1954- . Irish fundraiser and rock singer,
leader of the group the Boomtown Rats
1975-86. In the mid-80s, Geldof instigated
the charity Band Aid in partnership with
fellow musician Midge Ure, which raised large
sums of money for famine relief, primarily
for Ethiopia. Gathering together the major
pop celebrities of the day, they recorded
Geldof's song, `Do They Know It's Christmas?'
1984, and followed it up with two
simultaneous concerts 1985 under the name
Live Aid, one in London and one in
Philadelphia, which were broadcast live
worldwide. In the 1980s he organized two
simultaneous rock concerts, known as Live Aid
and broadcast live worldwide, to raise money
for famine relief, especially in Ethiopia.