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Bob Geldof

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  1. Bob Geldof playing London next week
    Male Xtra logo Male Xtra 15 hours ago

    The full tracklisting of 'Live Target' is: 1. The Great Song Of Indifference 2. A Sex Thing 3. Systematic Six-Pack 4. Walking Back To Happiness 5. How I Roll 6. Harvest Moon 7. One For Me 8. Mudslide 9. I Don't Like Mondays 10. Rat Trap Full Article at Male Xtra

  2. Bob Geldof returns to Ethiopia
    RTE Interactive logo RTE Interactive 3 days ago

    Rats star Bob Geldof has said that he is impressed with trade and growth progressions in Africa upon returning to Ethiopia. 1 of 1 Bob Geldof has told of his pride on his return to Ethiopia In a column for The Sun newspaper he wrote: "What a change. ... Full Article at RTE Interactive

  3. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 days ago
    LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 17: Bob Geldof attends The Sunshine Boys Press Night at The Savoy Theatre on May 17, 2012 in London, England.

    LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 17: Bob Geldof attends The Sunshine Boys Press Night at The Savoy Theatre on May 17, 2012 in London, England. View Photo »

  4. What 'J' sits in a box...?
    – Bob Geldof SOURCE: UK Game Shows 3 weeks ago
  5. Western Morning News published Sir Bob will serenade ale fans at city beer festival
    Western Morning News logo Western Morning News 3 days ago

    The former Boomtown Rats frontman will headline the final evening of the two-day celebration on Saturday, July 14. A singer, songwriter, author, occasional actor and political activist, Bob rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Irish rock band... Full Article at Western Morning News

  6. Annan, African Leaders Warn of Growing Inequality
    AllAfrica.com logo AllAfrica.com 3 days ago

    But there is also a long way to go, and Africa's governments must as a matter of urgency turn their attention to those who are being left behind", said Kofi Annan, former United Nations Secretary General. The panel which was chaired by Annan and has as... Full Article at AllAfrica.com

  7. Plymouth Herald published Booze flash – Geldof set for city beer fest
    This Is Plymouth logo This Is Plymouth 4 days ago

    July 14. The Irish singer/songwriter/actor and political activist first hit national consciousness as the mouthy lead singer with punk rock band The Boomtown Rats in the late Seventies, scoring massive hit singles with Rat Trap and I Don't Like Mondays. Full Article at This Is Plymouth

  8. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 weeks ago
    In this photo made available Saturday, May 5, 2012, Irish singer and songwriter Bob Geldof performs during his concert at the first Hay Festival held in Hungary in Budapest Friday night, May 4, 2012.

    In this photo made available Saturday, May 5, 2012, Irish singer and songwriter Bob Geldof performs during his concert at the first Hay Festival held in Hungary in Budapest Friday night, May 4, 2012. View Photo »

  9. Bob Geldof was a programmer at some independent station in London
    SOURCE: The Austin Chronicle 2 months ago
  10. Bob Geldof - Silly Pretty Thing (official video)
    YouTube Logo YouTube Videos 15 months ago
  11. Bob Geldof returns to Ethiopia
    MSN Entertainment logo MSN Entertainment 4 days ago

    Activist rocker Bob Geldof has told of his pride after seeing trade and growth in Africa upon returning to Ethiopia last week (ends13May12).The Boomtown Rats star was blown away by signs of economic improvement he witnessed during his latest visit to... Full Article at MSN Entertainment

  12. Return to Africa: Sir Bob Geldof goes back to Ethiopia to see what's happened to YOUR money
    Mirror.co.uk logo Mirror.co.uk 4 days ago
    Bob Geldof with a woman growing fruit to sell

    “It’s a question of ringing them up, questioning them, doing the details and getting responses. “I have to be a pain in the a*** with the leaders here in Africa, but I need to be an even bigger pain in the a*** with the leaders in my part of the... Full Article at Mirror.co.uk

  13. G8 summit: The hunger game
    The Independent logo The Independent 4 days ago

    That flagship programme is set to expire at the end of this year – without being delivered. According to a detailed accounting study by ONE, the aid lobby group founded by Bono and Bob Geldof, only $6.5bn of the pledged $22bn has been delivered. ... Full Article at The Independent

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  1. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 17: Bob Geldof attends The Sunshine Boys Press Night at The Savoy Theatre on May 17, 2012 in London, England.
  2. In this photo made available Saturday, May 5, 2012, Irish singer and songwriter Bob Geldof performs during his concert at the first Hay Festival held in Hungary in Budapest Friday night, May 4, 2012.
  3. BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 13: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger speaks next to Bob Geldof and Luis Moreno-Ocampo at the Cinema for Peace Gala ceremony at the Konzerthaus Am Gendarmenmarkt during day five of the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival on February...
  4. BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 13: Sir Bob Geldof speaks onstage as actress Catherine Deneuve looks on at the Cinema for Peace Gala ceremony at the Konzerthaus Am Gendarmenmarkt during day five of the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival on February 13, 2012 in Berlin, Germany.
  5. BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 13: Sir Bob Geldof speaks onstage as he attends the Cinema for Peace Gala ceremony at the Konzerthaus Am Gendarmenmarkt during day five of the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival on February 13, 2012 in Berlin, Germany.
  6. BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 13: Bianca Jagger and Bob Geldof attend the Cinema for Peace Gala ceremony at the Konzerthaus Am Gendarmenmarkt during day five of the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival on February 13, 2012 in Berlin, Germany.
  7. BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 13: Sir Bob Geldof, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt attend the Cinema for Peace Gala ceremony at the Konzerthaus Am Gendarmenmarkt during day five of the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival on February 13, 2012 in Berlin, Germany.
  8. BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 13: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Sir Bob Geldof speaks at the Cinema for Peace Gala ceremony at the Konzerthaus Am Gendarmenmarkt during day five of the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival on February 13, 2012 in Berlin, Germany.
  9. Sir Bob Geldof speaks to a TV crew in front of a slab of the Berlin wall decorated with a portrait of Syrian strongman Bashar al-Aassad and inscribed with the words 'More walls to tear down. Since 2002 Cinema for Peace has been a worldwide initiative, promoting humanity through film...

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Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof KBE, known as Bob Geldof (born 5 October 1951), is an Irish singer, songwriter, actor and political activist who became famous as a member of the rock band The Boomtown Rats. His achievements include organising Live Aid and Live 8. Geldof's most notable compositions include "Rat Trap" and "I Don't Like Mondays". He... Full Article At Wikipedia.org

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  1. What 'J' sits in a box...?
    – Bob Geldof SOURCE: UK Game Shows 3 weeks ago
  2. Bob Geldof was a programmer at some independent station in London
    SOURCE: The Austin Chronicle 2 months ago
  3. Private equity is one way to support the enterprise and dynamism of the people of the continent and help provide the needed jobs and skills
    – Bob Geldof SOURCE: The East African 1 month ago
  4. When women are educated, it is quite clear they choose to have fewer children
    – Bob Geldof SOURCE: Zawya.com 2 months ago
  5. I have learned that private equity … can be a major vehicle for positive change in this world
    – Bob Geldof SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 2 months ago
  6. I have learned that private equity, contrary to the Romney-esque debate in the United States at the moment, can be a major vehicle for positive change in this world
    – Bob Geldof SOURCE: Reuters Mobile 2 months ago
  7. You must go and kick the tyres. You are the guys who go where capital needs to go. Capital will only go where it is sent
    – Bob Geldof SOURCE: Reuters Africa 2 months ago
  8. We put together our little thing - a goldilocks thing, not too small, not too big, just right. And we will make a lot of money, a lot. For me I want to leave behind me firms, farms, factories. F*** the money, that's me
    – Bob Geldof SOURCE: Reuters Mobile 2 months ago
  9. You have got the four houses, the three jets, the 10 cars, the 65th f****** Picasso. What's the point? So it's stuff, and right now it's the stuff that will get us out of that mess
    – Bob Geldof SOURCE: Reuters Mobile 2 months ago

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    2. Bob Geldof - Silly Pretty Thing (official video)
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    5. Bob Geldof's star turn - Top Gear Outtakes - BBC
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