Bob Geldof has marked a surprise 70th birthday on RTÉ’s Late Late Show with star studded tributes from Elton John, Bono, the Edge, Ringo Starr, Sting and Roger Waters. Bono and The Edge sang The Beatles In My Life I Love You More via video link for Geldof. Ringo Starr said: “It’s my pleasure, Ringo here in LA, I wanted to say happy birthday Bob, I see you’re turning 70, I remember it well. “Peace and love, have a great birthday and see you when I see you.”Sting added: “Bob has an intimidating sense of his uniqueness, without apology or otherwise, in other words it takes a lot of balls to be Bob Geldof. Former president Mary Robinson said she "really appreciated" Geldof "galvanised" people through music and art but "also seriously," referring to Live Aid and his other campaigning work.

Source: Irish Independent October 01, 2021 21:56 UTC