Artist
The Boomtown Rats
Dún Laoghaire, Ireland · 1975 – 1986
The Boomtown Rats is a music group from Dún Laoghaire, Ireland, active 1975–1986. Their discography on Gatefold includes 16 records.
16
Albums tracked
84
In collections
1975
Since
Biography
Irish rock band, formed in 1975 in Garry Roberts' kitchen in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland, the group originally took the name The Nightlife Thugs. They changed it during the interval of their first gig on October 31st 1975 to The Boomtown Rats, after Woody Guthrie's term for oilfield workers. The original lineup was Bob Geldof (vocals), Garry Roberts (lead guitar), Johnnie Fingers (keyboard), Pete Briquette (bass), Gerry Cott (rhythm guitar) and Simon Crowe (drums).
They recorded six studio albums and a string of successful singles. Cott left the band in 1981. The group remained together until just after the 1985 Live Aid concert of which Bob Geldof, KBE, was the organiser.
The group reformed in 2013, with original members Bob Geldof, Garry Roberts, Pete Briquette, and Simon Crowe joined by Alan Dunn and Darren Beale.
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Discography
Their records — most-collected first.
The Fine Art Of Surfacing
1979
A Tonic For The Troops
1978
Mondo Bongo
1980
I Don't Like Mondays
1979
The Boomtown Rats
1977
In The Long Grass
1984
Ratrospective
1983
V Deep
1982
Banana Republic
1980
Diamond Smiles
1979
Citizens Of Boomtown
2020
Never In A Million Years
1981
Someone's Looking At You
1980
Rat Trap
1978
Like Clockwork
1978
Lookin' After No. 1
1977
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