(1-95 of 95 song lyrics)Average rating for Boomtown Rats songs is 7.63/10 [1189 votes]. Selected popular Boomtown Rats song of Monday, October 7 2024 is "Do The Rat".
Top Boomtown Rats Albums
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Out the Back of Boomtown - EP [2021]
Citizens of Boomtown [2020]
Citizens of Boomtown (Deluxe) [2020]
Live Rats 2013 at the London Roundhouse [2014]
Classic Album Selection: Six Albums 1977-1984 [2013]
The Boomtown Rats is a rock group led by Bob Geldof (full name: Robert Fredrick Zenon Geldof, born October 5th 1951). Playing punk and New Wave influenced music, their initial incarnation lasted from 1976 to 1986), but the band recently reformed. All six primary members (Gary Roberts, Pete Briquette, Gerry Cott, Simon Crowe, and Johnnie Moylett alongside Geldof) were originally from Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland.Originally, they used the moniker 'The Nightlife Thugs'. The name "The Boomtown Rats" comes from a gang of down-and-outs from Woody Guthrie's autobiography, which the folk artist titled 'Bound for Glory'. The guys gained fame due to their often cynical tunes, having several notable s... read more