Artist Bio:
The Boomtown Rats were a rock band formed in 1975 in Dublin, Ireland. The band's most famous lineup consisted of Bob Geldof on vocals, Johnnie Fingers on keyboards, Gerry Cott on guitar, Pete Briquette on bass, Simon Crowe on drums, and Garry Roberts on guitar. They were known for their punk rock sound and socially conscious lyrics.
The Boomtown Rats achieved commercial success in the late 1970s and early 1980s with hits like "Rat Trap" and "I Don't Like Mondays." The band's most successful album was "A Tonic for the Troops," released in 1978. In 1985, Geldof organized the charity supergroup Band Aid and the Live Aid concert to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. The Boomtown Rats disbanded in 1986, but reunited in 2013 for a series of performances.
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