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Gig Review - The Rats Rock London in 2008

Garry & Simon on tour - click here for details

Gerry Cott's amp for sale - click here for details

Boomtown Rats DVD!

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All 6 Rats albums released on CD with bonus tracks - AVAILABLE NOW!

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Live Aid on DVD - Official Release.

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This time we have simplified things so you can easily select the tracks from a list. The results will be gathered and the final track listing will be sent to Bob.

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Sex, Age & Death

The 'Extra tracks' version of Sex, Age, & Death contains the bonus tracks Cool Blue and Easy, and Original Miss Jesus. This CD can now be purchased on import from Amazon.co.uk. Click here to purchase

Rats drummer Simon Crowe has sent us an email to say that his band 'Jigerypipery' have completed their new album called 'The Drift'. The album is already getting great reviews.

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Pale White Girls from the Bob Geldof album S,A&D

Tracklisting:
1. Pale White Girls (New Mood mix). 2. Pale White Girls (New Moodier mix). 3. Pale White Girls (Original album version) .

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Latest Features:

Exclusive Interview - Gerry Cott
Number One - on DVD
Operation Rat Trap
JK Rowling a Rats fan
Johnny Fingers Interview
Rats DVD Images
First Album - Bonus Tracks Review
BTR - Sleeve Notes
Tonic For The Troops - Sleeve Notes
Surfacing - Sleeve Notes
Mondo Bongo - Sleeve Notes
V Deep - Sleeve Notes
Long Grass - Sleeve Notes
Banana Republic - Book Extract
Official Press Release
Rat Trap + Monday's on DVD
New Rats Album
Mondays - F.A.Q
Rats Video Clips - ToTP
BG Gig review - Quebec
Bob Back In Ethiopia
BTR - Review by David Clancy
V Deep - Review by Brian Block
Collections - Eddy Treloar
Rats in Finland 1978
Best of Bob... You Vote
BG to Headline Welsh Festival
Tributes to Mick Owen
Known Tour Dates - updated
Irish Award for BG
BG Gig review - London
Pop Tarts - Band Aid single
Geldof - In the news
Gig Review - Erfurt, Germany
Augsburg - Gig review
"Happy Halle(o)ween"
Gig Photos from Canada (II)
Gig Photos from Canada
Survivor TV Rip-off
Toronto Review by Christine
Walking Back to Happiness
Known Rats Tour Dates - updated
Euro Jibe at Geldof
Geldof Against the Euro
Sick of EU Leaders
Honorary Degree for BG
Rats Dressed as Cowboys...
Geldof to get Euro Music Award
BG Photos - Northshields Wow Festival
The Happy Club - Album Review
Rats on Tour - Boston, USA, 1980
Johnnie Fingers Interview
Police Aid - The Force is with You !

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Remember this site belongs to every fan. Fans from all over the world, take the time to contribute, and make it enjoyable for all.

If you have any articles, photos, gig reviews or whatever, then please share them with likeminded souls.

All contributions are always very welcome. However, we won't publish any controversial articles that impose on privacy. CG.

About
I originally made this website to celebrate the music made by Bob Geldof and The Boomtown Rats. To me the Rats will always be the world's greatest band! The Rats never really fit into any particular genre. Each song could be completely different sounding to the next. I loved that artistic creativity and craft, and you can still hear new things on the millionth play (go on try it).

Rather than sounding like today's bland karaoke models, The Rats had personality, humour, and talent.

The site has now become the official website of the Boomtown Rats.

I hope you enjoy the site!

Chris Graham (aka Sturdy Corners)
Email: webmaster@BoomtownRats.co.uk

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This site has been approved by Bob Geldof, Gerry Cott, Garry Roberts, Simon Crowe, Pete Briquette, Happy Clubsters, Rupert Hine, Phonogram Records, Eagle Records, Virgin Books, BBC Radio and Television.