Bob Geldof

Bob Geldolf

 In the 1970´s Bob Geldolf was a Irish songwriter, a singer and a political activist. He was born on the 5 of October 1951. He was famous for writing the song [ I don't like Mondays] and as the prominence  lead singer of the Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats in the late 1970´s. They achieved popularity at the time of the punk rock movement. Bob Geldolf worth $150 Million. His nationality, Republic of Ireland. 

Bob Geldolf was involved in Live Aid because the original events was organised by Bob Geldolf himself and Midge Ure to raise funds for relief of the the 1983 to 1985 in Ethiopia. Because the organisers of Live Aid tried, but there was no success. To run aid efforts directly, channelling millions of pounds to NGOs in Ethiopia. 

Midge Ure

In the 1974´s Midge Ure was a singer and a song writer. He was born on the 10 October 1953. Midge Ure was famous for writing the song [Do they know its Christmas]. He joined the band called Ultravox in 1980. He helped the band became a mainstream success during the time when he also became a producer and making records with Steve Harley and Modern Man.

Midge Ure was involved in Live aid as a trustee for the charity. He is a father to four girls and continues to perform regularly. But like many people of a certain age, Midge Ure has had reinvent him. The song which Midge Ure written Do they know its Christmas, featuring a variety of 80ś pop star performing in the studio, soon inspired an even bigger effort: the dual Live Aid concerts, and it has become a success for Live Aid to raise funds to help Ethiopia.

Do they know its Christmas.

The song means for us to think of those who are living in poverty and Hunger in Africa during the Christmas season, reminding us that they might not even know itś Christmas.

Live Aid

On the same day, concerts inspired by the initiative happened in other countries, such as Australia and Germany. Live aid was  <<The Global Jukebox>> and was held on 13 of July 1985, simultaneously, in Wembley Stadium (London, UK) and John F.Kennedy  (Stadium Philadelphia, USA) . The event was organised by Bob Geldolf and Midge Ure, to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine and fight the poverty in Africa.

It was one of the largest-scale satellite link ups and television broadcast of all time. An estimated 2 billion viewers, across 60 countries, watched the live broadcast.