Steve May typed: "The Boomtown Rats were the first band I really loved as a kid & Garry's guitar was an essential part of that sound - RIP Garry Roberts." Related articles.

As they return to Ireland for a pair of sold out gigs, University of Limerick professor Eoin Devereux celebrates the 50th ...

One evening in October 1984, Bob Geldof, lead singer of the Boomtown Rats, turned on BBC TV news. Leading the bulletin that ...

The Boomtown Rats Guitarist Garry Roberts Dead at 72: 'He Was The Legend' Garry Roberts was a founding member and crucial to the Irish Rock success "who summed up the sense of who The Rats are" By.

The Boomtown Rats are an Irish rock band originally formed in Dublin in 1975.

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 co ...

The Boomtown Rats are preparing to release their first new album in 36 years — including the track “Sweet Thing,” premiering exclusively below. But frontman Bob Geldof says the long gap was ...

Following their reunion in 2013, the Rats—Geldof, guitarist Garry Roberts, bassist Pete Briquette and drummer Simon Crowe—released Citizens of Boomtown last month, their first new studio album ...

The Boomtown Rats, the new wave band which brought Bob Geldof to fame, are to be united once more as they join the many acts of yesteryear who have bowed to the temptation to reform.

The Boomtown Rats played their first U.S. show in more than 25 years on Friday night, taking the stage at New York City’s Terminal 5 for Smithwick’s Presents the Big Session.

The Boomtown Rats, Vicar Street, Dublin, review. Bob Geldof leads the Boomtown Rats with chip-on-shoulder chutzpah, says Ed Power. By Ed Power 13 October 2013 • 1:58pm .