Sunday's episode of the Antique Roadshow, an antiques Roadshow visitor was stunned by the value of a poster he recovered from the bin at the 1985 Live Aid concert. A man brought a piece of memorabilia from his time working at the fundraising event, instalment of the BBC series at Newby Hall in Skelton-on-Ure, North Yorkshire. The large plastic poster featured a white guitar with the instrument's main body representing Africa's continent.