The Boomtown Rats Concert History

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.

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The Boomtown Rats Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026)

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 24, 2026
Upcoming
The Boomtown Rats Cork City Hall Cork, Munster, Ireland
Feb 06, 2026
Hot press 50th anniversary
Van Morrison / Imelda May / The Boomtown Rats / The Frames / Picture This / Damien Dempsey / Florence Road / Irish Women in Harmony / Clannad / Denise Chaila / Belters Only & Jazzy / Michael D. Higgins
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3Arena Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Jan 31, 2026
The Boomtown Rats The Hub at Cillin Hill Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
Nov 18, 2025
The Boomtown Rats
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New Box Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Nov 15, 2025
The Boomtown Rats / Bob Geldof / Simon Crowe
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Liverpool Olympia Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Nov 14, 2025
The Boomtown Rats
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York Barbican York, England, United Kingdom
Nov 08, 2025
The Boomtown Rats / Bob Geldof / Simon Crowe Glasshouse International Centre for Music - Sage 1 Gateshead, England, United Kingdom
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Nov 07, 2025
The Boomtown Rats / Bob Geldof / Simon Crowe
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Bridgewater Hall Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Nov 01, 2025
The Boomtown Rats / Bob Geldof / Simon Crowe
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O2 Guildhall Southampton Southampton, England, United Kingdom
Oct 31, 2025
The Boomtown Rats

Celebrating 50 Rat Years 1975 - 2025

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Eventim Apollo London, England, United Kingdom
Oct 25, 2025
The Boomtown Rats / Simon Crowe / Bob Geldof
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Cambridge Corn Exchange Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
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Oct 24, 2025
The Boomtown Rats / The Horn

50 years of the Boomtown Rats

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City Hall Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
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Oct 18, 2025
The Boomtown Rats / The Horn

50 Rat Years 1975-2025

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Barrowland Ballroom Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Oct 17, 2025
The Boomtown Rats / The Horn
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Music Hall Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Oct 11, 2025
The Boomtown Rats / Bob Geldof / Simon Crowe

The Boomtown Rats @ Symphony Hall

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Symphony Hall Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Oct 10, 2025
The Boomtown Rats / Bob Geldof / Simon Crowe
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Royal Concert Hall Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Sep 16, 2025
The Boomtown Rats

Sky Arts Awards

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Roundhouse London, England, United Kingdom
Aug 22, 2025
The Boomtown Rats

CarFest South

Laverstoke Park Farm Overton, England, United Kingdom
Aug 22, 2025 –
Aug 24, 2025
CarFest 2025
Rita Ora / Madness / Travis / Tom Walker / Squeeze / Kim Wilde / Busted / Seasick Steve / Lightning Seeds / The Boomtown Rats / Sam Ryder / Kimberly Wyatt / Noasis, Reef / Rick Parfitt Jnr Band / Rick Parfitt Jnr
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Laverstoke Park Farm Overton, United Kingdom
Aug 06, 2025
The Boomtown Rats / Logan's Close

Fringe by the Sea

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Belhaven Big Top North Berwick, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Wacken Open Air 2025
Jul 30 - Aug 2, 2025
 Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Wacken Open Air 2025
Jul 30 - Aug 2, 2025
 Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Glastonbury Festival 1985
Jun 21 - 23, 1985
 Pilton, England, United Kingdom
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Kubix Festival 2018
Aug 10 - 11, 2018
 Houghton le Spring, England, United Kingdom
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The Boomtown Rats on Mar 7, 1979 [020-small]

The Boomtown Rats
Mar 7, 1979
 Portland, Oregon, United States
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Mar 7, 1979
 Portland, Oregon, United States
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Mar 7, 1979
 Portland, Oregon, United States
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Mar 7, 1979
 Portland, Oregon, United States
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The Boomtown Rats / Pretenders on Apr 16, 1980 [505-small]

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Apr 16, 1980
 San Francisco, California, United States
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The Boomtown Rats / The Undertones / Iann Brennan on Jul 26, 2025 [914-small]

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Jul 26, 2025
 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
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Jul 26, 2025
 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
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Jul 26, 2025
 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
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Genres:

Rock
Punk
Pop Rock
Classic Rock
Post-Punk
New Wave
Punk Rock
Power Pop
Synthpop
Ska
New Wave Pop
New Romantic
Art Punk
Pub Rock
Classic UK Pop
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  1. Rat Trap
  2. The Boys Are Back in Town
  3. The Boomtown Rats

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 3 concerts
2025 25 concerts
2024 6 concerts
2023 9 concerts
2022 8 concerts
2021 11 concerts
2020 4 concerts
2018 21 concerts
2017 14 concerts
2016 12 concerts
2015 24 concerts
2014 35 concerts
2013 31 concerts
2012 10 concerts
2011 5 concerts
2010 8 concerts
2009 9 concerts
2008 2 concerts
2003 1 concert
1993 1 concert
1986 1 concert
1985 43 concerts
1984 9 concerts
1983 16 concerts
1982 60 concerts
1981 53 concerts
1980 70 concerts
1979 61 concerts
1978 77 concerts
1977 69 concerts
1976 3 concerts
1975 1 concert
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