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The Boomtown Rats

Dún Laoghaire, Ireland • 1975-01-01 – 1986-01-01

The Boomtown Rats is credited on 261 releases across 37 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1977–2008 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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261

Pressings credited

37

Albums

4

Decades active

89

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Biography

The Boomtown Rats are an Irish rock/new wave band originally formed in Dublin in 1975. Between 1977 and 1985, they had a series of Irish and UK hits including "Like Clockwork", "Rat Trap", "I Don't Like Mondays" and "Banana Republic". The original line-up comprised six musicians; five from Dún Laoghaire in County Dublin; Gerry Cott (rhythm guitar), Simon Crowe (drums), Johnnie Fingers (keyboards), Bob Geldof (vocals) and Garry Roberts (lead guitar), plus Fingers's cousin Pete Briquette (bass). The Boomtown Rats broke up in 1986, but reformed in 2013, without Fingers or Cott. Garry Roberts died in 2022. The band's fame and notability have been overshadowed by the charity work of frontman Bob Geldof.

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261 releases · 37 albums · active 1977–2008

  • Production · 264
  • Performance · 31
  • Other credits · 3

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