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ALBUMThere's No Tomorrow Like Today (The Legend Mix) - SingleThe Boomtown Rats
Albums by The Boomtown Rats
ALBUMCitizens of Boomtown (Deluxe)The Boomtown Rats
ALBUMCitizens of Boomtown (Deluxe)The Boomtown Rats
ALBUMLive Rats 2013 at the London RoundhouseThe Boomtown Rats
ALBUMIn the Long GrassThe Boomtown Rats
ALBUMThe Fine Art of SurfacingThe Boomtown Rats
ALBUMThe Boomtown RatsThe Boomtown Rats
The Boomtown Rats's Popular Music Videos
I Don't Like Mondays (Live at Live Aid, Wembley Stadium, 13th July 1985)
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Drag Me Down (Live at Live Aid, Wembley Stadium, 13th July 1985)
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Back To Boomtown - the fillum
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K.I.S.S.
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Here's a Postcard
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K.I.S.S. (Re-dux)
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Trash Glam Baby
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Monster Monkeys (Live at the Palladium)
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Here's a Rathead
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Monster Monkeys
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The Boomtown Rats Essentials
Travel back to Boomtown with Bob Geldof's trailblazing Irish New Wavers.
Artist Biography
On the cusp of pub rock and New Wave, The Boomtown Rats delivered an explosive mix of buzzing guitars and freewheeling piano melodies on heart-pounding classics like “Lookin' After No. 1” and “Rat Trap.” Formed in Dublin, Ireland, in 1975, the band's original lineup included vocalist and future activist Bob Geldof, guitarists Garry Roberts and Gerry Cott, bassist Pete Briquette, keyboardist Johnnie Fingers, and drummer Simon Crowe, who named their scrappy crew after a gang of street children mentioned in Woody Guthrie's autobiography, Bound for Glory. Early albums like 1978's A Tonic For the Troops and 1979's The Fine Art of Surfacing established The Boomtown Rats as combustive hitmakers with a flair for cheeky social commentary, epitomized by ultimate bummer anthem “I Don't Like Mondays.” In the early ‘80s, Geldof's prominence rose alongside his charity work, producing iconic benefits like Band Aid in 1984 and Live Aid in 1985, which briefly bolstered the band before their split a year later. The Boomtown Rats reunited in 2013 and embarked on several tours across the UK, and in 2020 released a new album titled Citizens of Boomtown, featuring lead single “Trash Glam Baby,” which proved that shimmering rock grit is forever.
Hometown
Dublin, Ireland
Genre
Rock