The audible echo of bass-heavy hip-hop from a nearby Washington Avenue bar threatened to infringe upon Boomtown Brass Band’s outdoor gig one recent Sunday night at Holler Brewing. The band kept the ...

Garry Roberts, the founding lead guitarist of the Irish rock band The Boomtown Rats, died this week at the age of 72, according to the BBC. The group informed fans of his death in a statement that day ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 09: Bob Geldof performs onstage during The Rainforest Fund 30th Anniversary Benefit Concert Presents 'We'll Be Together Again' at Beacon Theatre on December 09, 2019 in ...

In early 2020, The Boomtown Rats’ year was shaping up to be a blockbuster. The Irish band — led by frontman and activist Bob Geldof, who later became known as the co-organizer of Live Aid and ...

Boomtown has just confirmed that The Prodigy will appear as a special guest this year's festival. The Winchester-based festival confirmed the news yesterday (June 29), alluding to the booking being ...

It’s been 36 years since the world last heard a new Boomtown Rats album. In that time, frontman Bob Geldof basically invented the all-star charity single with “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”; willed ...

The Boomtown Rats are eyeing a comeback as they’re set to release their first album in 36 years in March 2020. ‘Citizens of Boomtown,’ the upcoming album from the Irish new wave rockers, is due to be ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Irish band The Boomtown Rats, best known for No. 1 hits "Rat Trap" and "I Don't Like Mondays", will reunite for the first time since 1986 at the Isle of Wight Festival in June, ...