Fans shocked as rock star worth £111m is seen queuing for Ryanair flight

The Irish Sun

21-07-2025

FANS have been left totally shocked after spotting a rock star worth £111m queuing for a Ryanair flight.
Not only was this Irish superstar seen about to board a budget flight, but he told a fan: "I don't spend millions on luxury travel."
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Bob Geldof was seen at Venice's Marco Polo airport on Friday
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He wore a white shirt and a beige hat
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He posed with travel content creator Jay Curtis
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Boomtown Rats frontman
The Live Aid founder was seen by a fan as he waited at the check-in queue for his flight.
Seen with his bandmates at Venice's Marco Polo airport, Bob was waiting to board his plane to London, as per reports.
One onlooker saw Bob waiting in line and noted how he had queued with regular members of the public who were also flying, for an hour.
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Fellow passenger Jay Curtis, 39, saw Bob as he was waiting to board the plane.
As well as seeing him in line, he also saw him enjoying a croissant and a coffee whilst waiting for his flight, believed to be to London, on Friday afternoon.
Speaking to
"There was quite a long queue at the Ryanair check-in, and
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"I had a selfie with him in the line but saw him twice again.
"He was sat in a cafe after security about three or four tables away from me, having a coffee and a croissant.
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"I was just surprised; the guy's worth $150m and he's queuing with everyone else."
He then explained how he was "quite shocked" and noted how he "was not priority or anything".
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Mr Curtis went on to say how Bob and his band "didn't even pay to fast-track security or anything".
Mr Curtis, who is a travel influencer, spoke to Bob and asked him: "Why are you flying Ryanair?"
I don't spend money on luxury travel.
Bob Geldof to fellow plane passenger
Bob replied: "I don't spend money on luxury travel."
The traveller then explained how his flight to Bristol from Venice was £47.
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"So he's probably not spent much more than that on his flight," he added.
The Irish rocker is widely recognised for his
activism
and charity work.
In 1984, he teamed up with
Midge Ure
to found the charity supergroup
Band Aid
to raise money for
famine relief
in
Ethiopia.
Bob and Midge went on to organise the charity super-concert
Live Aid
the following year and the
Live 8
concerts in 2005.
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Jay Curtis has dished the gossip on his chat with Bob
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