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The Boomtown Rats

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Years Active
1975 – 1986 (11 years)
The Boomtown Rats is a group led by Bob Geldof (full name: Robert Fredrick Zenon Geldof, born October 5th 1951). Playing and influenced music, their initial incarnation lasted from 1976 to 1986), but the band recently reformed. All six primary members (Gary Roberts, Pete Briquette, Gerry Cott, Simon Crowe, and Johnnie Moylett alongside Geldof) were originally from Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland. Originally, they used the moniker 'The Nightlife Thugs'. The name "The Boomtown Rats" comes from a gang of down-and-outs from Woody Guthrie's auto… read more
The Boomtown Rats is a group led by Bob Geldof (full name: Robert Fredrick Zenon Geldof, born October 5th 1951). Playing and influenced music, their initial incarnation lasted from 1976 to 1986), but the band recently reformed. All six primary members (Gary Roberts, Pete Br… read more
The Boomtown Rats is a group led by Bob Geldof (full name: Robert Fredrick Zenon Geldof, born October 5th 1951). Playing and influenced music, their initial incarnation lasted from 1976 to 1986), but the band recently reformed. All six primary members (Gary Roberts, Pete Briquette, Gerry Cott, Simon Crowe, and Johnnie Moylett alongside Geldof) … read more

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1 Play track The Fine Art Of Surfacing I Don't Like Mondays
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 1,322 listeners
2 Play track A Tonic For The Troops Rat Trap
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 214 listeners
3 Play track V Deep Up All Night
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4 Play track The Fine Art Of Surfacing Someone's Looking At You
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 64 listeners
5 Play track The Fine Art Of Surfacing Diamond Smiles
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6 Play track Mondo Bongo Banana Republic
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7 Play track Loudmouth - The Best Of Bob Geldof & The Boomtown Rats Lookin' After No. 1
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8 Play track A Tonic For The Troops Like Clockwork
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9 Play track A Tonic For The Troops She's So Modern
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10 Play track The Fine Art Of Surfacing Wind Chill Factor (Minus Zero)
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Albums

  1. 169,104 listeners

    24 Oct 1979 · 10 tracks

    The Fine Art Of Surfacing
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  2. 45,060 listeners

    Jun 1978 · 10 tracks

    A Tonic For The Troops
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  3. 19,408 listeners

    Dec 1980 · 12 tracks

    Mondo Bongo
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  4. 18,495 listeners

    28 Apr 1994 · 4 tracks

    Loudmouth - The Best Of Bob Geldof & The Boomtown Rats
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