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Geldof rules out Live Aid anniversary gig

Geldof - No return to Live Aid
Geldof - No return to Live Aid

Bob Geldof, the organiser of the 1985 British and American Live Aid concerts, has said that a concert to celebrate the event's 20th anniversary would not be appropriate.

According to PA News, Geldof said: "It was a big deal in 1985 but I don't think it would be appropriate to have an anniversary concert."

"Why celebrate a concert which was done to help starving people?"

The former Boomtown Rat was speaking before collecting an honorary doctorate in civil law at the University of East Anglia in Norwich yesterday.

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