Bob Geldof reflects on personal toll of Live Aid: “It probably cost me my marriage”
Bob Geldof has opened up the personal cost of the Live Aid concerts, admitting that it “impinged” on his private life.The Boomtown Rats singer and musician Midge Ure were the masterminds behind the 1985 fundraising concerts in London and Philadelphia, which took place 35 years ago today.The concerts raised more than $127 million for the victims of African famine and were watched by nearly two billion people worldwide, over 40% of the world’s population.They also took in some of the most iconic live sets in music history – including Queen‘s show-stealing turn at Wembley Stadium.But in a new interview to mark the 35th anniversary, Geldof said the shows had a huge personal cost on his life.“I hated it.