“I know what time the call ended, it was 20 to 7, I was going to log it as a threatening call.”
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Bob Geldof
Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof is an Irish singer-songwriter, political activist, television producer and entrepreneur. He rose to prominence in the late 1970s as the lead singer of the Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats, who achieved popularity as part of the punk rock movement. The band had UK number one hits with his co-compositions "Rat Trap" and "I Don't Like Mondays". Geldof starred as Pink in…
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entertainment · Irish singer-songwriter and political activist (born 1951) · singer-songwriter · actor · singer · writer · film actor · composer · musician · also Bob Geldof, Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof, Geldof
Born 5 October 1951 · Q216608
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2026· 3 entries
Public attention spiked: 13,325 Wikipedia readers in one day, 7.2× the usual 1,846, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 5,858 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.2× the usual 1,846, with 0 article edits.
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2025· 4 entries
Yahoo: Who Is Bob Geldof’s Wife, Jeanne Marine & What Is Their Relationship History?
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Deadline.com: On 40th Anniversary Of Live Aid, Bob Geldof Denounces “Thuggery” Of Trump, Vance, Musk As He Questions Why Charity Has Become “Almost An Embarrassment”
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Won Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2025).
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For a 12-date, 50th anniversary tour of the UK
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2024· 5 entries
fact checker rated the claim “photo of Bono and Bob Geldof holding the Israeli flag.” fake.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Image shows Bono and Bob Geldof waving Israeli flags” AI Image.
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Yahoo: Bob Geldof Defends ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’ After Ed Sheeran Complaint: ‘Song Has Kept Millions of People Alive’
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Snopes.com rated the claim “In November 2024, rock band U2 and singer Bob Geldof announced a multi-stadium tour to aid the Israeli army.” Originated as Satire.
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2023· 2 entries
Deadline.com: Bob Geldof On Being “Really Bad” In Pink Floyd Film ‘The Wall,’ “Catastrophic” Violence In The Middle East & Plans For An Imax Film On Live Aid — Camerimage
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BOOM Fact Check rated the claim “Video shows singer Bob Geldof predicting the rise of the internet” False.
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2022· 1 entry
fact checker rated the claim “In this BBC interview, the singer Bob Geldof predicted the future of the internet and targeted advertisement on social media.” fake.
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2019· 1 entry
Irish Central: Bob Geldof says Brexit stand-off is “nuts beyond nuts”
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2018· 1 entry
Geldof called the Easter Rising the "original sin" of the Irish state, rejecting the idea that the blood sacrifice of 1916 was heroic, and linking it to the isolationism and theocratic oppression of de Valera's Ireland,
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2017· 2 entries
Geldof returned the award in a protest at Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi holding the same honour
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Geldof returned his Freedom of Dublin award in protest at Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi holding the same honour
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2016· 3 entries
Won Patron’s Medal (2016).
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When Ireland was marking the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising, Geldof caused controversy when he likened Patrick Pearse's call for a "blood sacrifice" to the dogma of Islamist suicide bombers
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Denounced Putin, Erdogan, Xi Jinping and Donald Trump as "thugs", adding in 2020 that "Putin is a weak man, a gangster
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2012· 1 entry
The Africa Progress Report highlighted issues of Jobs, Justice and Equity
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2011· 2 entries
Released album “How to Compose Popular Songs That Will Sell”.
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“I was a quarter Catholic, a quarter Protestant, a quarter Jewish and a quarter nothing – the nothing won.”
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2010· 1 entry
And Lynn is a writer, journalist, and Unicef campaigner
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2008· 1 entry
Where Geldof also is very active
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2007· 3 entries
Awarded M100 Media Award (2007).
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Bob Geldof contributed to an online debate on hybrid cars and climate change, expressing scepticism about the effectiveness of renewable energy initiatives
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Is a project he started with director John Maguire, and is financed by the BBC
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2006· 2 entries
When accepting an award, Geldof referred to the host Russell Brand as a "cunt"
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The New Statesman magazine conducted a survey of their readers to find the Heroes of our Time; Geldof was voted third behind Aung San Suu Kyi and Nelson Mandela
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2005· 4 entries
Awarded North–South Prize (2005).
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Released album “Great Songs of Indifference: The Anthology 1986–2001”.
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Geldof listened very closely to Father's Rights campaigners; it was reported that he had sacks of mail arriving at his door on a daily basis from fathers who were unhappy with the British family courts
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Received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music
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2004· 1 entry
For what he called its "pathetic" response to Ethiopia's food crisis
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2003· 2 entries
During a visit to Ethiopia, Geldof praised U
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In 2003, during a visit to Ethiopia, Geldof praised U.S.
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2002· 4 entries
Became a founding partner of Groupcall, which specialises in providing communication software and data extraction tools to the education, public and business sectors
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To promote debt relief, third-world trade and AIDS relief in Africa
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Was listed as one of the 100 Greatest Britons in a poll conducted among the general public, despite not being British
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Geldof appeared in an advertisement opposing the possibility of the United Kingdom joining the single EU currency, saying it was "not anti-European to be against the euro"
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2001· 1 entry
Released album “Sex, Age & Death”.
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2000· 1 entry
Geldof became the legal guardian of Tiger Hutchence and later adopted her in 2007
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1998· 1 entry
Erroneously announced Ian Dury's death from cancer, possibly due to hoax information from a listener who was disgruntled at the station's change of ownership
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1994· 2 entries
Released ep “Loudmouth (4‐Track Album Sampler)”.
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Released album “Loudmouth: The Best of Bob Geldof & The Boomtown Rats”.
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1992· 2 entries
Released album “The Happy Club”.
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Performed at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert with the surviving members of Queen at the old Wembley Stadium, singing a song he jokingly claimed to have co-written with Mercury, called "Too Late God"
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1990· 1 entry
Released album “The Vegetarians of Love”.
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1986· 3 entries
Released album “Deep in the Heart of Nowhere”.
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To launch a solo career and publish his autobiography, Is That It
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Geldof was made a Freeman of the Borough of Swale in north Kent, England
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1985· 1 entry
Was made a Grand Officer of the Order of the Two Niles by Sudan's president Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab
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1984· 2 entries
Geldof and Midge Ure organised the charity supergroup Band Aid for famine relief in Ethiopia, and co-wrote the best-selling single "Do They Know It's Christmas
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Geldof responded to a BBC News report from Michael Buerk about the famine in Ethiopia by mobilising the pop world to do something about the images he had seen
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1981· 1 entry
“s performance in London was their first since 1981 to include original vocalist/bassist Roger Waters. Night for Ukraine benefit Geldof performed his rendition of Nick Lowe”
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1980· 1 entry
The Boomtown Rats released the album Mondo Bongo
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1979· 1 entry
Gained international attention with their second UK No
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1976· 1 entry
After Yates flew to Paris to surprise him when the band was playing there
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1975· 1 entry
And became the lead singer of the Boomtown Rats, a rock group closely linked with the punk movement
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1951· 1 entry
Born 1951-10-05.
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