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.

Past The Boomtown Rats Tours & Concerts

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 19, 2023
QFX / The Boomtown Rats

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Lochgelly, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jul 15, 2023
Let's Rock Shrewsbury 2023
Hollywood Beyond / Odyssey / Janet Kay / Sigue Sigue Sputnik / Livin' Joy / Blancmange / T'Pau / Hue and Cry / China Crisis / Five Star / Neville Staple / The Undertones / Heaven 17 / Midge Ure / Soul 2 soul / The Boomtown Rats / Soft Cell
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The Quarry Shrewsbury, England, United Kingdom
Jul 08, 2023
Let’s Rock Southampton 2023
Soft Cell / The Boomtown Rats / Kim Wilde / Go West / Heaven 17 / The Farm / The Neville Staple Band / Slim Jim Phantom Trio / Sinitta / Hue & Cry / Odyssey / Sigue Sigue Sputnik / Janet Kay / Hollywood Beyond / Livin' Joy / Blancmange / Heatwave
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Southampton Common Southampton, England, United Kingdom
May 20, 2023
Lets Rock The Moor! 2023
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) / Kim Wilde / Soul II Soul / The Boomtown Rats / T'Pau / The Farm / Hue and Cry / Doctor And The Medics / Roland Gift
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Marsh Meadow Cookham, UK
Aug 05, 2022 –
Aug 07, 2022
Stone Valley Festival North 2022
Bad Manners / Big Country / The Neville Staple Band / The Boomtown Rats / Peter Hook & The Light / Bootleg Beatles / The Dualers / The Rezillos / Secret Affair / The Stranglers / Ash / From The Jam / Death Of Guitar Pop / The Scandals / Ohasis / Basket Case / The Vapors / Cast Show all bands
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Ushaw Moor, England, United Kingdom
Sep 25, 2021
Lets Rock Norwich 2021
Sister Sledge / Kim Wilde / ABC / Howard Jones / Big Country / Wet Wet Wet / The Boomtown Rats / Odyssey / Altered Images / Gibson Brothers / Hue and Cry / Betty Boo / Then Jerico / Sydney Youngblood / Tony Hadley / Modern Romance / Fiction Factory / Black Lace / Kym Mazelle / Peter Coyle Show all bands
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Earlham Park Norwich, England, United Kingdom
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Oct 06, 2020
The Boomtown Rats The London Palladium London, England, United Kingdom
Feb 28, 2020 –
Mar 02, 2020
Great British Alternative Music Festival 2020
The Undertones / Big Country / The Boomtown Rats / The Adicts / Sham 69 / The Members / The Wildhearts / The Blockheads / from the jam / Jeramiah Ferrari / Ramonas / Goldblade / Glen Matlock / The Stiffs / Hung Like Hanratty / Duncan Reid and the Big Heads / Knock Off / Bus Station Loonies / Pete Bentham & The Dinner Ladies / Slagerij / Verbal Warning / Plague UK / The Ska'd Mods Show all bands
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Butlin's - Minehead Minehead, England, United Kingdom
Dec 06, 2018
The Boomtown Rats

Rock ‘N Malta present The Boomtown Rats

Aria Complex Hal Gharghur, Ħal Għargħur, Malta
Oct 05, 2018 –
Oct 08, 2018
Great British Alternative Music Festival 2018
The Boomtown Rats / Bad Manners / The Exploited / Sham 69 / New Model Army / UK Subs / The Rezillos / The Wildhearts / Spear of Destiny / The Blockheads / The Professionals / Flight Brigade / Hung Like Hanratty / Verbal Warning / Dirtbox Disco
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Butlin's - Skegness Hull, England, United Kingdom
Sep 21, 2018 –
Sep 22, 2018
MTV Presents Gibraltar Calling 2018
Two Door Cinema Club / Rita Ora / Chase & Status / Stormzy / Rag'n'Bone Man / America / Scouting for Girls / Sister Sledge / The Sweet / Texas / Rose Royce / Albert Hammond Jr / The Boomtown Rats / George McCrae / Suzi Quatro / Bad Manners / Eruption / April / GIRLI / Glow / Precious Wilson / JetStream / Dead City Radio / Angelwings / Sour (UK) Show all bands
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Victoria Stadium Gibraltar, Gibraltar
Sep 14, 2018 –
Sep 16, 2018
Head for the Hills Festival 2018
The Boomtown Rats / The Bluetones / The Beat / The Selecter / Giant Rooks / Stealing Sheep / Razz / The Lovely Eggs / Alice Jemima / Molotov Jukebox / Keston Cobblers Club / Loka / Ramona Flowers / Lyla / Holy Moly & The Crackers / Breabach / Elephant Sessions / Deco / Hope and Social / Seán McGowan / The Beat feat. Ranking Roger / The Creature Comfort / Liines / Adam Holmes & the Embers / Barry Hyde / Emily Capell / Diving Station / Young Monarch / Urban Theory / Lizzie Nunnery / The Happy Soul / The Plumedores / Jess Kemp / Giant Boys / Mano McLaughlin / Koalas (UK) / Throw Them Bones / Gary Stewart's Graceland / disco lypso Show all bands
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Ramsbottom Cricket Club Ramsbottom, England, United Kingdom
Aug 03, 2018 –
Aug 05, 2018
Rewind North 2018
Bonnie Tyler / The Jacksons / Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark / Billy Ocean / Howard Jones / Soul II Soul / The Undertones / Big Country / Heaven 17 / Tiffany / Leo Sayer / The Boomtown Rats / Musical Youth / Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel / Midge Ure's Band Electronica / Roachford / Marc Almond / Transvision Vamp / Hue and Cry / Captain Sensible / Doctor And The Medics / Fizz / Kim Appleby Show all bands
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Capesthorne Hall Macclesfield, England, United Kingdom
Jul 20, 2018 –
Jul 22, 2018
Rewind Festival Scotland 2018
UB40 / Bonnie Tyler / Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark / A Flock of Seagulls / Status Quo / Howard Jones / Tiffany / Heaven 17 / The Boomtown Rats / Imagination / The Selecter / Roachford / Midge Ure's Band Electronica / The skids / Hue and Cry / Peter Hook & The Light / Hipsway / Wendy James / Roland Gift / Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes and Tonino Baliardo / Oddessey Show all bands
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Scone Palace Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Jul 08, 2018
Queen / Adam Lambert / The Darkness / The Boomtown Rats
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Marlay Park Rathfarnham, Ireland
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Jun 16, 2018
Adam Ant / The Boomtown Rats / Marc Almond / Nik Kershaw / ABC

Let's Rock! Leeds

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Temple Newsam Park Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Sep 09, 2017
Paul Carrack / Billy Ocean / Bob Geldof / The Boomtown Rats Worcestershire County Cricket Club Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Aug 24, 2017 –
Aug 26, 2017
Vilar De Mouros Festival 2017
Peter Bjorn and John / George Ezra / The Dandy Warhols / Primal Scream / Morcheeba / The Psychedelic Furs / The Boomtown Rats / The Veils / The Mission / 2manydjs (DJ Set) / The Young Gods / Avec / Capitão Fausto / Golden Slumbers / Salvador Sobral / Zanibar Aliens / The Jesus and Mary Chain Show all bands
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Vilar De Mouros Vilar de Mouros, Caminha, Portugal
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Aug 03, 2017 –
Aug 05, 2017
Wacken Open Air 2017
Aborted / Accept & Orchestra / Aeverium / Ahab / Alice Cooper / The Amity Affliction / Amon Amarth / Annihilator / Apocalyptica / Architects / ASP / Asrock / Asyllex / Aura Noir / Avantasia / Bai Bang / Batushka / Beyond the Black / Blaas of Glory / Die Blechblos’n / The Boomtown Rats / British Lion / Brujeria / Candlemass / Charlie Harper / Clawfinger / Corvus Corax / Crowbar / Cypecore / Dawn Of Disease / The Dillinger Escape Plan / Dog Eat Dog / The Dolmen / Domination / Emil Bulls / Emperor / Ereb Altor / Europe / Evil Scarecrow / Fates Warning / Fit For An Autopsy / Flotsam and Jetsam / Fuchsteufelswild / Ganaim / Grand Magus / Grave Digger / Hämatom / Harpyie / Heaven Shall Burn / Heimatærde / Heldmaschine / Hell-O-Matic / High Fighter / The Hirsch Effekt / Imperium Dekadenz / Insomnium / Irdorath / J.B.O. / Jet Jaguar / Johnny Deathshadow / Kadavar / Kaiser Franz Josef / Kärbholz / Katatonia / Kissin’ Dynamite / Kreator / The Kroach / Kryptos / Lacuna Coil / Lords of Black / Mambo Kurt / Marilyn Manson / Max & Igor Cavalera return to Roots / Mayhem / Megadeth / Megalodon / Memoriam / Mr. Irish Bastard / Napalm Death / Nile / Null Positiv / nulldB / Omnium Gatherum / Orange Goblin / The O’Reillys and the Paddyhats / Pampatut / Paradise Lost / Phil Rind (Sacred Reich) - Spoken Word / Possessed / Powerwolf / Primal Fear / Prong / Psychotic Waltz / Rage / Rampart / Henry Rollins / Ross The Boss / Russkaja / Sacred Reich / Saltatio Mortis / Sanctuary / Saor Patrol / Serenity / Shawn James & The Shapeshifters / Skálmöld / Skorbut / Skull Fist / Skyline / Snoozebutton / Soilwork / Sonata Arctica / Soulless Faith / Stahlmann / Status Quo / Steak Number Eight / Stinger / Sub Dub Micromachine / subway to sally / Taina / Tankard / Tears For Beers / tengger cavalry / Thundermother / Trivium / Turbobier / Turbonegro / tuXedoo / T. V. Smith / Twilight Force / Ugly Kid Joe / UK Subs / Uli Jon Roth / Une Misère / Verge of Umbra / Versengold / Victims of Madness / Volbeat / Vorbid / Wacken Firefighters / Waldkauz / Warpath / Warrant / Whiskey Dick / The Wild Lies / Wirrwahr / Witchery / Wolfbrigade / Wolfchant / Wolfheart Show all bands
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Wacken Open Air Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Show Duplicates for Aug 03, 2017
Dec 10, 2016
The Boomtown Rats O2 Ritz Manchester Manchester, England, United Kingdom

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Glastonbury Festival 1985
Jun 21 - 23, 1985
 Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
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Glastonbury Festival 1985
Jun 21 - 23, 1985
 Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
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Live Aid
Jul 13, 1985
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Califfornia World Music Festival 1979
Apr 7 - 8, 1979
 Los Angeles, California, United States
  Added by This Old Man

Califfornia World Music Festival 1979
Apr 7 - 8, 1979
 Los Angeles, California, United States
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Califfornia World Music Festival 1979
Apr 7 - 8, 1979
 Los Angeles, California, United States
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Latitude Festival 2015 on Jul 16, 2015 [889-small]

Latitude Festival 2015
Jul 16 - 19, 2015
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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Latitude Festival 2015 on Jul 16, 2015 [890-small]

Latitude Festival 2015
Jul 16 - 19, 2015
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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Latitude Festival 2015 on Jul 16, 2015 [891-small]

Latitude Festival 2015
Jul 16 - 19, 2015
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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Latitude Festival 2015 on Jul 16, 2015 [892-small]

Latitude Festival 2015
Jul 16 - 19, 2015
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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Latitude Festival 2015 on Jul 16, 2015 [893-small]

Latitude Festival 2015
Jul 16 - 19, 2015
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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Latitude Festival 2015 on Jul 16, 2015 [894-small]

Latitude Festival 2015
Jul 16 - 19, 2015
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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Latitude Festival 2015 on Jul 16, 2015 [895-small]

Latitude Festival 2015
Jul 16 - 19, 2015
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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The Boomtown Rats / Reggae Regular on Oct 25, 1978 [800-small]

The Boomtown Rats / Reggae Regular
Oct 25, 1978
 Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom
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The Boomtown Rats / Zerra 1 / Zerra One on Feb 20, 1985 [877-small]

The Boomtown Rats / Zerra 1 / Zerra One
Feb 20, 1985
 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
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Live Aid on Jul 13, 1985 [705-small]

Live Aid
Jul 13, 1985
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Live Aid on Jul 13, 1985 [706-small]

Live Aid
Jul 13, 1985
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Genres:

Rock
Punk
Pop Rock
Classic Rock
Punk Rock
Post-Punk
New Wave
Synthpop
Ska
Power Pop
New Wave Pop
New Romantic
Classic UK Pop
Pub Rock
Art Punk
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Latest Setlist (07/15/2023):

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  1. Trash Glam Baby
  2. (I Never Loved) Eva Braun
  3. Like Clockwork
  4. Someone's Looking at You
  5. I Don't Like Mondays
  6. She's So Modern
  7. Diamond Smiles
  8. Lookin' After No. 1
  9. Rat Trap
  10. The Boomtown Rats

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Concerts Per Year:

2024 1 concert
2023 4 concerts
2022 1 concert
2021 1 concert
2020 2 concerts
2018 8 concerts
2017 3 concerts
2016 4 concerts
2015 6 concerts
2014 8 concerts
2013 8 concerts
2009 1 concert
2008 1 concert
2003 1 concert
1986 1 concert
1985 10 concerts
1984 1 concert
1982 6 concerts
1981 6 concerts
1980 11 concerts
1979 7 concerts
1978 9 concerts
1977 9 concerts

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many concerts has The Boomtown Rats had?

The Boomtown Rats has had 109 concerts.

What genre is The Boomtown Rats?

The Boomtown Rats is most often considered to be Rock, Punk, Pop Rock, Classic Rock, Punk Rock, Post-Punk, New Wave, Synthpop, Ska, Power Pop, New Wave Pop, New Romantic, Classic UK Pop, Pub Rock, and Art Punk.

When is the next The Boomtown Rats concert?

The next The Boomtown Rats concert is on July 20, 2024 at Singleton Park in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. The bands performing are: UB40 ft. Ali Campbell / ABC / The Boomtown Rats / Go West / Nik Kershaw / The Real Thing / The Christians / Jason Donavan / Musical Youth / Jaki Graham / Neal X / Red Box.

When was the last The Boomtown Rats concert?

The last The Boomtown Rats concert was on August 19, 2023 in Lochgelly, Scotland, United Kingdom. The bands that performed were: QFX / The Boomtown Rats.

What setlist does The Boomtown Rats play live?

The songs that The Boomtown Rats performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the July 15, 2023 concert at The Quarry in Shrewsbury, England, United Kingdom:

  1. Trash Glam Baby
  2. (I Never Loved) Eva Braun
  3. Like Clockwork
  4. Someone's Looking at You
  5. I Don't Like Mondays
  6. She's So Modern
  7. Diamond Smiles
  8. Lookin' After No. 1
  9. Rat Trap
  10. The Boomtown Rats

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