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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 6-12:Feb. 6: Actor Mamie Van Doren is 91.

EXCLUSIVE: Pierce Brosnan has signed on to star in Fast Charlie, a hitman thriller from director Phillip Noyce (Salt, Clear and Present Danger), which is scheduled to enter production in January, Boomtown Media Partners & Screen Media Ventures, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Company, announced today.

Friday’s Late Late Show was a very star-studded affair all in celebration of one man – the legend that is Bob Geldof.

Bob Geldof may not like Mondays but likely has no issue with Fridays as he is set to take center stage on this week’s The Late Late Show.

London - just weeks after welcoming her first child.  The daughter of Boomtown Rats singer Sir Bob Geldof and the late Paula Yates cradled her baby daughter, whose name is yet to be disclosed, while out with husband George Barnett.

COVID-19 rates across the UK.Back in April Boomtown cancelled its 2021 event, citing a lack of a COVID-specific insurance policy from the UK government.While all restrictions on social distancing and capacity limits for live shows in England will be removed on Monday (July 19) as the country enters the fourth and final stage of its route out of lockdown, cases continue to rise across the country.As a result, Boom Village – which was set to be held from August 10-14 – has now cancelled its event.

On opposing sides. Seal and Heidi Klum finalized their divorce in 2014 and haven’t had an easy time coparenting their four kids.

Boomtown and 2000 Trees announced their cancellation in recent weeks, with the AIF previously predicting that this would be the case in the months leading up to the decision.Research from the AIF, which has been tracking the 2021 festival season, shows that 26 per cent of all UK festivals over 5,000 capacity have already announced that they will not be able to go ahead this year.It is thought that organisers are reluctant to shell out huge sums for festivals without Covid insurance as they run

coronavirus.The cancellation comes days after Boomtown and Barn On The Farm confirmed their cancellation in the last week, with both festivals stating that they faced a huge financial risk if COVID was to prevent them from going ahead in any capacity without insurance.Deer Shed was originally set to welcome the likes of James and Stereolab from July 30 – August 1, but said that the lack of insurance remained a “hurdle” they were unable to clear.“Earlier in the year, we were hopeful a government

Reading and Leeds Festivals boss Melvin Benn have called on the government to offer festival insurance against coronavirus, after the lack of financial protection caused a line of events to cancel their 2021 editions.Boomtown and Barn On The Farm have both confirmed their cancellation in the last week, with both festivals stating that they faced a huge financial risk if COVID was to prevent them from going ahead in any capacity without insurance.“For an independent event as large and complex as

COVID-specific insurance policy from the UK government.The Winchester-based festival is the latest in a line of events cancelling their 2021 editions for this reason.In a statement explaining the decision, the organisers of Boomtown said: “After almost half a year of collective campaigning to the government, sadly COVID specific cancellation insurance for events still does not exist at this point in time.

Bob Geldof's daughter Pixie is expecting her first child. The 30-year-old model, the daughter of Boomtown Rats star Bob and the late Paula Yates, showed off a large baby bump during a stroll in London with husband George Barnett, in pictures obtained by the Daily Mail Online.

‘The future of UK music festivals’ inquiry began back in January and was first announced back in November following a devastating year for the music festival sector in the UK as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.The inquiry is taking place as uncertainty continues to prevail over the fate of the UK’s festival season in 2021 due to the ongoing impact of the pandemic, and an opening hearing back in January saw talks from the organisers of Parklife and Boomtown.A press release for this week’s

Rupert Everett has admitted he doesn’t feel guilty about his six year affair with Bob Geldof’s partner Paula Yates.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 7-13Feb. 7: Saxophonist Brian Travers of UB40 is 62.

today’s cancellation of Glastonbury.After the coronavirus pandemic proved devastating for last year’s festival, it is feared that a similar run of cancellations could have a much more longterm impact on the circuit. At the start of January, The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) select committee heard from organisers of Parklife and Boomtown that many summer festivals could be cancelled as soon as the end of this month without urgent government clarity, assurances on what might be

The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) select committee heard from organisers of Parklife and Boomtown earlier today (January 5), as an inquiry into the future of festivals in light of the coronavirus pandemic began.It comes after festivals in the UK suffered huge losses in 2020, unable to go ahead due to the global health crisis.“If the government don’t help with insurance then the smaller festivals are going to drop away,” Sacha Lord, co-founder of Parklife, said.

Parklife and Boomtown on the chances of successfully planning and holding a music festival in 2021.‘The future of UK music festivals’ inquiry begins tomorrow (January 5) and was first announced back in November following a devastating year for the music festival sector in the UK as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.Parklife co-founder Sacha Lord, who is also the Night-Time Economy Adviser for Greater Manchester, and Boomtown’s Communications and Strategy Director Anna Wade will both speak

coronavirus crisis.The annual event was set to take place at Matterley Estate, near Winchester between August 12-16 2020 but organisers were forced to pull the plug in April when the UK was under lockdown.Today (October 1) organisers have set out plans to wipe the slate clean in 2021 by creating a “post-pandemic world which is all about connection, community and celebration”.

Bob Geldof’s Live Aid heroics cost him his marriage to the late Paula Yates and his career.

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

NEW YORK -- The legendary Live Aid concerts 35 years ago did a lot of good — helping reduce African famine and putting a spotlight on the world’s poorest nations. But it wasn't always good for one of its key organizers.

Bob Geldof has recalled an early Boomtown Rats publicity stunt put together by the band’s US record label in the 1970s. It was so simple, but went so badly wrong that he reckons it is the reason the band never broke America.

There are a lot of ways for bands from overseas to make their mark in the U.S. Some of the standbys are relentless touring, hitting all the late-night talk shows and morning teams, or just putting out a killer album that is undeniable no matter where you're from.

They were sent to DJs "busy playing disco in the middle of the 70s"

Sir Bob Geldof has revealed he once sent 1,000 dead rats soaked in formaldehyde to US radio DJs as a bizarre publicity stunt.

Bob Geldof thinks his daughter Peaches was "too clever for her own good".

Live Aid organizer and activist Bob Geldof isn’t convinced the world will change for the better following the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Boomtown Rats are preparing to release their first new album in 36 years -- including the track "Sweet Thing," premiering exclusively below. But frontman Bob Geldof says the long gap was not because of a breakup."We never broke up.

© Provided by Evoke.ie Bob Geldolf opened up about the pain of losing a child during an appearance on The Tommy Tiernan Show.

Bob Geldof is well known for his incredible musical talent as well as his humanitarian work but something we didn’t know a lot about was his sex life.

Bob Geldof has said that time does not heal, following the death of his daughter Peaches.

Bob Geldolf opened up about the pain of losing a child during an appearance on The Tommy Tiernan Show.

The Libertines and Wu Tang are among the 2020 headliners

Bob Geldof has said that watching a teenager moan to a friend about not having enough money helped to inspire his band’s latest single.

The Boomtown Rats—the Irish rock band formed by Bob Geldof in 1975—have announced their first new album in 36 years, as Stereogum notes. Citizens of Boomtown arrives March 13 via BMG. Ahead of the new LP, the band has shared lead single “Trash Glam Baby.” Give it a listen below, and scroll down to find Citizens of Boomtown’s tracklist.