#Queen at wembley live aid full#
#Queen at wembley live aid series#

On Friday nightвЂ™s Late Late Show, Bob will celebrate his 70th birthday, alongside his children Pixie and Tiger, his wife Jeane, and his sister Lynn. ItвЂ™s very easy with my missus who IвЂ™ve been with for 25 years, IвЂ™m sort of a one-woman geezer.вЂ™ Geldof had publically stated that the family was вЂbeyond painвЂ™ over the news of her passing. Speaking to Tommy Tiernan about the relationships more recently, he said: вЂYou must always look to that woman who animates you, so that once again she electrifies you. Geldof had publically stated that the family was вЂbeyond painвЂ™ over the news of her passing.ДЄ year later, Bob married his long-term girlfriend and French actress Jeanne Marine, who he had been dating for 18 years. In 2014, BobвЂ™s daughter Peaches died at aged 25 of a heroin overdose, survived by her husband Thomas Cohen and her sons Astala and Phaedra. When Paula died of a heroin overdose in 2000, Geldof also became the legal guardian of Tiger Lily Hutchence.

#Queen at wembley live aid full#

In 1997, Mr Hutchence died by suicide, and Geldof was granted full custody of his three children. Paula left Bob for Australian singer Michael Hutchence, with whom she had a daughter named Tiger Lily Hutchence in 1996. Divorce and custodyД«ob and his wife Paula went on to have two more daughters together, named Peaches Honeyblossom Geldof and Little Pixie Geldof, before they eventually divorced in 1996. His stint on the radio show lasted a total of six months. It is understood that the singer was hoodwinked by a listener who had called in with the hoax story of Ian DuryвЂ™s passing. Pic: Clive Limpkin/Daily Mail/REX/Shutterstock

#Queen at wembley live aid series#

Bob decided to part with The Boomtown Rats in 1986 to embark on a solo career - though the band did reform in 2013 for a series of tour dates and a classic hits album. In 1998, Bob worked as a radio DJ on LondonвЂ™s XFM, and incorrectly announced the death of singer Ian Dury on his first day. Geldof released a number of hit singles, and regularly joined forces with other renowned names in the music industry. The same year, Bob married Paula Yates in Las Vegas after ten years of dating. Pic: Getty Images Solo CareerД«ob decided to part with The Boomtown Rats in 1986 to embark on a solo career - though the band did reform in 2013 for a series of tour dates and a classic hits album. The Live Aid lineup featured more than 75 acts, including Queen, Elton John, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Paul McCartney, U2, The Who, Tom Petty, and Madonna. The next year, Geldof was granted an honorary knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II for his outstanding effort. Overall, the event raised more than ВЈ150 million for famine relief. The event was broadcast live across BBC television and radio, with acts playing from both Wembley Stadium in London and John F Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia. Pic: Getty Images Live AidДЄfter the success of Band Aid, Bob went on to learn that African nations needed far more money and decided to organise Live Aid in 1985 - one of the most important and large-scale stage shows in history. The song became the UKвЂ™s fastest seller of all time, going on to sell more than three million copies. It was a year later that Geldof wasВ deeply moved by the famine in Ethiopia and wrote the now-iconic charity single Do They Know ItвЂ™s Christmas.Д«ob enlisted some of the biggest names in the industry to get involved in the single, including Phil Collins, David Bowie, Paul McCartney, George Michael, Bono, Spandau Ballet, Bananarama, and Kool & The Gang. In 1983, Bob and Paula had their first child together, named Fifi Trixibelle Geldof. A year before the infamous RTE interview, Bob began dating his first wife Paula Yates - a music journalist and host of music show The Tube. The interview was heavily criticised by the Irish public, and The Boomtown Rats didnвЂ™t play in Ireland for a number of years as a result.ДЄ year before the infamous RTE interview, Bob began dating his first wife Paula Yates - a music journalist and host of the music show The Tube.