Tag Archives: Bob Geldof

The Boomtown Rats, Gig Review. o2 Academy, Liverpool.

Bob Geldof at the o2 Academy, Liverpool, October 2014. Photgraph by Ian D. Hall.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

On a night like this…where the decades are rolled back, when the silent regret of Time sheds a tear for the lack of decency and improvement in the lives of those that inhabit the fragile Earth. In which the bullet and the bomb, the political scorn kicking downwards and the rise of a party in which right minded people should be doing all they can to make sure they never get a grasp on even a seat in the next election, let alone have a say in running the country. The Boomtown Rats returned to Liverpool and for those in the crowd at the o2 Academy old enough to remember, gave the type of performance for which audiences at Eric’s would have raved about for weeks on end.

The Boomtown Rats, Gig Review. o2 Academy, Liverpool. full post

(729 words, 2 images, estimated 2:55 mins reading time)

The Boomtown Rats, Gig Review. 02 Academy, Newcastle.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

For those that found themselves in the company of Simon Crowe and Garry Roberts in the Bilston Robin 2 as they thrilled discerning audiences as part of From The Rats in August 2008 the thought that 4/5ths of The Boomtown Rats line-up would tour together during 2013 would have seemed like a dream that could never come true in a million years, an impossible fantasy you would have bet against from the start but slowly and surely the superb Garry Roberts and Simon Crowe have been joined by Bob Geldof and Pete Briquette and with the very talented Darren Beale adding a touch of youthful exuberance to the cause on guitar, The Boomtown Rats took the packed Newcastle 02 Academy and with just a couple of songs performed from a top notch set list, you could see that they had gone down a storm.

The Boomtown Rats, Gig Review. 02 Academy, Newcastle. full post

(598 words, estimated 2:24 mins reading time)

Bob Geldof, Gig Review. Southport Theatre.

Bob Geldof in Southport. Photograph by Ian D. Hall.

Originally published by L.S. Media. September 15th 2011.

L.S. Media Rating ****

Bob Geldof doesn’t tour that often, he doesn’t bring out albums all that frequently either; however within the space of nine months, Bob has managed to do both. The vocal and yet warm crowd that attended the excellent show at the Southport Theatre were treated to a performance by Bob that reminded all that the man still has fire in his veins; a spirit that cannot be easily dismissed and a personality that is so likeable and infectious, that even when he is ranting against the world, there is a certain spark of enjoyment in his eye.

Bob Geldof, Gig Review. Southport Theatre. full post

(436 words, 1 image, estimated 1:45 mins reading time)

Bob Geldof, How To Compose Popular Songs That Will Sell. Album Review.

Originally published by L.S. Media. February 23rd 2011.

Bob Geldof has for so long been associated with the ideals of political activism and one of the great modern philanthropists that for some people his days as a Punk/ Rock rebel and musician are long in the distant past. In certain quarters the songs that he created with the Boomtown Rats may seem like a relic to the man he no longer is, and it is has been such a long time since he recorded anything of note that those critics may have a point.

Bob Geldof, How To Compose Popular Songs That Will Sell. Album Review. full post

(430 words, 1 image, estimated 1:43 mins reading time)