The Boomtown Rats
CDLCs:
4
Creators:
2
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Albums:
3
Views:
14
Workshop:
0
Wishlist:
0
8
Preferred
513
Collected
About the Artist
The Boomtown Rats is a rock group led by Bob Geldof (full name: Robert Fredrick Zenon Geldof, born October 5th 1951). Playing punk and new wave influenced music, their initial incarnation lasted from 1976 to 1986), but the band recently reformed. All six primary members (Gary Roberts, Pete Briquette, Gerry Cott, Simon Crowe, and Johnnie Moylett alongside Geldof) were originally from Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland.
Originally, they used the moniker 'The Nightlife Thugs'.
Originally, they used the moniker 'The Nightlife Thugs'.
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Common Tunings
All CDLC
4 Songs| Title | Album | Year | Tuning | Creator |
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| I Don't Like Mondays | The Fine Art of Surfacing | 1979 |
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B Standard
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| Like Clockwork | A Tonic For The Troops | 1978 |
B
E Standard
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| Lookin' After Number 1 | The Boomtown Rats | 1977 |
B
E Standard
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| Rat Trap | A Tonic For The Troops | N/A |
B
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