July 22, 2006

Jumping the Shark -- Bob Geldof

Anyone remember Bob Geldof? Boomtown Rats? Live Aid? Live 8? Well, he gave a concert recently and guess who showed up. 45 people... From News 24/AFP
45 turn up for Geldof gig
Live 8 hero Bob Geldof has been forced to cancel two concerts in Italy because of lack of public interest, after only 45 people turned up to see him perform in Milan, Italy's La Stampa newspaper reported on Saturday.

Geldof walked out of Milan's 12 000-capacity Arena Civica on Friday without playing, given the paltry attendance. His manager explained that a concert for less than 400 people would not be viable, the newspaper said.

The 54-year-old Irish rocker, who said he had flown in from South Africa for the gig, sought to placate angry fans afterwards by promising to give a free concert in September.

A scheduled performance in Rome on Saturday night, for which 300 tickets had been sold, was also cancelled, La Stampa said.

Geldof was the driving force behind 10 Live 8 concerts worldwide a year ago, timed to coincide with a G8 summit hosted by Britain, to raise awareness of the plight of millions of Africans living in poverty.

A decade earlier, he spearheaded the Live Aid concerts to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia.

He originally became famous for leading the punk rock group The Boomtown Rats in the late 1970s.
That has got to suck. Still, he was there with musicians and a full crew, he should have put on the show... Talk about a story for the 45 people in the audience! Posted by DaveH at July 22, 2006 10:44 PM
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