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Single versions not available on CD?
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Why are the single versions of Rat Trap, Like Clockwork and Do The Rat to name but 3, not available on CD? Like Clockwork is a simple edit, so is easy to recreate from the album track, but Rat Trap has rerecorded lines that were on the single. Somehow, every CD version I could find of Rat Trap is the same, al...
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Chance to win two free tickets for Cork Gig, via Golden Plec website
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I just came across this Irish music website called Goldenplec, and they are holding a draw to win two tickets for the Rats at the Marquee, Cork. Seems it's a 'simple question' you need to answer. But just read through the website beforehand as I think you may need to 'like' it on Facebook- but it seems ho...
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Isle of Wight review
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http://www.key103.co.uk/music/features/review-isle-of-wight-festival-2013/
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UK Tour - O2 Priority Tickets on sale from 9:00 AM Wednesday, June 19 2013
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http://www.o2priority.co.uk/artists/boomtown-rats/10846
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Warning a zillion photos from Isle of Wight festival. Don't bother looking if you'll be bored
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Two more Scottish Dates - Saturday 9th/10th November
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Saturday 9th November - Fat Sam's, Dundee Sunday 10th November - Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen
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Anyone expecting some gigs to be announced on 17th June?
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Once this Isle of Wight date is out of the way, I suspect there will be another gig or two announced. Maybe one not sandwiched between Elvis Costello and Stone Roses at short notice with a bit of luck. Better keep the diary free. -- Edited by ArrGee on Wednesday 5th of June 2013 10:17:24 PM
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What everyone else thinks?
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/live-music-reviews/10122617/Its-what-Bob-Geldof-did-brilliantly-before-he-found-fame.html
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http://www.isleofwightfestival.com/live-stream.aspx
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Boo - no Rats! PROVISIONAL SCHEDULESUNDAYMAIN STAGEThe Bear Social - From 11:00Steve Harley & ****ney Rebel - From 13:00Newton Faulkner - From 14:00Paloma Faith - From 16:30The Script - From 18:30Bon Jovi - From 19:40 -- Edited by Ar...
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Chagstock arrival time
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Was wondering if those going to Chagstock plan on getting there early or in time just for Billy Bragg and The Rats? To be honest the latter acts are the only ones I think are of any repute so spending the day in a field watching acts I've never heard of does not seem like a good idea. Have a return Flybe flight...
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Isle of Wight on Sky Arts 1 (err next week)
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CATCH UP ON FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS07/06/2013To catch up on all the highlights from the weekend, including performances from some of the worlds biggest acts, tune in to Sky Arts 1 HD from 8pm on Friday 21st, Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd June for all the excitement. Whats more, there will be a host of phen...
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Father's day gift?
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Rat head Cufflinks! So classy. -- Edited by ArrGee on Friday 14th of June 2013 08:52:14 AM
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"Announcement"
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Meant to post earlier...after a tip of from work colleague. Chris Evans was alluding to Geldof planning to join his (R2) show on Friday morning with a 'big' announcement to make. Maybe a tour??
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Go Bananas for The Boomtown Rats?
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Maybe a daft idea, but perhaps we could ressurect the tradition of inflatables in the crowd, and what would be more appropriate for the Rats than the inflatable banana...
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play Someone's Looking At You, Banana republic and when the night comes at IOW
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The Boomtown Rats were a great punk band. But they were so versatile. Show how heavyweight the Rats are.
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Absolute Radio coverage of The Isle of Wight Festival
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http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/onair/events/1604-Bon+Jovi+from+Isle+of+Wight+Festival
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Boomtown songs
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Here we go: http://www.hotpress.com/Bob-Geldof/news/Exclusive-Complete-lyrics-to-new-Boomtown-Rats-songs/9916923.html?new_layout=1
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New warm up gig 7/6
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Another unbilled performance arranged for next Friday, 7th June, at The Gate (pub), Rusper Rd, Ifield, Crawley, RH11 0LQ Not sure if/what charge to enter, but first come first served on this one. Band should be on around 9pm again. As per previous - not to be broadcast or band named publically as appea...
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Dream Setlist for 2013 Isle of Wight Festival Reunion...
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My suggestion for dream set... (not in this order) Lookin' After Number One Mary of the 4th Form Neon Heart Joey's On The Street Again I Can Make It If You Can I Never Loved Eva Braun Me And Howard Hughes Rat Trap Someone's Looking At You Diamond Smiles I Don't Like Mondays When The Night Comes Banana Repub...
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what was the setlist for this week's warm up gig?
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Rats to appear on live album to mark 10 year of Marquee concerts in Cork ?
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http://www.irishtimes.com/news/promoter-reveals-plans-for-live-album-to-mark-10-year-of-marquee-concerts-in-cork-1.1424923Among the candidates for inclusion from this years line-up are Sting and Elvis Costello, who are both appear...
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Memorabilia old n new,swap sell?
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Any one have any old/new stuff kicking around?tix shirts etc etc,willing to sell swap whatever? fed up of the ebay hacks trying to rip off folks? Ian
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Saturday night meet up on the Isle of Wight
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I've posted on FB a suggestion to meet up on Saturday night, for those who will be there already. Does anyone know of a nice pub that serves food? It would need to be served by public transport, so those without cars who are dispersed around the island can join us. Preferrably not in the centre of Newport...
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Hobos! Don't give em yer fcukin money, they only spend it on cheap cider...
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Rats at IoW
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They are scheduled to come on stage at 3.25 pm for 50 mins. does anyone want meet just to say hello or hangout for the gig). I was thinking about 1 ish Or so??? although Steve Harley on at 1 pm so maybe before or after that. -- Edited by Jules on Saturday 1st of June 2013 08:08:56 PM
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2 new songs for the tour
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Bob has confirmed he has written 2 new ones in an interview "Geldof says he still writes songs all the time and has written two new songs for the reunion tour one called Ratify and the other simply Boomtown Rats."
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Going Underground
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http://beno.org.uk/metromapcreator/ -- Edited by ArrGee on Friday 24th of May 2013 09:09:44 AM
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You know this Cork gig?
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is it a festival or summat? has anyone got the link please? ta
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Popmaster contestant today
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01scyl8 Listen from just past the hour mark
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Countdown on Countdown
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5hHWVYvlY0 Take it from this, the Rats were number one in Australia for two, maybe three weeks, late Nov/early Dec 1979 with Mondays. Interesting how much later in the year this went to number 1 down under. Heard it said this was number one in 32 countries, but does...
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Is this true? BOOMTOWN RATS REFORMING FOR THE ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL ? (Yes it is)
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Just heard on absolute Radio Bob and the Rats are playing Isle of Wight Festival. -- Edited by ArrGee on Tuesday 29th of January 2013 08:38:07 AM
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Are we "Mental as anything"
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So far Suss and myself are going to Australia Isle of white Cork Devon Hope we havent missed any
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Who the fcuk are Boomtown Rats?
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Obviously there are the six we all know, but do any other ex or current members fit the bill? For me, Darren, Big Pete and Little Bob are Boomtown Rats. Alan should be one by the end of the summer, but do others like Dave McHale count? And what about Dave Maloney ? http://irishmusicdb.com/b/boomtown...
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This forum
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Wouldn't it be good if one or two of the Rats came and did a q&a session on this forum?
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Win tickets to chagstock
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Bobgeldof.com is running a competition via Room 19 to win two free tickets to see The Boomtown Rats at The Chegstock festival which takes place at Chagstock Festival takes place at Whiddon Down, Devon from 19-20 July 2013.
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NEW DATE? Saturday 25th May 2013 - Perth, Australia ~ Challenge Stadium,
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All very strange... We have been advised by the promoter that Boomtown Rats at the Challenge Stadium on Tuesday 28th May has been rescheduled due to the addition of Eurogliders being added to the line up. The concert and will now take place on Saturday 25th May at Challenge Stadium. The start time wil...
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Real Different!
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Taxidermy-Pop-Art-Boomtown-Rats-RAT-TRAP-a-unique-creation-by-My-Pest-Friends-/221213883486?clk_rvr_id=468260804630
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1977 Peel Sessions
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3eBm9Wcx-k The Peel Sessions from 1977are now on YouTube in case anyone has not heard them. Not radically different from the recorded versions they are interesting nonetheless. Some interesting backing noises, vocals and bits on Neon Heart. Also good versi...
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New Zealand
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I see that New Zealand is no longer listed.I hope that this isnt the shape of things to come
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Focussed from here to eternity
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Never noticed in all these years just how long Bob's arms are!
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i can make it if you can
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmjOjqyTPBk geldof's voice sounds different in this youtube version of this song to the recording on CD that i have......... on the album, i think its best of.... his voice sounds incredible........ like a one off, i would be interested to know where he was at as...
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Is IOW likely to get sold out?
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Favourite/best set openers?
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With the upcoming dates in Oz, IOW, Cork and Devon does anyone have a favourite song to open the set. For me it would be Neon Heart, I don't know why but the opening chords are classic Rats and it's a great song to start off with, followed perhaps with Like Clockwork and She's Gonna Do You In.
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Gary confirms new songs quite likely
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According to an interview in the West Cork newspaper The Southern Star Garry Roberts expands on the current state of play in the Rats camp. Best news of all is that he confirms that both Geldof and Garry himself are not on a nostalgia trip and are interested in doing new songs.I'm not sure how long this in...
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Why did they change the running order on the re-mastered CDs from the Vinyl ?
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Why did they change the running order on the re-mastered CDs from the Vinyl ? When I was younger I got used to the running order on the vinyl records so I don't understand why they would change it for the cds ? Mondo Bongo doesn't sound right without Mood Mambo first !
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The Boomtown Rats- 2 new songs 2013
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I wondered if anyone knew if this is true. If they have been recorded? If so when will they be released? TV appesrances etc...
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Bananas from Spain
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUEcCgPjWeQ Again courtesy of You Tube and with even more annoying lighting. Another outing for Bob's beret and brown suit.
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Woody Guthrie - The Connection between The Rats and Billy Bragg...
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... and Wilco for that matter. Like one degree of separation. The Boomtown Rats name came from Guthrie's book Bound for Glory. Bragg recorded Mermaid Avenue which essentially was his reworkings of Guthrie's unrecorded work with Wilco. And Jay Bennett of Wilco recorded Kicking at the Perfumed Air...
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I hope Bob Geldof plays the acoustic guitar at the Isle of Wight Reunion
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I saw the infamous Cadogan Hall gig with Gerry Cott, Geldof looks wicked playing the guitar. I will be disappointed if he doesn't at the reunion. Maybe not for every song but at least for some of them.
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Rats mention/photo on Tiswas from January 1980
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From YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8v7ejWBlQ8 Sally James announces new single at around 11:37 Should only be a matter of time before one of their various Tiswas appearances surfaces on You Tube
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Minehead Friday 26th April - CANCELLED
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The Great British Alternative Festival Minehead -From the Jam along with The Blockheads, The Fall, Boomtown Rats, Eddie and The Hot Rods, Selector, Neville Staples, -- Edited by ArrGee on Wednesday 27th of March 2013 07:50:13 PM
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Kickers...
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I don't get my KicKers no more from Clarks or JD Sports... I never knew they were shoes for adults, I just thought they were for young kids.
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Rats Down Under
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New tour dates added: www.theboomtownrats.com
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RAM Gigs in doubt?
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Rats listings for Garry/Simon band are no longer posted under their own name. Class of 77 gigs for FTJ are still (currently) listed with Rats, but Blockheads ones for same dates are not. From memory the commitments were Minehead 26/4, Leamington 13/9 and Cambridge 14/9, but might well be worth chec...
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Two platinum tickets for the price of one - Sydney/Adelaide/Brisbane/Melbourne until 5pm Thursday 28 March 2013
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Get 2 Platinum Tickets for the price of 1; 2 for 1 Special Offer is only available from 9am on Monday 25 March 2013 until 5pm Thursday 28 March 2013 Click here for Sydney http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?pp=QOFFR&sh=BOOMTOWN13#.UVIHL...
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Those were the days
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeEWtNaW6KE&sns=fb
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Sinéad O'Connor inspired by Rats on TOTP ...
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... seeing Bob Geldof rip up photo of Grease star, she decided to copy him but with John Paul II instead of John Travolta... When the Boomtown Rats went to No. 1 in England with Rat Trap, she recalls, Geldof went on Top of The Pops and ripped up a photo of John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, who had been...
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Where do you want to see The Boomtown Rats this year?
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Cork and The Isle of Wight is all well and good, but there have to be some more shows, surely. Obviously, a London date at Hammersmith Odeon (now Apollo), Hope & Anchor or The 100 club would fit the bill for me, though The Village in Dublin would be one I would definitely travel for. I reckon the locals...
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A full release not just the limited TV coverage
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Who thinks that Geldof and the Rats still have it? Shouldn't Bob put his money where his mouth is and write a great new song that will create a splash? Rather than complaining about how useless music is now, Geldof and the Rats should show how it could be done. I don't see why they cannot come up with new son...
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Various Rats and friends
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This must be Simon, Garry and Pete and Al is joining them, we know as keyboardist. As long as he doesn't keep a birdless silence. Had to share, made me .
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Devon Rats
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Not on the BG website but on the BTR one. Rats headlining: http://www.chagstock.info/buy-tickets.aspx
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Believe what you read or not?
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http://gulfnews.com/about-gulf-news/al-nisr-portfolio/tabloid/sir-bob-geldof-is-back-to-dubai-1.1156436 in this interview re Bob's solo gig in Dubai this week, he suggests there might be more music from the Rats. More Six-Pack style work or something different altogether?
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What should we call this tour/comeback?
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Just thinking,why don´t we give this tour/comeback a name.I am calling it the "Its All The Rage" tour.Any ideas...........
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Glastonbury Live '85....Gonna take your money!
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Crowe on Geldof
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Most of you probably already new this but i thought it was really weird! Why the hell would he say that? http://launch.yahoo.com/read/news/12036568
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Cork 96fm interview
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Cork News - Friday 1st March 2013 - "I Am Half Corkonian"
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http://thecorknews.ie/articles/%E2%80%98i-am-half-corkonian%E2%80%99-9701 I do gigs with my own crowd, but its a bit more of a weight really with the Boomtown Rats. The band arose out of an economic social condition and we actually ended the band with an u...
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Link for Cork tickets.
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http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/event/18004A55E0B98766?artistid=1090482&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1-- Edited by ArrGee on Thursday 21st of February 2...
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In this week's Sunday Independent (Ireland) - 3rd March 2013
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...as he prepares to re-unite with his Boomtown Rats, he talks to Barry Egan in this weeks Sunday Independent. http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/exclusive-content/in-this-weeks-sunday-independent-29101510.html#sthash.5nz1QFrA.dpuf
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http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsfilmtv/geldof-reckons-rats-deserve-top-billing-223512.html"...we were never accepted by the cultural Taliban in the UK. It always drove us nuts that pe...
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Good Geldof/ Roberts radio interview yesterday
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http://www.rte.ie/radio1/radioplayer/rteradioweb.html#!rii=9%3A20159934%3A4502%3A22%2D02%2D2013%3A
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New Band Photo
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Hi folks, there is a new band photo on the website that I thought you might like to see: www.TheBoomtownRats.com -- Edited by BTR on Thursday 21st of February 2013 05:24:51 PM
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Short Geldof Interview on TV3 (22nd February 2013)
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http://www.tv3.ie/article.php?article_id=96355&;locID=1.2
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"I suppose you could say the Isle of Wight is a rehearsal for Cork"
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http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2013/0221/breaking58.html
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http://www.themorrisagency.co.uk/blog/hire-boomtown-rats-band/
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Primetime radio ad for Cork gig
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An ad from Aiken Promotions appeared on RTE Radio 1 during the Pat Kenny Show mid morning advising that tickets go on sale for The Boomtown Rats Cork gig at 9am tomorrow!Normally only really heavyweight gigs get promo spots on radio,and the Pat Kenny show is the most listened to radio show in Ireland....
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Greatest comeback since.....
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Just a bit of fun really. After being away for over 25 years the Rats comeback is extraordinary. What other comebacks can you think of that rank right up there? Apart from Lazarus in the bible? Liverpool 0-3 down at half time in Champions League. Various soap stars coming back from the dead on tv?Sharon...
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German Dates??
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Some interesting dates on the bobgeldof.com website. Solo or with the Rats? The two days prior to the Isle of Wight festival? Friday 14th June Heilbronn - FrankenstadionSaturday 15th June Gräfenhainichen - FerropolisFriday 21st June Bocholt - Stadion am Hünting Saturday 22nd June At. Wende...
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Elephant's Graveyard
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I know many of you have seen this before. I like it. A Lot of fun, especially the Dr Who extras. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Shmjh6UGqCo
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I Don't Like Mondays - Dudgeon Session Demo
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From YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p3oWqJhwcg Stunning. Never heard this before. Shades of IOW to come?
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When was the last time four or more rats gathered together?
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I know Garry played with Bob & Pete in Dublin I know Gerry turned up at the 100 club with Simon & Garry I know Garry played with Bob & Pete on Geldof's album I know Bob turned up in Camden for Simon & Garry I know Pete turned up in Blackheath for Simon & Garry I know Simon saw Bob & Pete...
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Rats warm up show?
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I would imagine that the reunited Rats will play a warm up gig or two prior to their IOW appearance. Most bands do prior to touring/festivals and i would imagine its even more important bearing in mind that Bob and Pete will be joining in. These type of gigs are usually very low key and notification is no...
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Help with vinyl?
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Hiya, I was wondering if anybody could help me.... I recently brought a copy of A Tonic for the Troops from a charity shop, the woman told me that this version was special and i should check out if it was worth anything. I got home, checked on Discogs i cant seem to find this copy on there. Basically, the ca...
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What you can look forward to in the next six months...
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Interviews in the Evening Standard, The Times and The Telegraph.Warm up datesTV appearance on Jonathan Ross/Graham NortonInterviews on Radio 2Scathing NME review on 19th June 2013I Don't Like Mondays appearing in the lower reaches of the iTunes chartNo crosswords from suss What else?
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Motivations for Rats reunion
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First of all I'm delighted the Rats will be performing together again but I was just thinking about the various motives. I suspect to a large degree it is friends getting who in the past have achieved remarkable success in the music business. I doubt there is too much of a financial motivation. More lik...
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Apparently Bob is on a low carb diet and he and band will look like sexy beasts at IOW.
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http://metro.co.uk/2013/01/29/sir-bob-geldof-on-low-carb-diet-to-look-like-a-sexy-beast-3371572/
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RTE Report on the return of the Rats
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From YouTube: -- Edited by ArrGee on Wednesday 30th of January 2013 08:14:20 PM
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TOTP week by week through '77
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Only 2 or 3 weeks to go until BBC4 show the edition where the Rats enter at 28 with Looking After No. 1. The actual performance lurks about somewhere on You Tube I think as well. Been quite good of late and you can sense punk/new wave jostling for attention alongside Donna Summer, David Soul, Abba, Jackso...
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Rats 2013 Dates
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Ratified (public rehearsals)Saturday 4th May 2013 - Hurtwood Park Polo Club, Surrey, UKFriday 7th June 2013 - The Gate, Ifield, Sussex, UK The Boomtown RatsSunday 16th June 2013 - Isle of Wight Festival, UKFriday 5th July 2013 - Live at the Marquee, Cork, IrelandSunday 7th July 2013 - Seenl...
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If you can't post - hit CTRL+F5
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If you look at a post and you are not looged in and then you log in, you won't be able to reply to it until you hit CTRL-F5 This is a fault and I shall be bringing it up with Sparlit/Activeboard.
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Deal or no Deal
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Possible Rats gig next Jan (19th) on Kent coast. If we're lucky might even be confirmed before 2012 is out
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Garry on the Radio
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http://www.boomtownrats.co.uk/home.html
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This forum is misbehaving....
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Not sure what to do. I recreated the Rats forum, but to no avail. It does work via recent posts. Think sparklit have messed it up...
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Corby gig 4th May
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RAM site showing a gig 4th May at the Irish Centre in Corby, with Blockheads. Assume Rats on first.
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NME Readers Poll 79
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http://www.thespecials.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=424513 Bob Geldof 14 Freddie Mercury 15 Roger Daltrey...
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Poetry in Motion
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http://www.hotpress.com/politics/frontlines/Poetry-in-motion/9355427.html?new_layout=1&page_no=3&show_comments=1My older brother got A Tonic For The Troops free with a Hot Press subscription back in 1978, recalled E. OConnor. We just played it like crazy. This was the so...
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Class of 77 - Christmas dates in Bournemouth, Guildford and Bristol
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http://www.ents24.com/web/event/The-Class-of-77-A-Very-Special-Christmas-Concert-G-Live-Guildford-2870740.htmlDecember 2012Saturday 22nd Class of 77. G Live Guildford with From The Jam and The BlockheadsSunday 23rd Class of 77....
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