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Shane Macgowan's Funeral Attended By Johnny Depp And Nick Cave As Thousands Pay Their Respects To The Pogues Legend

Johnny Depp and Nick Cave were among those to pay their respects to the late Shane MacGowan at his public funeral mass in Ireland on Friday afternoon (08.12.23).The late Pogues star sadly died aged 65...

Bob Geldof

Sir Bob Geldof Issues Warning About New Musical Based On Story Of Live Aid: ‘It Better Not Be S***!’

Sir Bob Geldof is warning a new musical based on the story of Live Aid “better not be s***”. The Boomtown Rats frontman, 71, is set to see the story immortalised on stage of how...

Jack Osbourne

Jack Osbourne Says Russell Brand Has Done 'Vulgar, Outrageous, Crazy Things'

Jack Osbourne has admitted his longtime friend Russell Brand he has done "vulgar, outrageous, crazy things".The 48-year-old comedian has been accused of raping, sexually assaulting and emotionally abusing four women at the height of his...

Bob Marley

Sinead O’Connor Wanted To Be Remembered As A ‘Seed’ That Would Live Forever

Sinead O’Connor wanted to be remembered as a “seed” that would never die. The ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ singer, found dead in London aged 56 on 26 July, spoke out about how she thought she...

Midge Ure

Midge Ure: The Day You Don't Pinch-yourself Meeting Your Idols Is The Day To Give It All Up

Midge Ure says successful musicians who say they no longer get starstruck meeting their heroes might as well "give it all up".The former Ultravox and Visage star - who co-organised the charity concerts Live Aid,...

Forget The Music! Sinead O’Connor Defined Success By Relationship With God And String Of Religions

Sinead O’Connor defined success by her relationship with God and a string of religions – and not by making hits.The ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ singer, who died in London on 26 July aged 56, was...

Sinead O’Connor’S Former Home In Ireland Being Used As Shrine To The Singer

Sinead O’Connor’s former home in Ireland has been turned into a shrine to the singer. Even though it was sold in 2021, the house is empty and is being covered with flowers, photos and candles...

Sinead O’Connor’S Final Song Is A ‘Haunting’ Rendition Of ‘Outlander’ Theme: ‘She Really Resonated With The Main Character‘

Sinead O’Connor’s final song is a “haunting” rendition of ‘The Skye Boat Song’ for drama ‘Outlander’. The singer, who was laid to rest on Tuesday (08.08.23) after she was found dead in London aged 56...

Sinead O’Connor’S Brother Read Poem He Wrote About Birdsong At Her Funeral

Sinead O’Connor’s brother read a poem he wrote about birdsong at her funeral. Joseph O’Connor shared the 10-verse work on Tuesday (08.08.23) in front of her family and A-list friends including Bono and Sir Bob...

Sinead O’Connor’S Resting Place Marked With A Simple Golden Plaque After Muslim Funeral

Sinead O’Connor’s resting place has been marked with a simple golden plaque.The ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ singer, found dead in London while working on what turned out to be her final album aged 56 on...

SinéAd O’Connor’S Muslim Funeral Imam: ‘She Never Moved Away From God’

Sinéad O’Connor’s Muslim funeral Imam says she “never moved away from God”.Shaykh Dr Umar Al-Qadri, chief Imam at the Islamic Centre of Ireland, conducted the private service for friends and family in the singer’s former...

Sinead Oconnor

SinéAd O'connor Hailed As Beacon Of Hope At Her Private Muslim Funeral

Sinéad O'Connor was hailed as a beacon of hope who led a tortured life at her private Muslim funeral.The ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ singer was laid to rest on Tuesday (08.08.23) morning in her native...

Bob Geldof

'Laden With Desperation, Despair And Sorrow': Bob Geldof Details Final Messages From Sinead O'connor

Bob Geldof received messages "laden with desperation, despair and sorrow" from Sinead O'Connor in the weeks before she died.The Boomtown Rats singer paid tribute to the 'Mandinka' singer - who was found dead at her...

Boomtown Rats Star Garry Roberts Dies Aged 72

Boomtown Rats star Garry Roberts has died at the age of 72.The guitarist passed away on Wednesday morning (09.11.22), with the band describing him as an "old friend and great guitarist".In a statement posted on...

Bob Geldof

Bob Geldof Angered By Criticism Of 'White Saviours'

Bob Geldof is unhappy with criticism of "white saviours".Celebrities such as Stacey Dooley have faced a backlash for visiting African countries to conduct charity work but the Live Aid creator finds the anger "trite and...

Boomtown Rats

The Boomtown Rats Release Citizens Of Boomtown Outtakes Ep

The Boomtown Rats have released an EP of outtakes from their acclaimed album 'Citizens of Boomtown'.Bob Geldof's iconic punk rock band - also comprising Pete Briquette on bass, Simon Crowe on drums and Garry Roberts...

Bob Geldof

Sir Bob Geldof's Monet-inspired Pond

Sir Bob Geldof wants a Monet-inspired pond built on his land in Kent.The Live Aid founder has submitted plans to the council to ask for permission to build the water feature at his Davington Priory...

Bob Geldof

Bob Geldof Questions The 'Purpose' Of One World: Together At Home

Bob Geldof didn't understand the ambition behind the 'One World: Together At Home' concert.The high-profile music event was created by Lady Gaga, in support of the World Health Organization, amid the coronavirus pandemic, but Geldof...

Bob Geldof

Sir Bob Geldof Once Sent 1,000 Dead Rats To Us Radio Djs

Sir Bob Geldof once sent 1,000 dead rats to radio DJs in America.The 68-year-old rocker has revealed he sent the deceased rats - which were soaked in formaldehyde - to DJs in the US as...

Bob Geldof

Bob Geldof Says Daughter Peaches Was 'Too Clever For Her Own Good'

Bob Geldof thinks his daughter Peaches was ''too clever for her own good''.The model died of a heroin overdose in April 2014, at the age of 25, and Bob admits it's still ''impossible'' for him...

Bob Geldof

Bob Geldof Slams Snowflakes Who Slam Band Aid Single As Culturally Inappropriate

Bob Geldof has blasted the snowflakes who moan about his Band Aid hit 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' making celebrities out to be ''white saviours''.The Boomtown Rats frontman brought together the biggest names in music...

David Beckham

Celebs Could Face Huge Tax Bills After Tax Avoidance Legal Ruling

A number of big-name celebrities including David Beckham, Gary Lineker and Ant & Dec are among those who have lost a legal big to overturn a tax bill of £700 million.They are among more than...

Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie And Ben Affleck Among Our Favourite Celebrity Humanitarians

Part of being a celebrity means using your voice, your recognition and your wealth to make a difference in the world. It's almost an unspoken rule. But for some stars the likes of Angelina Jolie...

Bob Geldof

Bob Geldof Rants At Fans For Wearing Primark During Festival Set

Bob Geldof reportedly ranted at fans during the Brentwood Festival in Essex last weekend because, according to him, they were wearing Primark clothes. The Mirror reports that hundreds of fans walked out of the family...

Peaches Geldof

Peaches Geldof's Husband Thomas Cohen Pays Tribute To Late Wife At First Solo Gig

Thomas Cohen, the widower of Peaches Geldof has paid tribute to his late wife while performing his first solo gig in London. The 25-year-old reportedly referenced Geldof’s passing in two of the songs he performed...

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch, Charlotte Church And Other Celebs Criticised For Speaking Out About Political Topics

Outspoken celebrities such as Benedict Cumberbatch, George Clooney, Katie Hopkins and Charlotte Church have been condemned in a new article by a former special adviser to the Conservative Home Secretary Theresa May.Cumberbatch, 39, famously used...

Peaches Geldof

Peaches Geldof Died With £450,000 Of Debts, New Report Suggests

Peaches Geldof may have owed roughly £450,000 in debts at the time of her death last year, a new report from The Daily Mirror has suggested.The 25 year old socialite, and daughter of rock star...

Bob Geldof

Bob Geldof Reveals He 'Half-expected' Peaches To Die Young

Bob Geldof opens up about the death of his daughter Peaches last year in a heart-breaking radio interview in which he contemplated losing three important women in his life, including his ex wife and mother....

Bob Geldof

Bob Geldof Berates Millennials In Fierce Rant About The State Of The World

Sir Bob Geldof has branded the ‘millennial’ generation as failures in a new speech he delivered about the state of the world following last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris, saying that the social media generation...

Bob Geldof

Stars Campaign For Mental Health Funding In Open Letter

The Boomtown Rats frontman leads calls for mental health care funding to be protected, and made equal to investments for physical health, when a Government spending review is announced on 25 November (15)....

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