Geldof

Geldof commonly refers to Bob Geldof, an Irish musician and humanitarian born on 14 October 1951 in Dublin. He rose to fame as the lead singer of the Boomtown Rats, whose 1979 single I Don't Like Mondays topped the UK charts and became emblematic of the era. After the band’s peak, Geldof pursued various projects and became deeply involved in charitable work.

In 1984 Geldof organized Band Aid, a charity supergroup created to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. The following year, the charity single Do They Know It’s Christmas? united leading musicians and generated significant donations. Building on this effort, Geldof helped organize Live Aid, a coordinated global concert held on 13 July 1985 to broaden fundraising for relief efforts. The event is widely regarded as a turning point in celebrity-driven humanitarian campaigns. His efforts continued with Band Aid II in 1989 and the Live 8 concerts in 2005, which sought to press world leaders to address poverty and debt in Africa.

Geldof’s humanitarian work earned him recognition, including a knighthood in 1986 for services to charity, entitling him to be known as Sir Bob Geldof. Beyond music and philanthropy, he has been involved in broadcasting, writing, and advocacy for international development. His public profile as a musician-activist has influenced subsequent charity campaigns and discussions about how popular culture can contribute to humanitarian causes.