The Live Aid concerts for African famine relief turn 40 on Sunday, July 13, but for organizer Bob Geldof of the Boomtown Rats ...

In early 2020, The Boomtown Rats' year was shaping up to be a blockbuster. The Irish band — led by frontman and activist Bob Geldof, who later became known as the co-organizer of Live Aid and co ...

BOOMTOWN Rat Garry Roberts passed away this week after fulfilling a dream to reform the Irish group that once stormed the charts.The 72-year-old admit. Jump directly to the content.

The Boomtown Rats singer who fund-raised millions to help the Ethiopian famine says that rock 'n' roll has lost its romance ...

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Following their reunion in 2013, the Rats—Geldof, guitarist Garry Roberts, bassist Pete Briquette and drummer Simon Crowe—released Citizens of Boomtown last month, their first new studio album ...

The Boomtown Rats Guitarist Garry Roberts Dead at 72: 'He Was The Legend' Garry Roberts was a founding member and crucial to the Irish Rock success "who summed up the sense of who The Rats are" By.

The Boomtown Rats played their first U.S. show in more than 25 years on Friday night, taking the stage at New York City's Terminal 5.

The Boomtown Rats are preparing to release their first new album in 36 years — including the track “Sweet Thing,” premiering exclusively below. But frontman Bob Geldof says the long gap was ...

The Boomtown Rats, the new wave band which brought Bob Geldof to fame, are to be united once more as they join the many acts of yesteryear who have bowed to the temptation to reform.

The Boomtown Rats, who re-formed last year for the Isle Of Wight festival and went on to tour the UK and Ireland will release a new compilation of classic Rats tracks on October 13th.

Steve May typed: "The Boomtown Rats were the first band I really loved as a kid & Garry's guitar was an essential part of that sound - RIP Garry Roberts." Related articles.