Bobby Kildea

Bob Kildea
Bob Kildea performing on 2 March 2006 at the Nokia Theatre in Times Square.
Background information
Birth nameRobert Michael Kildea
Also known asBelfast
OriginBangor, Northern Ireland
GenresIndie rock
Instrument(s)Guitar, bass

Robert Michael "Bob" Kildea is a musician from Northern Ireland. He plays bass and guitar in the Scottish indie pop band Belle & Sebastian, after joining in 2001 to replace departing bassist Stuart David, and had previously been in V-Twin.

In December 2008, he toured with The Vaselines during Belle & Sebastian's hiatus, during which Stuart Murdoch was heading his God Help the Girl project.

Bob features alongside Belle and Sebastian co-star Stevie Jackson on the 2011 album 'Fuerteventura' by Spanish artist Russian Red