The Boomtown Rats

Irish rock band

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April 12 2025 Scheduled release of compilation album 'Dawn of the Rats: B-Sides, Demos and Live 1975-1979' under Universal Records.
November 8 2022 Longtime guitarist Garry Roberts passes away, making 'Citizens of Boomtown' his final album with the band.
March 13 2020 The band releases their seventh studio album 'Citizens of Boomtown', their first album since 1984's In the Long Grass.
2014 Released compilation album 'So Modern – The Boomtown Rats Collection' under Spectrum Audio Records.
2013 The Boomtown Rats reunite as a band, with a lineup that does not include original keyboardist Johnnie Fingers.
September 9 2013 Released compilation album 'Back to Boomtown: Classic Rats Hits' under Virgin EMI Records, charting at number 35 in Ireland.

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