Boomtown

Boomtown becomes latest music festival to be cancelled for second year in row

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Boomtown becomes latest music festival to be cancelled for second year in row as ‘devastated’ organisers blame government for lack of Covid-insurance scheme The Winchester event said it was ‘devastated’ to abort for a second straight year Organisers unwilling to stake millions on lockdown having ended by August It piles more pressure on ministers to … Read more

Bob Geldof on why the time is right for a new Boomtown Rats album

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Bob Geldof is close to tears. He is speaking about his daughter Peaches, who died from a drug overdose in 2014, aged 25, and has become overwhelmed by emotion. ‘She was lovely,’ Geldof says, before taking a moment to compose himself. ‘But she was always a frantic child as a little baby. She couldn’t sleep. … Read more