The Boomtown Rats
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title:
The Boomtown Rats
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The Boomtown Rats are an Irish new wave band originally formed in Dublin in 1975. Between 1977 and 1985, they had a series of Irish and UK hits including "Like Clockwork", "Rat Trap", "I Don't Like Mondays" and "Banana Republic". The original line-up comprised six musicians; five from Dún Laoghaire in County Dublin; Gerry Cott, Simon Crowe (drums), Johnnie Fingers (keyboards), Bob Geldof (vocals) and Garry Roberts, plus Fingers' cousin Pete Briquette (bass). The Boomtown Rats broke up in 1986, b
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Irish rock band
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boomtown_Rats
date created:
2003-06-28T23:26:10Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T15:04:45Z
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