The Boomtown Rats

ArrGee · ArrGee

In the main I am quite happy with all my UK and US originals, but if they do go down the road of re-issuing LPs then I would be tempted to buy a new Mondo Bongo as the original UK pressing was pretty poor. Of course, having got one then I would have to get the rest (except debut if they dont fix it).

Mike menzies · Mike menzies

Can anyone tell me if these were released or whether they are on any of kirsty car thanks

Mike menzies · Mike menzies

if I'm not mistaken it's roughly 40years since mondays and we have the chance of a new album where has the time gone we've all aged and gone through life's bumps but now the rats are back and the world is a better place again. Ha Ha

Laibach · Laibach

For thoso who haven't heard it Gerry Cotts 1982 single The Ballad Of The Lone Ranger is on You Tube, heard part of it once on the radio when it was released so its great to hear it in full, good song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8oVh4Xshzo

ArrGee · ArrGee

Feel free to nominate others to add to this list, I just took what was on the other thread... -- Edited by ArrGee on Wednesday 12th of September 2012 04:29:18 PM -- Edited by ArrGee on Thursday 11th of July 2019 03:17:15 PM

zippaguppis · zippaguppis

Solo stuff aside, personally my list of songs that weren't that popular (this also depends where you live..i'm looking from an american standpoint!), that I do enjoy, are: Wind Chill Factor (Minus Zero) Please Don't Go Man At The Top Europe Looked Ugly ( I didn't even know this existed until I stumble...

Harry Hooper · Harry Hooper

Why did the Rats become so unpopular in the early 1980s? Why do I still love them? I'm a new member so forgive me starting a new thread straight away, I'm a lifelong fan of the band who only recently read Bobs autobiography I am ashamed to say! Incredibly, I just didn't buy it at the time and always resiste...

ArrGee · ArrGee

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/jun/24/joseph-oconnor-on-dun-laoghaireWe kids took a certain pleasure in the emptiness of Dún Laoghaire, its jagged, unswimmable inlets, its broken-down boarding houses. When local band the Boomtown Rats began to make it big, their success belo...

Noel · Noel

According to Pete Briquette the Rats are to record a video for a new song next week. No song title or other details given. Check PB Facebook for confirmation.

Mark L · Mark L

https://variety.com/2019/music/news/read-lucian-grainge-letter-universal-fire-1203246704/

jamieuka · jamieuka

The lyrics aren't terribly complimentary (clue's in the name), so when I heard BG and Nigel Farage mentioned in the context of the same news item I guessed BG would be in the Leave camp. Of course, I guessed wrong. Have I completely misunderstood the lyrics (e.g. Europe as a metaphor?) or has BG's views...

ArrGee · ArrGee

A new intro to I don't like Mondays courtesy of Offred in Handmaid's Tale... https://youtu.be/KduJjVduFhk

zippaguppis · zippaguppis

As I made my rounds to listen to Alphabet Town a couple of weeks ago, I had spotted that someone uploaded Cott playing a handful of songs from his album Urban Soundscapes (plus a couple others...Amazing Grace, Summertime..). I hadn't seen these before, and they were uploaded shortly before I found th...

Noel · Noel

As many of us had predicted the High Court case over the authorship of I Don't Like Mondays was settled out of court. I have always thought Fingers must have had a pretty big input into the song, and where would we be without Fingers performing the song live from 1979-1986. Anyway here's an interesting f...

manatthetop · manatthetop

Have to say what a great wee album this was/is. In my opinion completely overlooked on it's release. Dave. A Hold of me, Drag me down.Tonight,Hard times. How this album and the singles that came of it were never hit's I will never understand to this day In my top 3 best of Rats LPs

Mike menzies · Mike menzies

Can't believe how fast time flies went to this low key gig on18/6/83 they were in brilliant form seems like yesterday hope we get something this year as the time is ticking and 2019 is halfway through and no activity at all still we live in hope

Mark L · Mark L

https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/brendan-oconnor-high-on-a-mountain-in-mexico-38145761.html

ArrGee · ArrGee

Not one I will be attending with a ticket price of 735 euro. 15th May 2019 Warsaw, Poland https://wbj.pl/boomtown-rats-with-bob-geldorf-at-2019-ceeqa-gala-in-warsaw/post/122524 THE BOOMTOWN RATS featuring Bob Geldof, Garry Roberts, Peter Briquette and Simon Crowe to headline live en...

Noel · Noel

Spotted this rare item on YouTube: Gung Ho cassette from 1987. Features short 'interview'/promo by Simon, Johnnie and Yoko: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHqH2roksQk Tape also contains Japanese/German version of Play to Win. Seems first verse is in Japanese and rest is in German. Wonder...

Mike menzies · Mike menzies

Was this ever released on 12inch in the us I know that there was a 7inch as I got a copy I just wondered if anyone on forum knew cheers mike

Mark L · Mark L

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/playlist-20-greatest-singles-1979-punk-motown-rock-a8874356.html

Mark L · Mark L

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bbvduZDE5a0 Ive not seen this before, probably because this TOTP edition was fronted by Dave Lee Travis who appears briefly at the end. Gerry on drums, Garry on keyboards and Fingers on guitar! But Bob as ever on lead vocals.

Noel · Noel

Here's the full gig from Wexford last Halloween weekend. I've met Andy the guy who filmed it, a few times. Excellent camera work which gives a real feel for what the Rats are like, live, in a fairly intimate setting. Bit of an old Moran's Hotel vibe going on here, full on performance so can't really ask f...

ArrGee · ArrGee

Maybe a little late, but a few shows on BBC Four tonight featuring Irish bands including The Boomtown Rats. Just watching a pre #1 performance of Rat Trap from TOTP. In many ways better than the Travolta photo ripping one.

Mark L · Mark L

Some poor camera work possibly caused by badly arranged and therefore annoying lighting, but interesting nevertheless and courtesy of YouTube which is regularly now hosting little-seen vintage bits and bobs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmaB4fuK8OM a brief offering of Mondays prece...

Noel · Noel

Excellent performance of full length Elephant's Graveyard. Had not seen this on YouTube before so here goes.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYs4Bf3gK1c

ArrGee · ArrGee

I posted a like on a Vipers post on Facebook and one thing led to another and this is a early rendition of Neon Heart which has a very Stonesy feel to it. Thanks to The Vipers!

colinegypt · colinegypt

Sorry to start this again - I know it has been discussed from time to time here. Did anyone ever manage to track down a copy of the early demo tape? I recently got to listen to a copy of a 1980 BBC Transcription disc with a profile of the Rats and it includes a couple of snippets from a demo - including a versi...

ArrGee · ArrGee

They must know it isn't my birthday next week and are scheduling this. I won't be up in the wee small hours like another in this parish, but TiVo can record it. Probably worth a coffee of two for Mr. Geldof. Mr Briquette, Crowe and Fingers can get one to share as well along with Mick & Keef. https://ww...

Jules · Jules

Rat Trap - is no 472 down 2 places from last year when it was 470 Mondays - 231 - down from 175 last year. I forgot to vote and spread the word. Maybe we could have pushed them slightly higher. Still it's good to know all those people who voted are still thinking of the Rats. Just beneath them are The Rol...

Noel · Noel

Seem to be hitting a rich vein of Rats tv performances lately.Here's Someones Looking At You. Last minute of video is a bit weird.

Noel · Noel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razzmatazz_(UK_TV_series)

diffbrook · diffbrook

Continuing from the Tube thread - Anyone else remember Peter Cox as the Boomtown Rats session singer on 1984 sight and sound - pre Go west Days?

Mark L · Mark L

3 songs, Rat Trap, Drag me Down and A Hold of Me https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ankJz8QYTJM

ArrGee · ArrGee

Like Clockwork by The Boomtown Rats was the very first song on the new station on May 31 1979 https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2019/0108/1021876-in-pictures-the-legendary-career-of-larry-gogan/ -- Edited by ArrGee on Thursday 10th of January 2019 01:53:29 PM

ArrGee · ArrGee

I never really liked the covers of most of the Rats LPs . A Tonic for the Troops is an exception so how about some alternate covers? First up Surfacing (the album should be renamed Xs and Os ). Just need care to avoid OXO... Ideally the Xs and Os would be embossed

ArrGee · ArrGee

Not quite Bohemian Rhapsody... https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6795278/ Narrated through her diary, the story is a fictional account of Laura, a petite self-destructive and remote teenager living a drug fuelled dead-end, latch-key existence in a Southern Californian suburb.Mondays is a f...

Mark L · Mark L

Happy New Year all Let's hope its Mega

ArrGee · ArrGee

On 12th November 1978 the charts looked like this... PosLWTitle, ArtistPeak PosWoC 12 RAT TRAPTHE BOOMTOWN RATSENSIGN16 24 HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOUOLIVIA NEWTON-JOHNRSO23 31 SUMMER NIGHTSJOHN TRAVOLTA AND OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHNRSO110 43 SANDYJOHN TRAVOLTAPOLYDOR27

ArrGee · ArrGee

Bob Geldof and The Boomtown Rats play live to a sell-out crowd at London's Dominion Theatre in 1985, in support of their last album together, In The Long Grass. They performed their number one hits Rat Trap and I Don't Like Mondays as well as many other hits.

Mark L · Mark L

https://m.independent.ie/entertainment/music/we-might-have-done-some-things-differently-the-blades-arguably-the-finest-group-in-the-country-in-the-80s-are-back-37603933.html

Mike menzies · Mike menzies

just rec rats live at Skegness cd 10tracks band in great form started with close as you'll ever be and finished w boomtown rats super like being there (I think this is a bootleg it says outcast music limited to100 dsiscs) still hoping for mega in2019

Derek The Dane · Derek The Dane

Please do not ask me how much I paid for this. Sounds great though.

Noel · Noel

Will be in Wexford tomorrow night to see the best band in the world. ever.period. Anyway will post a review and observations etc Hope there are some new songs as the old setlist can get a bit predictable and we seem to be waiting forever for some new product. Incidentally it was around this time 40 years a...

Noel · Noel

Interesting interview with Garry ahead of the Sligo and Wexford gigs. Some more detail on the spilt and eventual regrouping. Makes you glad everything eventual turned out fine and how lucky we are that they are playing live and on brilliant form. http://www.thejournal.ie/garry-roberts-boomto...

Mark L · Mark L

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lgLWkZSQX-g#fauxfullscreen

ArrGee · ArrGee

Friday 19 January 2018 Pier 2, Bremen, Germany Saturday 20 January 2018 Sporthalle Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany Monday 22nd January 2018 Batschkapp, Frankfurt, Germany Saturday 2nd June 2018 Holywood Harmony Festival, Co Down, Saturday 16th June 2018 Lets Rock, Temple Newsham, Leeds Sunday 8th J...

noelindublin · noelindublin

Excuse the lack of proper research but I was leafing through the autobiography of record producer Tony Visconti in a bookshop recently. He of course produced Mondo Bongo in Ibiza in 1981. He said the age of the great guitar player was obviously over, referring to the perceived lack of talent in Gerry C...

JoanOfArc · JoanOfArc

i think i enjoyed this gig the most BTR were THE highlight of the entire festival they completey ROCKED it! Bob was totally onform! loved every second

ArrGee · ArrGee

https://mailchi.mp/letsrockthemoor/lets-rock-london-2017-only-11-weeks-to-go-859885?e=bd86498fee

Mark L · Mark L

https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/when-pop-and-punk-proved-to-be-just-the-tonic-37036548.html

Mark L · Mark L

BBC4 will be carrying on with the nostalgia here, meaning Geldof returns to the TOTP studio with This is the World calling in the autumn of 86. So probably just before Christmas 2018 in the reruns. I began to lose some interest in the pop scene in 86 which has declined to almost nil now after 32 years. 1998...

Mike menzies · Mike menzies

cant believe 35years agon(datewise18/6/83) on Monday I went to see the rats in brum at Aston uni brill gig brill night although out of contract they were in fab form can't believe their back now happy days

Noel · Noel

The Rats are due to play at a big gig in Marley Park, Rathfarmham in South Dublin on July 8th. The are supporting headliners Queen and Adam Lambert. Tickets are a bit pricey at 80 euros which is about £70. The Darkness are also on the bill which most likely will see the Rats doing a shorter set. Anyway it's...

ArrGee · ArrGee

Anyone go?

ArrGee · ArrGee

https://www.irishnews.com/arts/2018/06/02/news/bob-geldof-for-my-generation-the-ireland-of-today-is-wonderful-miraculous-1344774/....the Rats are back in action in Holywood with a set likely to feature a couple of brand new songs from their recently recorded new a...

Airlane1979 · Airlane1979

I've been looking for the audio of this for a while, having long since lost the cassette I recorded when it was broadcast on Radio 1 in December 1978. Well, it has been nearly forty years. Does anyone know of a source to download or stream this gig? I see that it used to be on YouTube but no longer.

Eugene · Eugene

Hello! I am, Eugene Kirpichnikov, from Odessa, Ukraine.In 2017, I and Leonid Shelestov (my friend from Kiev) organized a Facebook group entitled "Club fans of Bob Geldof in Ukraine". This group has been created to popularize work Bob Geldof and The Boomtown Rats in Ukraine, and in other countries,...

Joe · Joe

On at 3.30pm so you have to bunk off work. But probably on catch up.

Scottie · Scottie

Brilliant video. There must be a story behind this one. Where was it filmed? Bob looks good in a hard hat. http://youtube.com/watch?v=7BZ-UDz_L-0 -- Edited by Scottie at 23:43, 2007-11-01

Mark L · Mark L

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5pXp1f_vcZA March 85 on Saturday Superstore

Mark L · Mark L

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9LkJ_z0k-C8 Informative You Tube video from Mr Sundstrom although only the U.K. singles are mentioned. Such a great, overlooked album, it is astonishing how epically it failed, especially given Geldofs profile at the time.

harryhooper2 · harryhooper2

The Boomtown Rats Marlay Park July 8th {supporting Queen}. Book your flights! https://www.nova.ie/latest_news/queen-adam-lambert-rock-around-block/

Mike menzies · Mike menzies

cant believe to been 40years since this was released and we look like we might be getting some ew rats songs how awesome is that hope they release soon (tiding myself over by playing rats back catalogue in order)&many live ones in between

ArrGee · ArrGee

set your tivo...

diffbrook · diffbrook

Playing devil advocate and perhaps stirring up some debate, after the increasing number of school shooting is America, is IDLM in bad taste and should it be retired? I know it's a song that most casual fans want to hear, but for me it simply tells a story of a school shooting. Poor taste? Maybe if it was ve...

Mark L · Mark L

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FYU3ksamfDA Interesting recording. The last comment by Bob is unfathomable however. How can he say he wrote it about something completely different, she was just the fool in the middle?

ronthecabbie · ronthecabbie

Apparently a source close to me has informed me bob is so fcuked off with the press that he won't sing again. Daggerrat tells me that bob will try and reprise his help for 3rd world health issues.Greedy cnut must be skint.lol Shame as I played v deep for the first time in 3 yrs weds.

Mark L · Mark L

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yq3gAqGcOjk Edited Million Years video for Saturday Superstore consumption, leaving out the broken glasses, shredded fingers from guitar strings and associated blood. Plus at 1:55 a group shot on the final Dont stop now line that is not part of the full length vi...

Mark L · Mark L

Just had the Story of 1982 and Big Hits of 1982 on BBC4 so the station continues with the now familiar format of rerunning the weekly TOTP episodes from yesteryear towards and over each weekend starting on Referendum Day at 7.30pm with Peter Powell introducing the 07/01/82 show. The Human League are s...

Mike menzies · Mike menzies

just receover this concert of th rats at cortona in2017 14tracks sound in resilient form all the songs up to banana hopefully keep me going till new stuff

manatthetop · manatthetop

The Rats are to play in Ireland again 2nd June at the Harmony Live 2018 In Holywood Rugby Club Co Down this holds 1,500 and the price £33 50. Hope to see some of you rat fans at this gig. Nice wee town about 6 miles from Belfast Gonna be beer and food at the gig

TIMBO · TIMBO

The Boomtown Rats were on the BBC 1 quiz show, Pointless. The contestants selected Irish bands as their choice for the final round. They were given 3 bands - Bewitched, The Cranberries and the Rats, and had to name 3 records (of which they had to get 1 correct as being pointless) where people asked in a p...

Rats Fan · Rats Fan

Hello, I'm a big Rats fan, longtime forum member and young musician. I've spent the last few years following the Boomtown Rats around and being booked on the smaller stages at festivals they have performed at (Isle of Wight, Wychwood, Wellowfest, Victorious) and seeing them 8 times on the last tour...

colinegypt · colinegypt

I'm hoping someone might be able to shed some light on a copy of Rat Trap I've just picked up on Ebay?The first unusual thing is that it's pressed in blue vinyl with red injection moulded labels - I've uploaded some images here: http://www.45cat.com/record/eny16.One side is the standard UK Ensign pr...

Noel · Noel

I see that a new movie basic on the Rats top hit is due in production this year. More info below: Madeleine Arthur has been cast to play the lead in the upcoming indie drama Tell Me Why I Dont Like Mondays, Variety has learned exclusively. The project is based on Boomtown Rats 1979 hit song I Dont Like Monda...

Derek The Dane · Derek The Dane

Just got of the homepage that was selling tickets for the Hamburg concert and it now states that the concert is cancelled.I am not sure about the other 2 dates as I did not look.Gutted is all I can say.

JoanOfArc · JoanOfArc

What wet re you doing? How old were you? What life stage were you at? had you grown pubic hair by then? were you still a virgin? how was your love life? did you drink? smoke? can you remember even? well, the most i can remember without actually researching the exact year it was no.1, was that, i was a...

Mark L · Mark L

4 Boomtown Rats spotted on this show. Couldn't see Garry. It was the end performance, Band Aid, with some poor miming and Paul Weller filling in for Bono's legendary line. The Rats would not appear on Top of the Pops for another 10 years when Mondays reached 38 on it's second outing to support the re...

manatthetop · manatthetop

Which do you think is the best song? In my opinion has to be house on fire I just don't get why this song is always looked over on the best of

ArrGee · ArrGee

After Rebel Rebel, now it's School's Out - Geldof has gone glam! He will have stars on his funky little boat race next time he plays..

ArrGee · ArrGee

https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:M-x_9g-406gJ:https://www.hotpress.com/music/interviews/The-First-Hot-Press-Interview-with-Tom-Petty/20887838.html+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk

manatthetop · manatthetop

Anyone been watching this Fcuking Great Geldof just sang Rebel,rebel

Beistovin · Beistovin

I am a huge Rats fan but I have lots of artists that I like . The Kinks,Queen,XTC,Squeeze,Howard Jones,Midnight Oil, just to name a handful .

Mark L · Mark L

courtesy of YouTube https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oK6b2xM2sGA

Mike menzies · Mike menzies

on the rats site the list of gigs is this accurate I knowi have a 1985 concert not listed on the list has anyone else done a more accurate list just wondered ,!

Mark L · Mark L

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=II54OfOStOk Most will have seen this, but for those that haven't - here are the Rats on Kenny Everett with SLAY from 1980. Seems budget was no concern either for this TV production or the TOTP one, where Geldof rotated nervously in an office chair cutting himself fr...

Mike menzies · Mike menzies

did they do any others other than Chippenham goidiggers &are there any recordings of these?

Rats Fan · Rats Fan

Hello, Just out of curiosity, I wondered what is the Rats' biggest ever UK show. I'm not including festivals or support slots they may have done. I'm talking a concert where they put tickets on sale in a venue. What is the biggest venue they've ever played in England? I'm just curious. I wondered if any...

ArrGee · ArrGee

Sunday 5th March Sporthalle, Krochmannstraße 55, 22297 Hamburg, Germany. POSTPONED UNTIL SAT 20 JANUARY 2018Monday 6th March Pier 2, Gröpelinger Fährweg 6, 28237 Bremen, Germany POSTPONED UNTIL FRI 19 JANUARY 2018Friday 24th March The Mandela Hall, 79 University Rd, BelfastSaturday 2...

Mark L · Mark L

Anyone over the water catch this last night? I can't get it on the IPad due to location. Wondered if Bob gave any new album update?

Mike menzies · Mike menzies

just rec this concert on cd great performance from lads inc song stir it up ( never heard rats sing this before or after but fab rendition ) wonder what else is out there?

ArrGee · ArrGee

http://www.nlhnews.co.uk/article.cfm?id=119286&;headline=Death%20of%20Barnet%20music%20mogul%20who%20signed%20Boomtown%20Rats%20and%20Thin%20Lizzy&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2017

Noel · Noel

Just spotted this, nearly hour long interview with Geldof and Fingers from back in 79. Have just downloaded it onto another device so will report back with any interesting observations. Not sure if any regulars have heard this, I don't believe it was ever on YouTube until now so I presume it's pretty r...

ArrGee · ArrGee

Another gig bites the dust. Getting hard to see The Rats these days. http://www.onelivefestival.co.uk/ IMPORTANT ANNOUCEMENTTHE ORGANISERS OF ONE LIVE HAVE HAD TO MAKE THE VERY DIFFICULT DECISION TO CANCEL THE 8TH JULY 2017 EVENT.WE REGRET ANY DISAPPOINTMENT THIS MAY CAUSE AND ASSURE FULL...

ArrGee · ArrGee

not much notice, but some early Rats from 1977 + others. Rude Boy follows at 10pm (and that will be on again on 26th June) -- Edited by ArrGee on Monday 12th of June 2017 06:19:21 PM

ArrGee · ArrGee

http://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/15322647.Preckyfest_music_festival_postponed__organisers_announce/THE Preckyfest music concert has been postponed, organisers have announced. The event was due to take pla...

ArrGee · ArrGee

suss wrote:The band are due in studio later this month, cutting a number of tracks I believe. Whether there are sufficient to warrant an album release in any format I don't know, or whether they will limit to adding to live set or just decide nothing is right for promotion/release I also wouldn't know...

daggerrat · daggerrat

Just flown back from Sudan via Dubai on Emirates. Great choice of music though only Rat Trap from the boys, the likes of Blondie, U2 early stuff before they became a gospel choir lol , strokes, clash etc . Think that they should look at adding a Rats album or 2 though , they have crap like Daft Punk in their...

colinegypt · colinegypt

Hello - I'm not sure if this is the correct place to ask this question but I've tried the obvious places (ebay, Musicstack, Discogs etc) and am struggling. For a couple of years I've been collecting the Rat's 7" vinyls..trying to build a global collection. I've been doing OK until recently but have hi...

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	Burn Motherfcuker Burn (Preview) A new intro to I don't like Mondays courtesy of Offred in Handmaid's Tale... https://youtu.be/KduJjVduFhk	ArrGee	0	2255	Sun Jun 9 9:35 PM, 2019 by ArrGee
	New Gerry Cott videos ? gerry cott videos (Preview) As I made my rounds to listen to Alphabet Town a couple of weeks ago, I had spotted that someone uploaded Cott playing a handful of songs from his album Urban Soundscapes (plus a couple others...Amazing Grace, Summertime..). I hadn't seen these before, and they were uploaded shortly before I found th...	zippaguppis	1	2574	Sun Jun 9 9:12 PM, 2019 by ArrGee
	Fingers and Geldof settle out of court (Preview) As many of us had predicted the High Court case over the authorship of I Don't Like Mondays was settled out of court. I have always thought Fingers must have had a pretty big input into the song, and where would we be without Fingers performing the song live from 1979-1986. Anyway here's an interesting f...	Noel	39	4050	Sun Jun 9 8:51 PM, 2019 by ArrGee
	In The Long Grass (Preview) Have to say what a great wee album this was/is. In my opinion completely overlooked on it's release. Dave. A Hold of me, Drag me down.Tonight,Hard times. How this album and the singles that came of it were never hit's I will never understand to this day In my top 3 best of Rats LPs	manatthetop	6	3033	Sat Jun 8 2:20 AM, 2019 by zippaguppis
	Aston 1983 (Preview) Can't believe how fast time flies went to this low key gig on18/6/83 they were in brilliant form seems like yesterday hope we get something this year as the time is ticking and 2019 is halfway through and no activity at all still we live in hope	Mike menzies	1	2363	Thu Jun 6 4:38 PM, 2019 by Mark L
	Playing the camera as well as the candelabra (Preview) https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/brendan-oconnor-high-on-a-mountain-in-mexico-38145761.html	Mark L	0	2325	Thu May 30 11:47 PM, 2019 by Mark L
	2019 Gigs (Preview) Not one I will be attending with a ticket price of 735 euro. 15th May 2019 Warsaw, Poland https://wbj.pl/boomtown-rats-with-bob-geldorf-at-2019-ceeqa-gala-in-warsaw/post/122524 THE BOOMTOWN RATS featuring Bob Geldof, Garry Roberts, Peter Briquette and Simon Crowe to headline live en...	ArrGee	27	3050	Thu May 30 8:28 AM, 2019 by Mike menzies
	Gung Ho Cassette 1987 (Preview) Spotted this rare item on YouTube: Gung Ho cassette from 1987. Features short 'interview'/promo by Simon, Johnnie and Yoko: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHqH2roksQk Tape also contains Japanese/German version of Play to Win. Seems first verse is in Japanese and rest is in German. Wonder...	Noel	1	2670	Wed May 15 11:37 AM, 2019 by ArrGee
	Rain 12 inch single (Preview) Was this ever released on 12inch in the us I know that there was a 7inch as I got a copy I just wondered if anyone on forum knew cheers mike	Mike menzies	10	2175	Wed May 1 6:58 PM, 2019 by Mike menzies
	1979’s top 20 singles (Preview) https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/playlist-20-greatest-singles-1979-punk-motown-rock-a8874356.html	Mark L	4	1836	Mon Apr 29 9:39 AM, 2019 by Mark L
	Mary TOTP performance (Preview) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bbvduZDE5a0 Ive not seen this before, probably because this TOTP edition was fronted by Dave Lee Travis who appears briefly at the end. Gerry on drums, Garry on keyboards and Fingers on guitar! But Bob as ever on lead vocals.	Mark L	0	2431	Fri Apr 19 2:08 PM, 2019 by Mark L
	Full Wexford gig October 2018 (Preview) Here's the full gig from Wexford last Halloween weekend. I've met Andy the guy who filmed it, a few times. Excellent camera work which gives a real feel for what the Rats are like, live, in a fairly intimate setting. Bit of an old Moran's Hotel vibe going on here, full on performance so can't really ask f...	Noel	0	2528	Mon Mar 18 4:13 PM, 2019 by Noel
	BBC Four - Ireland Rocks (Preview) Maybe a little late, but a few shows on BBC Four tonight featuring Irish bands including The Boomtown Rats. Just watching a pre #1 performance of Rat Trap from TOTP. In many ways better than the Travolta photo ripping one.	ArrGee	0	2573	Fri Mar 15 10:31 PM, 2019 by ArrGee
	Spanish Graveyard (Preview) Some poor camera work possibly caused by badly arranged and therefore annoying lighting, but interesting nevertheless and courtesy of YouTube which is regularly now hosting little-seen vintage bits and bobs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmaB4fuK8OM a brief offering of Mondays prece...	Mark L	4	1686	Tue Mar 5 1:47 PM, 2019 by Noel
	Elephant's Graveyard Spanish TV 1981 (Preview) Excellent performance of full length Elephant's Graveyard. Had not seen this on YouTube before so here goes.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYs4Bf3gK1c	Noel	1	2521	Mon Mar 4 5:24 PM, 2019 by Mark L
	At Last! From At Home and Away - It's Neon Heart! (Preview) I posted a like on a Vipers post on Facebook and one thing led to another and this is a early rendition of Neon Heart which has a very Stonesy feel to it. Thanks to The Vipers!	ArrGee	6	2311	Sat Mar 2 7:09 PM, 2019 by ArrGee
	Home and Away - Early Demo Tape (Preview) Sorry to start this again - I know it has been discussed from time to time here. Did anyone ever manage to track down a copy of the early demo tape? I recently got to listen to a copy of a 1980 BBC Transcription disc with a profile of the Rats and it includes a couple of snippets from a demo - including a versi...	colinegypt	1	1479	Sat Mar 2 2:31 PM, 2019 by Noel
	6 Music Live Hour - Tue 26 Feb 2019 2.30am (Preview) They must know it isn't my birthday next week and are scheduling this. I won't be up in the wee small hours like another in this parish, but TiVo can record it. Probably worth a coffee of two for Mr. Geldof. Mr Briquette, Crowe and Fingers can get one to share as well along with Mick & Keef. https://ww...	ArrGee	16	2428	Wed Feb 27 11:33 AM, 2019 by Mark L
	Virgin Radio top 500 2006 - Rats places (Preview) Rat Trap - is no 472 down 2 places from last year when it was 470 Mondays - 231 - down from 175 last year. I forgot to vote and spread the word. Maybe we could have pushed them slightly higher. Still it's good to know all those people who voted are still thinking of the Rats. Just beneath them are The Rol...	Jules	4	3791	Thu Feb 21 11:17 AM, 2019 by ArrGee
	Someone's Looking At You Plattenkuche German Tv February 1980 (Preview) Seem to be hitting a rich vein of Rats tv performances lately.Here's Someones Looking At You. Last minute of video is a bit weird.	Noel	3	2960	Thu Jan 31 12:53 PM, 2019 by Noel
	Drag Me Down Live on Razzmatazz 16 May 1984 (Preview) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razzmatazz_(UK_TV_series)	Noel	2	2509	Tue Jan 29 4:33 PM, 2019 by Mike menzies
	Peter Cox - Go West (Preview) Continuing from the Tube thread - Anyone else remember Peter Cox as the Boomtown Rats session singer on 1984 sight and sound - pre Go west Days?	diffbrook	0	2607	Mon Jan 21 11:50 AM, 2019 by diffbrook
	The Tube (Preview) 3 songs, Rat Trap, Drag me Down and A Hold of Me https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ankJz8QYTJM	Mark L	8	2244	Sun Jan 20 5:17 PM, 2019 by Noel
	First song on RTÉ Radio 2 (Preview) Like Clockwork by The Boomtown Rats was the very first song on the new station on May 31 1979 https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2019/0108/1021876-in-pictures-the-legendary-career-of-larry-gogan/ -- Edited by ArrGee on Thursday 10th of January 2019 01:53:29 PM	ArrGee	0	3149	Thu Jan 10 1:52 PM, 2019 by ArrGee
	Alternate LP Covers (Preview) I never really liked the covers of most of the Rats LPs . A Tonic for the Troops is an exception so how about some alternate covers? First up Surfacing (the album should be renamed Xs and Os ). Just need care to avoid OXO... Ideally the Xs and Os would be embossed	ArrGee	0	1926	Fri Jan 4 2:43 PM, 2019 by ArrGee
	Mondays - The movie (Preview) Not quite Bohemian Rhapsody... https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6795278/ Narrated through her diary, the story is a fictional account of Laura, a petite self-destructive and remote teenager living a drug fuelled dead-end, latch-key existence in a Southern Californian suburb.Mondays is a f...	ArrGee	2	1868	Fri Jan 4 12:35 PM, 2019 by suss
	Happy New Year (Preview) Happy New Year all Let's hope its Mega	Mark L	3	1666	Mon Dec 31 8:41 PM, 2018 by Mike menzies
	40 years ago - Rat Trap #1 (Preview) On 12th November 1978 the charts looked like this... PosLWTitle, ArtistPeak PosWoC 12 RAT TRAPTHE BOOMTOWN RATSENSIGN16 24 HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOUOLIVIA NEWTON-JOHNRSO23 31 SUMMER NIGHTSJOHN TRAVOLTA AND OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHNRSO110 43 SANDYJOHN TRAVOLTAPOLYDOR27	ArrGee	51	2361	Sun Dec 30 6:11 PM, 2018 by Noel
	TG4 06-01-19@ 23.00 The Boomtown Rats- On A Night Like This (Preview) Bob Geldof and The Boomtown Rats play live to a sell-out crowd at London's Dominion Theatre in 1985, in support of their last album together, In The Long Grass. They performed their number one hits Rat Trap and I Don't Like Mondays as well as many other hits.	ArrGee	3	1817	Sat Dec 29 7:15 PM, 2018 by ArrGee
	The Blades (Preview) https://m.independent.ie/entertainment/music/we-might-have-done-some-things-differently-the-blades-arguably-the-finest-group-in-the-country-in-the-80s-are-back-37603933.html	Mark L	4	1676	Thu Dec 13 2:22 PM, 2018 by ArrGee1991
	Rats a tad skegness2018 cd (Preview) just rec rats live at Skegness cd 10tracks band in great form started with close as you'll ever be and finished w boomtown rats super like being there (I think this is a bootleg it says outcast music limited to100 dsiscs) still hoping for mega in2019	Mike menzies	8	2178	Sun Dec 2 12:41 PM, 2018 by Derek The Dane
	12' Picture disc (Preview) Please do not ask me how much I paid for this. Sounds great though.	Derek The Dane	4	1814	Sun Nov 18 6:00 AM, 2018 by Derek The Dane
	Sligo and Wexford thread (27/28 October 2018) (Preview) Will be in Wexford tomorrow night to see the best band in the world. ever.period. Anyway will post a review and observations etc Hope there are some new songs as the old setlist can get a bit predictable and we seem to be waiting forever for some new product. Incidentally it was around this time 40 years a...	Noel	5	1981	Thu Nov 1 7:36 AM, 2018 by Mark L
	Garry Roberts interview Journal.ie (Preview) Interesting interview with Garry ahead of the Sligo and Wexford gigs. Some more detail on the spilt and eventual regrouping. Makes you glad everything eventual turned out fine and how lucky we are that they are playing live and on brilliant form. http://www.thejournal.ie/garry-roberts-boomto...	Noel	0	1667	Sun Oct 21 12:44 PM, 2018 by Noel
	A good night in Vienna (Preview) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lgLWkZSQX-g#fauxfullscreen	Mark L	7	1640	Wed Oct 3 12:34 PM, 2018 by Noel
	Rats 2018 Dates (Preview) Friday 19 January 2018 Pier 2, Bremen, Germany Saturday 20 January 2018 Sporthalle Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany Monday 22nd January 2018 Batschkapp, Frankfurt, Germany Saturday 2nd June 2018 Holywood Harmony Festival, Co Down, Saturday 16th June 2018 Lets Rock, Temple Newsham, Leeds Sunday 8th J...	ArrGee	26	7438	Tue Sep 25 3:13 PM, 2018 by Mark L
	Tony Visconti on the Rats (Preview) Excuse the lack of proper research but I was leafing through the autobiography of record producer Tony Visconti in a bookshop recently. He of course produced Mondo Bongo in Ibiza in 1981. He said the age of the great guitar player was obviously over, referring to the perceived lack of talent in Gerry C...	noelindublin	4	2930	Fri Sep 7 1:45 PM, 2018 by diffbrook
	Lets Rock Clapham Common (Preview) i think i enjoyed this gig the most BTR were THE highlight of the entire festival they completey ROCKED it! Bob was totally onform! loved every second	JoanOfArc	0	2382	Sun Jul 29 11:54 PM, 2018 by JoanOfArc
	Let's Rock London - tickets now half price (Preview) https://mailchi.mp/letsrockthemoor/lets-rock-london-2017-only-11-weeks-to-go-859885?e=bd86498fee	ArrGee	1	1547	Wed Jul 25 9:34 AM, 2018 by ArrGee
	Remembering Tonic 4 decades on (Preview) https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/when-pop-and-punk-proved-to-be-just-the-tonic-37036548.html	Mark L	18	2697	Tue Jul 17 10:03 AM, 2018 by Mark L
	Top of the Pops 1986 (Preview) BBC4 will be carrying on with the nostalgia here, meaning Geldof returns to the TOTP studio with This is the World calling in the autumn of 86. So probably just before Christmas 2018 in the reruns. I began to lose some interest in the pop scene in 86 which has declined to almost nil now after 32 years. 1998...	Mark L	2	1903	Mon Jul 9 11:13 AM, 2018 by Mark L
	Rats1983 gigs (Preview) cant believe 35years agon(datewise18/6/83) on Monday I went to see the rats in brum at Aston uni brill gig brill night although out of contract they were in fab form can't believe their back now happy days	Mike menzies	3	2137	Sun Jul 8 3:30 PM, 2018 by diffbrook
	Rats back in Dublin for Marlay Park gig (Preview) The Rats are due to play at a big gig in Marley Park, Rathfarmham in South Dublin on July 8th. The are supporting headliners Queen and Adam Lambert. Tickets are a bit pricey at 80 euros which is about £70. The Darkness are also on the bill which most likely will see the Rats doing a shorter set. Anyway it's...	Noel	3	2310	Wed Jul 4 6:20 PM, 2018 by harryhooper2
	Saturday 16th June 2018 Lets Rock, Temple Newsham, Leeds (Preview) Anyone go?	ArrGee	0	1957	Mon Jun 25 8:20 AM, 2018 by ArrGee
	Holywood (Preview) https://www.irishnews.com/arts/2018/06/02/news/bob-geldof-for-my-generation-the-ireland-of-today-is-wonderful-miraculous-1344774/....the Rats are back in action in Holywood with a set likely to feature a couple of brand new songs from their recently recorded new a...	ArrGee	7	3023	Fri Jun 8 5:57 PM, 2018 by manatthetop
	Rainbow Theatre 1978 gig: anyone got it? gig live 1978 radio (Preview) I've been looking for the audio of this for a while, having long since lost the cassette I recorded when it was broadcast on Radio 1 in December 1978. Well, it has been nearly forty years. Does anyone know of a source to download or stream this gig? I see that it used to be on YouTube but no longer.	Airlane1979	6	2722	Wed May 30 5:22 PM, 2018 by Mike menzies
	The Boomtown Rats in Ukraine (Preview) Hello! I am, Eugene Kirpichnikov, from Odessa, Ukraine.In 2017, I and Leonid Shelestov (my friend from Kiev) organized a Facebook group entitled "Club fans of Bob Geldof in Ukraine". This group has been created to popularize work Bob Geldof and The Boomtown Rats in Ukraine, and in other countries,...	Eugene	5	2181	Wed May 30 12:17 AM, 2018 by Mark L
	Sky Arts - Monday 19th Feb 2018 - Video Killed Radio Star featuring Boomtown Rats (Preview) On at 3.30pm so you have to bunk off work. But probably on catch up.	Joe	7	2373	Thu Apr 19 8:29 PM, 2018 by manatthetop
	Drag me down-video (Preview) Brilliant video. There must be a story behind this one. Where was it filmed? Bob looks good in a hard hat. http://youtube.com/watch?v=7BZ-UDz_L-0 -- Edited by Scottie at 23:43, 2007-11-01	Scottie	32	7937	Wed Apr 11 5:53 PM, 2018 by Mark L
	A Hold Of Me (Preview) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5pXp1f_vcZA March 85 on Saturday Superstore	Mark L	5	2308	Tue Apr 3 9:49 PM, 2018 by Mark L
	In the Long Grass - the final bow (Preview) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9LkJ_z0k-C8 Informative You Tube video from Mr Sundstrom although only the U.K. singles are mentioned. Such a great, overlooked album, it is astonishing how epically it failed, especially given Geldofs profile at the time.	Mark L	8	3042	Tue Apr 3 6:53 PM, 2018 by Harry Hooper
	Rats back in Dublin (Preview) The Boomtown Rats Marlay Park July 8th {supporting Queen}. Book your flights! https://www.nova.ie/latest_news/queen-adam-lambert-rock-around-block/	harryhooper2	0	1525	Thu Mar 29 9:52 PM, 2018 by harryhooper2
	Lookin after number1 40 years (Preview) cant believe to been 40years since this was released and we look like we might be getting some ew rats songs how awesome is that hope they release soon (tiding myself over by playing rats back catalogue in order)&many live ones in between	Mike menzies	4	3908	Wed Mar 28 6:49 PM, 2018 by Harry Hooper
	vintage TV - needle time - Geldof - 10.30pm - Tue 27 Mar 2018 (Preview) set your tivo...	ArrGee	4	2455	Wed Mar 28 3:43 PM, 2018 by TIMBO
	I dont Like Mondays - should it be retired? (Preview) Playing devil advocate and perhaps stirring up some debate, after the increasing number of school shooting is America, is IDLM in bad taste and should it be retired? I know it's a song that most casual fans want to hear, but for me it simply tells a story of a school shooting. Poor taste? Maybe if it was ve...	diffbrook	20	3161	Wed Mar 28 1:09 AM, 2018 by Mark L
	Classic single. I Don’t Like Mondays (Preview) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FYU3ksamfDA Interesting recording. The last comment by Bob is unfathomable however. How can he say he wrote it about something completely different, she was just the fool in the middle?	Mark L	0	2226	Wed Mar 28 1:07 AM, 2018 by Mark L
	Rats to break up Again unfortunately (Preview) Apparently a source close to me has informed me bob is so fcuked off with the press that he won't sing again. Daggerrat tells me that bob will try and reprise his help for 3rd world health issues.Greedy cnut must be skint.lol Shame as I played v deep for the first time in 3 yrs weds.	ronthecabbie	2	2668	Wed Mar 28 12:08 AM, 2018 by JoanOfArc
	Spot the difference (Preview) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yq3gAqGcOjk Edited Million Years video for Saturday Superstore consumption, leaving out the broken glasses, shredded fingers from guitar strings and associated blood. Plus at 1:55 a group shot on the final Dont stop now line that is not part of the full length vi...	Mark L	0	2565	Thu Mar 22 2:36 AM, 2018 by Mark L
	Top of the Pops 1982 reruns (Preview) Just had the Story of 1982 and Big Hits of 1982 on BBC4 so the station continues with the now familiar format of rerunning the weekly TOTP episodes from yesteryear towards and over each weekend starting on Referendum Day at 7.30pm with Peter Powell introducing the 07/01/82 show. The Human League are s...	Mark L	37	7370	Fri Feb 16 2:10 PM, 2018 by Mark L
	Rats at cortona (Preview) just receover this concert of th rats at cortona in2017 14tracks sound in resilient form all the songs up to banana hopefully keep me going till new stuff	Mike menzies	0	2522	Wed Feb 14 8:59 AM, 2018 by Mike menzies
	Heading home (Preview) The Rats are to play in Ireland again 2nd June at the Harmony Live 2018 In Holywood Rugby Club Co Down this holds 1,500 and the price £33 50. Hope to see some of you rat fans at this gig. Nice wee town about 6 miles from Belfast Gonna be beer and food at the gig	manatthetop	1	2332	Mon Feb 12 2:55 PM, 2018 by Noel
	Pointless (Preview) The Boomtown Rats were on the BBC 1 quiz show, Pointless. The contestants selected Irish bands as their choice for the final round. They were given 3 bands - Bewitched, The Cranberries and the Rats, and had to name 3 records (of which they had to get 1 correct as being pointless) where people asked in a p...	TIMBO	6	2930	Sun Feb 4 3:52 PM, 2018 by Mark L
	'Hope And Magazines' new single by The Cold Heart Revue - iTunes No#1 Blues Singles Chart (Preview) Hello, I'm a big Rats fan, longtime forum member and young musician. I've spent the last few years following the Boomtown Rats around and being booked on the smaller stages at festivals they have performed at (Isle of Wight, Wychwood, Wellowfest, Victorious) and seeing them 8 times on the last tour...	Rats Fan	0	2414	Thu Jan 25 5:55 PM, 2018 by Rats Fan
	Unusual copy of Rat Trap (Preview) I'm hoping someone might be able to shed some light on a copy of Rat Trap I've just picked up on Ebay?The first unusual thing is that it's pressed in blue vinyl with red injection moulded labels - I've uploaded some images here: http://www.45cat.com/record/eny16.One side is the standard UK Ensign pr...	colinegypt	4	2226	Mon Jan 15 3:04 PM, 2018 by Derek The Dane
	Mondays Movie (Preview) I see that a new movie basic on the Rats top hit is due in production this year. More info below: Madeleine Arthur has been cast to play the lead in the upcoming indie drama Tell Me Why I Dont Like Mondays, Variety has learned exclusively. The project is based on Boomtown Rats 1979 hit song I Dont Like Monda...	Noel	0	2603	Mon Jan 8 1:08 PM, 2018 by Noel
	Hamburg/Bremen/Frankfurt cancelled (Preview) Just got of the homepage that was selling tickets for the Hamburg concert and it now states that the concert is cancelled.I am not sure about the other 2 dates as I did not look.Gutted is all I can say.	Derek The Dane	13	4405	Sun Jan 7 6:32 PM, 2018 by Mike menzies
	When 'I don't like Mondays' was no..1 in the charts........ (Preview) What wet re you doing? How old were you? What life stage were you at? had you grown pubic hair by then? were you still a virgin? how was your love life? did you drink? smoke? can you remember even? well, the most i can remember without actually researching the exact year it was no.1, was that, i was a...	JoanOfArc	23	4590	Sun Dec 17 2:55 PM, 2017 by Mark L
	TOTP Christmas 1984 (Preview) 4 Boomtown Rats spotted on this show. Couldn't see Garry. It was the end performance, Band Aid, with some poor miming and Paul Weller filling in for Bono's legendary line. The Rats would not appear on Top of the Pops for another 10 years when Mondays reached 38 on it's second outing to support the re...	Mark L	0	2520	Sat Dec 16 2:11 PM, 2017 by Mark L
	House on fire or Never in a million years (Preview) Which do you think is the best song? In my opinion has to be house on fire I just don't get why this song is always looked over on the best of	manatthetop	18	4442	Fri Dec 15 10:55 AM, 2017 by Mark L
	School's Out (Preview) After Rebel Rebel, now it's School's Out - Geldof has gone glam! He will have stars on his funky little boat race next time he plays..	ArrGee	2	3003	Sat Dec 2 10:14 AM, 2017 by Arsen01
	Tom Petty sets the record straight... (Preview) https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:M-x_9g-406gJ:https://www.hotpress.com/music/interviews/The-First-Hot-Press-Interview-with-Tom-Petty/20887838.html+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk	ArrGee	2	2753	Sun Oct 29 10:41 AM, 2017 by ArrGee
	Tony Visconti (Preview) Anyone been watching this Fcuking Great Geldof just sang Rebel,rebel	manatthetop	8	3367	Tue Oct 17 4:11 PM, 2017 by Mark L
	What are Rats fans Listening to . (Preview) I am a huge Rats fan but I have lots of artists that I like . The Kinks,Queen,XTC,Squeeze,Howard Jones,Midnight Oil, just to name a handful .	Beistovin	55	9155	Wed Oct 11 7:01 PM, 2017 by kla_ge
	1979 USA interview surfaces (Preview) courtesy of YouTube https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oK6b2xM2sGA	Mark L	5	4024	Tue Aug 22 12:12 PM, 2017 by Mike menzies
	Rats known tour dates (Preview) on the rats site the list of gigs is this accurate I knowi have a 1985 concert not listed on the list has anyone else done a more accurate list just wondered ,!	Mike menzies	6	3074	Mon Aug 21 5:25 PM, 2017 by do the rat
	Not quite what we had in mind, when we designed this planet (Preview) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=II54OfOStOk Most will have seen this, but for those that haven't - here are the Rats on Kenny Everett with SLAY from 1980. Seems budget was no concern either for this TV production or the TOTP one, where Geldof rotated nervously in an office chair cutting himself fr...	Mark L	1	3593	Fri Aug 18 9:00 PM, 2017 by manatthetop
	Rats 1984gigs (Preview) did they do any others other than Chippenham goidiggers &are there any recordings of these?	Mike menzies	14	3112	Wed Aug 16 7:42 PM, 2017 by diffbrook
	What is the Rats biggest concert in England ever? (Preview) Hello, Just out of curiosity, I wondered what is the Rats' biggest ever UK show. I'm not including festivals or support slots they may have done. I'm talking a concert where they put tickets on sale in a venue. What is the biggest venue they've ever played in England? I'm just curious. I wondered if any...	Rats Fan	2	2713	Thu Aug 10 12:59 PM, 2017 by Rats Fan
	Rats 2017 Dates (Preview) Sunday 5th March Sporthalle, Krochmannstraße 55, 22297 Hamburg, Germany. POSTPONED UNTIL SAT 20 JANUARY 2018Monday 6th March Pier 2, Gröpelinger Fährweg 6, 28237 Bremen, Germany POSTPONED UNTIL FRI 19 JANUARY 2018Friday 24th March The Mandela Hall, 79 University Rd, BelfastSaturday 2...	ArrGee	33	9311	Thu Aug 10 9:03 AM, 2017 by Mike menzies
	Imelda May show RTE1 yesterday (Preview) Anyone over the water catch this last night? I can't get it on the IPad due to location. Wondered if Bob gave any new album update?	Mark L	2	2371	Sun Aug 6 12:53 AM, 2017 by Mark L
	Milan 1982 concert (Preview) just rec this concert on cd great performance from lads inc song stir it up ( never heard rats sing this before or after but fab rendition ) wonder what else is out there?	Mike menzies	0	2986	Fri Jul 28 2:45 PM, 2017 by Mike menzies
	Nigel Grainge RIP (Preview) http://www.nlhnews.co.uk/article.cfm?id=119286&;headline=Death%20of%20Barnet%20music%20mogul%20who%20signed%20Boomtown%20Rats%20and%20Thin%20Lizzy&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2017	ArrGee	12	4180	Sun Jun 25 2:43 PM, 2017 by Mark L
	Geldof and Fingers 52 minute radio interview- WNEW FM New York 1979 (Preview) Just spotted this, nearly hour long interview with Geldof and Fingers from back in 79. Have just downloaded it onto another device so will report back with any interesting observations. Not sure if any regulars have heard this, I don't believe it was ever on YouTube until now so I presume it's pretty r...	Noel	6	3764	Thu Jun 22 2:21 PM, 2017 by Noel
	One Live @ Guildford Cancelled (Preview) Another gig bites the dust. Getting hard to see The Rats these days. http://www.onelivefestival.co.uk/ IMPORTANT ANNOUCEMENTTHE ORGANISERS OF ONE LIVE HAVE HAD TO MAKE THE VERY DIFFICULT DECISION TO CANCEL THE 8TH JULY 2017 EVENT.WE REGRET ANY DISAPPOINTMENT THIS MAY CAUSE AND ASSURE FULL...	ArrGee	10	4434	Wed Jun 21 9:27 PM, 2017 by ArrGee
	Punk In London movie on London Live (virgin 159) at 12th June 8pm tonight (and tomorrow 13th June @ 11 pm) (Preview) not much notice, but some early Rats from 1977 + others. Rude Boy follows at 10pm (and that will be on again on 26th June) -- Edited by ArrGee on Monday 12th of June 2017 06:19:21 PM	ArrGee	0	2343	Mon Jun 12 6:08 PM, 2017 by ArrGee
	Preckyfest postponed (well cancelled in truth) (Preview) http://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/15322647.Preckyfest_music_festival_postponed__organisers_announce/THE Preckyfest music concert has been postponed, organisers have announced. The event was due to take pla...	ArrGee	0	2714	Tue Jun 6 8:51 AM, 2017 by ArrGee
	Rats return to studio in late March 2017 (Preview) suss wrote:The band are due in studio later this month, cutting a number of tracks I believe. Whether there are sufficient to warrant an album release in any format I don't know, or whether they will limit to adding to live set or just decide nothing is right for promotion/release I also wouldn't know...	ArrGee	55	5867	Tue Jun 6 7:02 AM, 2017 by manatthetop
	Emirates Play List (Preview) Just flown back from Sudan via Dubai on Emirates. Great choice of music though only Rat Trap from the boys, the likes of Blondie, U2 early stuff before they became a gospel choir lol , strokes, clash etc . Think that they should look at adding a Rats album or 2 though , they have crap like Daft Punk in their...	daggerrat	0	2690	Sat Jun 3 7:41 AM, 2017 by daggerrat
	Help filling some gaps in my collection (Preview) Hello - I'm not sure if this is the correct place to ask this question but I've tried the obvious places (ebay, Musicstack, Discogs etc) and am struggling. For a couple of years I've been collecting the Rat's 7" vinyls..trying to build a global collection. I've been doing OK until recently but have hi...	colinegypt	15	4868	Wed May 31 8:05 AM, 2017 by colinegypt
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