Live Aid: The sequel

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Well obviously the first Live Aid worked so well, twenty years later Bob Geldof needs to foist his naïve view of global politics upon us again. The former Boomtown Rat—who was knighted as a result of the 1985 concert to raise funds for African famine relief—is more known for his rants of ‘Give us your f—money’ at the original event than his music. (I’m betting you didn’t run out last year to buy the third version of Do They Know It’s Christmas? written by Geldof.) 

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