Bob Geldof In Spectacular Foul-Mouthed Rant At Music Festival-Goers For Wearing 'Wall To Wall Primark' Clothing

Bob Geldof launched into a spectacular foul-mouthed rant at music festival-goers - for wearing “wall to wall Primark” clothing.

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Hundreds of fans walked out of the two-day Brentwood Festival in Essex last weekend as the Boomtown Rats big mouth - who is a millionaire - slammed members of the public for wearing clothes from the budget store.

He even stopped after one song and insulted the family event for being so tame.

The band had been booked to headline the music extravaganza, but Geldof started swearing at soon as they came on stage, shouting: “We don’t do Abba. We don’t do Robbie f*****g Williams.

"Brentwood, we are the Boomtown Rats. We are mega. And you are Brentwood. How do we know that you are Brentwood and we are mega?

"Because I am wearing a f**k off pretend snakeskin suit and [they] are wearing f**k off cowboy shirts even though they live in London.”

Referring to one of his band, he said: “This [guy] who you’ll remember as a slim handsome young lad … is wearing a f**k off purple suit with an elasticated waistband so that when he gets even f*****g fatter you won’t notice.

"On the other hand Brentwood, you are wearing wall to wall f*****g Primark.

"This is a rock and roll festival. When you come to a rock and roll festival you dress for a rock and roll festival. You can never be too careful.

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"That song we just did was written at the end of 1975 when Margaret Thatcher became leader of the opposition.

"What are you booing for? We’re in f*****g Brexit land here guys. Yeah, we’re Irish, we’re still in Europe.

"It’s just as well we wrote that song because this year is about Theresa May. She’s gonna do you in.

"There’s always someone looking at you Brentwood.”

Several disgruntled fans took to Twitter to vent their frustration at the super-rich singer’s outburst.

‏@LydzOldershaw said: “Bob Geldof swearing and going mental at Brentwood festival was so inappropriate telling the crowd off for wearing Primark ”

@ballsandbeers said: “Horrendous individual, who loves the sound of his own voice. He hasn’t made a decent track in decades.”

During a performance of I Don’t Like Mondays, Geldof paused and stayed silent for 90 seconds.

One festival-goer, who left with her husband before the finale, said: “They sounded pretty dreadful, especially after just hearing the fantastic voice of Tony Hadley, and of course they have a very limited back catalogue.

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"We were just thinking we probably wouldn’t bother staying to hear I Don’t Like Mondays as it didn’t look like it would be worth the wait when Bob launched into an extraordinary, expletive-laden rant.

"As he launched into another dreadful song, we, along with hordes of others, headed for the exit and I found myself in a queue to leave in the middle of the headline set.

"All around you could hear mutterings from fed up festival-goers of how disgusting he was and ‘how dare he’.

"It was a shame he had marred what was otherwise a fabulous day out.”

Festival co-ordinator Laurie Edmonds apologised for the language, but said it was “part of the act.”

She said: “They’re a punk band. You expect them to be a bit controversial and he got a reaction from the crowd.

"People know he speaks his mind. That’s just what they do but they were a fantastic punk band and we thought it would go down well with our crowds.

"We know he’s a bit of a lightning rod and people will have strong reactions to him.”

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She explained that organisers had made a conscious decision to put the act on post-watershed.

She continued: “We were disappointed that there was so much swearing. We want this to be a family event and it would have been nice if it was toned down.

"Some people who felt it was offensive made the decision to leave.

"We’re truly sorry if people were offended. It wasn’t our intention in booking them.

"We have had a couple of complaints but we’ve equally had people saying they were one of the best sets all weekend.

"There were still several thousands of people who stayed to the very end and were asking for encores.”