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Well its the 50th birthday of the Rats next year so what can we expect.I am guessing some new songs possibly with a kind of best of and some live dates(both festivals and my gut feeling Dublin).Time will tell.
I don't see the Rats going on beyond 2025. Especially without Garry Roberts. Geldof may well resume his solo career.
I expect a few live dates. Predominantly festivals but maybe standalone gigs in London and/or Dublin. Worth noting there are fewer festivals, even the Rewind/Let's Rock festivals are reducing in numbers.
Not sure there will be any new releases as neither Ratlife, Citizens nor Back of Boomtown made much impact and there doesn't seem to be the demand for the LPs to be reissued nor another hits album. Even the movie disappeared without trace.
Whatever happens, we should probably make the most of it.
Rewind South will take place, as usual, at Temple Island Meadows, Henley- on-Thames, from August 15-17.2025 also sees the launch of Rewind at Dreamland in Margate, Kent as a one-day event on June 14, and in Ireland, Rewind Dublin on June 1 and Rewind Cork on June 21
PS Rewind South day tickets are about £76 at ticketmaster.com. Expect similar elsewhere.