Watford has attracted its share of famous names from the music world through the years who have performed or held signing sessions at record shops in the town but very few had the worldwide profile of this singer-songwriter

Bob Geldof had risen to fame as the lead singer of Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats in the 1970s before becoming a global figure through his efforts to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia as a founder of charity supergroup Band Aid and organiser of the Live Aid concerts.

Almost nine years after the biggest names in world music had taken part in the fundraising spectacular at Wembley Stadium and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, a rather smaller crowd gathered to watch Geldof perform at Our Price in the Harlequin Centre where he was promoting a newly-released compilation album, 'Loudmouth – The Best of Bob Geldof and the Boomtown Rats'.

Watford Observer: A security worker looks on in the background as Geldof performsA security worker looks on in the background as Geldof performs (Image: Watford Observer)

A Watford Observer photographer was also in attendance at the record shop on July 1, 1994 and captured these images of the now 72-year-old signing and playing his guitar to try and boost sales of the new album.

Watford Observer: The Band Aid legend was accompanied by a keyboard playerThe Band Aid legend was accompanied by a keyboard player (Image: Watford Observer)

Watford Observer: Some of the crowd watching Geldof performSome of the crowd watching Geldof perform (Image: Watford Observer)

Watford Observer: Geldof's band had topped the charts in the 1970s with 'Rat Trap' and 'I Don't Like Mondays' Geldof's band had topped the charts in the 1970s with 'Rat Trap' and 'I Don't Like Mondays' (Image: Watford Observer)