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Some 26 years since their final show in Dublin in May ’86, The Boomtown Rats – Bob Geldof on vocals, Pete Briquette on bass, Simon Crowe on drums and Garry Roberts on guitar - will tour the UK in the autumn and release a new album.
There has been an amazing positive reaction from fans and the media alike. Many thanks!
JUNE
Sun 18th - ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL
JULY
Fri 5th - THE MARQUEE, CORK, IRELAND
Sun 7th - SEENLAND FESTIVAL, GERMANY
Sat 20th - CHAGSTOCK FESTIVAL, DEVON, ENGLAND
OCTOBER
Fri 18th - BELFAST ULSTER HALL, NORTHERN IRELAND
Tue 22nd - BOURNEMOUTH 02 ACADEMY, ENGLAND
Wed 23rd - CAMBRIDGE CORN EXCHANGE, ENGLAND
Fri 25th - NORWICH UEA THE NICK RAYNS LCR, ENGLAND
Sat 26th - LONDON ROUNDHOUSE, ENGLAND
Mon 28th - BRISTOL 02 ACADEMY, ENGLAND
Tue 29th - NOTTINGHAM ROCK CITY, ENGLAND
Thu 31st - LEEDS 02 ACADEMY, ENGLAND
NOVEMBER
Fri 1st - MANCHESTER ACADEMY, ENGLAND
Sun 3rd - GLASGOW 02 ACADEMY, SCOTLAND
Mon 4th - NEWCASTLE 02 ACADEMY, ENGLAND
Wed 6th - BIRMINGHAM 02 ACADEMY, ENGLAND
Thu 7th - THE DOME, DONCASTER, ENGLAND
Sat 9th - FAT SAM'S DUNDEE, SCOTLAND
Sun 10th - THE BEACH BALLROOM, ABERDEEN SCOTLAND

BACK TO BOOMTOWN : CLASSIC RATS’ HITS
The Boomtown Rats will release a new hits collection on August 5th ’13. Entitled ‘Back To Boomtown : Classic Rats’ Hits’ it will feature all of the band’s celebrated hits including ‘Lookin After No 1’, ‘Like Clockwork’, ‘She’s So Modern’, ‘I Don’t Like Mondays’ and ‘Rat Trap’ – songs with an immediacy and a message that is as pertinent today as it was when they were written - plus two new songs recorded by the newly re-formed Rats. The full tracklisting of the album will be:
1. The Boomtown Rats! 2. Mary Of The 4th. Form 3. (I Never Loved) Eva Braun 4. Neon Heart 5. Like Clockwork 6. She's So Modern 7. Lookin' After No. 1 8. Someone's Looking At You 9. Me And Howard Hughes 10. Joey's On The Street Again 11. I Don't Like Mondays 12. Having My Picture Taken 13. Banana Republic 14. Diamond Smiles 15. Rat Trap 16. Back To Boomtown
The digital version of the album will feature two additional songs – ‘House On Fire’ and ‘Drag Me Down’.
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