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.

The Boomtown Rats Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2024) (Page 2)

Date Concert Venue Location
Dec 10, 2016
The Boomtown Rats O2 Ritz Manchester Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Aug 27, 2016 –
Aug 28, 2016
Victorious Festival 2016
Mark Ronson / Milky Chance / Editors / Echo & the Bunnymen / Travis / Manic Street Preachers / Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds / The Coral / Ash / Will Young / DMA'S / Jack Savoretti / Samm Henshaw / Liam Bailey / Levellers / Space / The Selecter / Emmy the Great / Teleman / Natty / Oscar / Silhouettes / The Slow Readers Club / Eva Lazarus / Josh Osho / Jerry Williams / Juggy D / Tom Martin / Josh Savage / The Urban Voodoo Machine / Lusts / Kassassin Street / Brothers and Sisters / The Rising / Mayfield / Georgie / Mary Jane / Rock Choir / Lee Rogers / The Devotions / The Explorers / The Great Scott / Murdoc / sam mccarthy / Jamin / friends of friends / Och / Bootlegs / Lucky 13 / Blackfoot Circle / Me and the Moon / Black Kat Boppers / The Winachi Tribe / Betty Blue / The turner brothers / Rhythm of the 90s / Jack Francis / Daniel Kemish / Polly Money / Ben Harvey / Melt Dunes / Richard Morris / Marley Blandford / Steel Strum / The Fliks / Alan Reid / Bongo Kanny / Lst / Offbeat Offensive / The Diamond Age / Calaveras / Phil Cooper / Bear & the Woods / The Novellas / Bemis / Number 9 / Just Millie / Southsea Alternative Choir / Winters Hill / Veludo Planes / Kasai Masai / Harry Jordan / Parv / Andy Muscat / Paddy Taylor / Emptifish / Lily Garland / Josh & Daisy / Fleetingwood Mac / David Coslett / Jack Evans / Beautiful Secret / Mr. Big Stuff / Kelly Kemp / Southern Train / Hometown Show / Four Folds Law / Heir of the dog / Dicey Riley / Foxer / Alistair Goodwin / The Mantic Muddlers / Strumpet Town / Scott Freeman / Devin-Jade / Skin for a Canvas / Isa Bell / Electric Eden / The High Wire Act / Paves (UK) / Lewis Smith / Nomura / Ben Brookes / Sophie Darling / Lewis Bennett / Brooklyn Lammiman / Kelly Woods / The Cold Heart Revue / Rony Trio / Matt McGowan / It Must Be Madness / Clayton Strange / Southerlies / Sigma Falls / Sean Parker / The Underground Pilots / Paul Dillon / Waif & Stray / Trouble County / The Wild Claims / The Vinalls / The Smiley Campbell Band / Carlton James / Alice Milburn / NATHALIE GUNN / Iolar / Crown Of Thieves / Aubrey Small / Neneh Cherry (DJ Set) / Crxsses / Hollowed Hour / Big Love Soul / JONNY BELL / Beth Oliver Band / Sam Sweetman / Rock A Toons / Mike Keating / Mark Handley / Livvy / Josh Tremain / Jimi & The Jaffa Cakes / Jamian Who / Andy Foster / Ade Cull / John Adams (UK) / Kojak's Revenge / Alex Higgins / JJ Soul X / Steel Pan Jazz Orchestra / Zina Jaza / Tom Bertham / The Urban Vocal Group / The Machete (UK) / Steve Young Duo / The Folsom (UK) / Stefano Nicolello / Skadogs / Maddy Gardiner / Live Lounge Project / Lennon Taylor / Kyran Smith / Kayleigh Middleton / Katy Grace / Katie Louise Ball / Jay J Music / Funky Little Choir / Frankie & Glo / Emma Lawrence & Sam Gould / Cali Curlz / Bill Gregory / Back Water Roll Blues Band / Ayse Nichelle / Archie Langley & Aaron McMullen / Alfie horne / Tribe - UK / Brandon Lebbie / RU1-FAM / Andy Comley / All Tvvins / The Boomtown Rats / The Horrors / JP Cooper / Wolfmother Show all bands
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Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicate for Aug 27, 2016
Aug 19, 2016 –
Aug 21, 2016
From The Jam / The Beat / Bad Manners / The Darkness / The Wurzels / The Boomtown Rats

Weyfest

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Rural Life Centre Farnham, England, United Kingdom
Jul 01, 2016 –
Jul 03, 2016
Godiva Festival 2016
Scouting for Girls / The Charlatans / Mystery Jets / The Pigeon Detectives / The Boomtown Rats / Milburn / Neck Deep
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War Memorial Park, Coventry Coventry, England, United Kingdom
Sep 04, 2015 –
Sep 06, 2015
Electric Picnic 2015
Ride / George Ezra / Pond / Grace Jones / Future Islands / Blur / Tame Impala / Jurassic 5 / The Boomtown Rats / Manic Street Preachers / We Cut Corners / Hot Chip / Alvvays / Sam Smith / Mac DeMarco / My Morning Jacket / Interpol / Underworld
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Stradbally Hall Stradbally, Leinster, Ireland
Aug 28, 2015 –
Aug 30, 2015
Carfest South 2015
Bellowhead / Paloma Faith / The Lionels / Take That / The Shires / Jools Holland / The Boomtown Rats / Level 42 / Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott / Seasick Steve / Scouting for Girls / The Feeling / Sophie Ellis-Bextor / Midge Ure / Ward Thomas / Texas
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Laverstoke Park Farm Hampshire, UK
Aug 09, 2015 –
Aug 12, 2015
Rebellion
The Boomtown Rats / Misfits / Anti-Flag / The Damned / Sham69 / Buzzcocks / The Adicts / Sick of It All / Subhumans / The Business / Chaos UK / UK Subs / Poison Idea / Steve Ignorant & Paranoid Visions / Peter And The Test Tube Babies / Citizen Fish / Culture Shock / MDC / The Restarts / Booze & Glory / The Lurkers / Drongos For Europe / The Mahones / Gimp Fist / Sick on the Bus / Police Bastard / Ferocious Dog / The Roughneck Riot / Louise Distras Show all bands
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Winter Gardens Blackpool, England, United Kingdom
Aug 06, 2015 –
Aug 09, 2015
Rebellion Festival 2015
Buzzcocks / The Damned / Anti-Flag / The Boomtown Rats / The Neville Staple Band / Sick of It All / Sham 69 / Subhumans / The Adicts / The Boys / Ferocious Dog / Goldblade / The Creepshow / The Restarts / Popes Of Chillitown / Hobo Jones & The Junkyard Dogs / Mick O'Toole / King Prawn / Church of Confidence / Max Splodge / Super Fast Girlie Show / Billy Liar / Trioxin Cherry / The Cundeez / Dirt Box Disco / Louise Distras / TV Smith / Random Hand / Ned Dylan / Fish Hook / Surfin' Turnips / The Lurkers / Arturo Bassick / Frantic Flintstones / The Kingcrows / Hannah Rickard and the Relatives / Imperial Leisure Show all bands
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Blackpool Winter Gardens Blackpool, England, United Kingdom
Jul 17, 2015 –
Jul 19, 2015
Latitude Festival
All We Are / Ed Harcourt / King Creosote / Public Service Broadcasting / Santigold / Summer Camp / The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart / Unknown Mortal Orchestra / Benjamin Booker / Izzy Bizu / James Blake / Laura Marling / Nadine Shah / Portishead / Admiral Fallow / The Boomtown Rats / Wolf Alice / Lianne La Havas Show all bands
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Henham Park Southwold, England, United Kingdom
Jul 16, 2015 –
Jul 19, 2015
Latitude Festival 2015
Ed Sheeran / alt-J / James Blake / La Roux / José González / Portishead / Santigold / Years & Years / Leon Bridges / The Vaccines / Toro Y Moi / Caribou / SBTRKT / Unknown Mortal Orchestra / Catfish and the Bottlemen / Thom Yorke / Laura Marling / Warpaint / JP Cooper / Lianne La Havas / HONNE / Manic Street Preachers / Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds / Wolf Alice / NAO / King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard / Jon Hopkins / Django Django / Jack Garratt / The Charlatans / Badly Drawn Boy / Wild Beasts / Aquilo / The Pains of Being Pure at Heart / Sun Kil Moon / Sundara Karma / Chilly Gonzales / DMA’s / Timber Timbre / Ibeyi / Kwabs / Young Fathers / Shura / Savages / Seasick Steve / Noel Gallagher / Kiasmos / Josef Salvat / Susanne Sundfør / The Boomtown Rats / Public Service Broadcasting / Ezra Furman / kindness / The Districts / Marika Hackman / Clark / Thurston Moore / Benjamin Booker / Curtis Harding / Charlie Cunningham / Rae Morris / SOAK / Max Cooper / The 2 Bears / This Is The Kit / Drenge / The Twilight Sad / Summer Camp / Horace Andy / King Creosote / Roni Size / Clare Maguire / Ed Harcourt / Let’s Eat Grandma / Gengahr / A Winged Victory for the Sullen / Femi Kuti / Hælos / Ben Khan / Denai Moore / Nadine Shah / Max Jury / All We Are / Vessels / Songhoy Blues / Pere Ubu / To Kill A King / Matthew Herbert / Boxed In / The Four Owls / Prides / C Duncan / Admiral Fallow / Jane Weaver / Omar Souleyman / Tor Miller / LoneLady / Clarence Clarity / Pretty Vicious / Adult Jazz / Petite Meller / Outfit / matt woods / Oscar / Reprazent / Douglas Dare / Gwenno / Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens / Gazelle Twin / DJ Ez / Tom Robinson / Real Lies / Polar Bear / DM Stith / Duke Garwood / Formation / Neon Waltz / Ben UFO / Werkha / le galaxie / Eaves / United Vibrations / Femi Kuti and the Positive Force / Ruts DC / The Busy Twist / Black Rivers / Monki / Bad Breeding / The Hot Sprockets / Thurston Moore Group / Theo Verney / Dolores Haze / Nile Marr / Ichi / Alexander Nut / Tim Key / Gareth Malone / Katherine Ryan / Rob Delaney / Gulf / Fight The Bear / Gypsies of Bohemia / Morganway / Latitude / Marcus Hamblett / Gareth Malone's Voices / Twin Hidden / Sara Pascoe / The Congo Faith Healers / Josh Widdicombe / Smooth Sailors / A Firm of Poets / Zola Jesus / Nitin Sawhney Show all bands
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Henham Park Southwold, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicates for Jul 16, 2015
Nov 07, 2014
The Boomtown Rats / Republica
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O2 Forum Kentish Town London, England, United Kingdom
Nov 03, 2014
The Boomtown Rats / Republica
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Cambridge Junction Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Oct 31, 2014
The Boomtown Rats / Republica
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Pyramids Centre Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
Oct 18, 2014
The Boomtown Rats / Republica
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Wulfrun Hall Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom
Aug 16, 2014
Mike & The Mechanics / The Boomtown Rats / UB40 / Sister Sledge / Rick Astley / Tony Hadley / Marc Almond / Bonnie Tyler / Jason Donovan / Roland Gift / wang chung / Hugh Cornwell / from the jam / The South / A Flock of Seagulls / Johnny Hates Jaz...
Mike & The Mechanics / The Boomtown Rats / UB40 / Sister Sledge / Rick Astley / Tony Hadley / Marc Almond / Bonnie Tyler / Jason Donovan / Roland Gift / wang chung / Hugh Cornwell / from the jam / The South / A Flock of Seagulls / Johnny Hates Jazz / Hazel Show all bands
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Henley Festival Grounds Henley-on-thames, UK
Jul 19, 2014

Live Filming

Splendour Festival
Happy Mondays / Scouting for Girls / Tom Odell / Foxes / Saint Raymond / The Boomtown Rats / Reverend and the Makers / The Beat / Joy Mumford
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Nottingham Wollaton Park Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Jul 18, 2014 –
Jul 20, 2014
Guilfest 2014
The Activators / Adam Bloxsome / Ade / The AfterParty / Aimée / The Algorithm / Ally Kemp / Andrew Morris / DJ Andi Warren / Any Given Thursday / Arcane Roots / A Room Swept White / Ashley Roberts / Badman Beats / Bad Solution / Bambarra / Barry Obzee / Bel Esprit / Bemis / Ben Lovejoy / The Bermondsey Joyriders / Black Futures / The Blackout / Blobbie Williams / Boney M / Boom & Bass / The Boomtown Rats / Boy Jumps Ship / The Brompton Mix / B.Traits / Buzzcocks / Canterbury / Captain Flatcap / Carnival Youth / Charlotte Sterland / Chelsea / Cherry Pie / Chopshop / Chukonu / Claudia / Confessions of a Traitor / Cosmic Encounters / The Correspondents / The Crosstown Trio / The Darling Buds / Davinci Sound / DDHR / Dead Kansas / Defect / Dirty Revolution / The Doors Alive / Dreadzone / Easy On The Amoeba / Echo and The Empress / Electric River / Emnibis / Empress AD / The Enemy / The Farm / Feed the Rhino / Fin Evans / Fire At Night / Floored Capri And Robi-Wan / Following Foxes / Forleigh / Fred V & Grafix / Freshold / Friction ft P Money And Linguistics / Fun Lovin' Criminals / The Fureys / Gallows / Gavin Thomas / Gnarlwolves / Golding / Hammerjack / The Handsome Devils Club / Hannah Wants / Headlight / Heart of a Coward / The Human League / Itch / Imperial Leisure / I See Monstas / James Bluck / James Trystan / Jamie Lenman / Jason Chance / Jay Info / Jedward / Jez Charles / Joe Carabine / The Jokers / Kamla / Katrina / Kid In The Cloud / The Kelly Lee Band / Kenelis / Kidnap Kid / Kingsland Road / Kool & The Gang / La Flamme / Lions / Lit Like Vegas / Mak And Pasteman / Manu / Maria Lua & Band / Mary Jane Burning / Matt Price / Maybe Gaga / Maybe Neverland / Metronome / Miss Vincent / Model Society / Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer / Mr Fame / Ms Dynamite / Murkle / My Nu Leng / My Never Time / DJ Naughty And Missy D / Naughty Boy / The Nefarious Picaroons / Neighbourhood Threat / New Town Kings / Norman Jay MBE / Nylon Sky / Orange Bomb / Orangafruup / Orbit / The Other Tribe / Paper Boats / Parkway / Passenger Smith / PBS & JS / Pig Ignerents / Pipe And Tabor / Public Service Broadcasting / Radio Riddler / The Ramonas / Red Emperor / Reverbed / Riskee and the Ridicule / Risking The Writer / Rival Empires / Rock Choir / Ruts DC / Sam Bailey / The Scintillas / Second Hand Citizens / Second Hand Poet / The Serial Thrillers / Servers / The Sex Pistols Experience / Shadow Child / The Shakespearos / Sham 69 / Shane Richie & the Prelude / Sigma / Sister Leona / Skaciety / The Skints / Slim Chance / Soulfly / Soundation / Space / Spink / Split Glory / Spotlight Cannibal / Spriggan Mist / Squat Dom / Street Vibes / Stone Foundation / Stu (Cause4Concern) / The Sugarhill Gang / Synergy / Their Turn To Lose / Three's A Crowd / The Toniks / Tomorrow Is Ours / Tom Upton / Traced / Tree House Fire / The True Deceivers / Timmy Seashoe / Two Sense / Underview / The United Stoats Of America / The Urban Voodoo Machine / Vanity Draws Blood / Vector Vendetta / The Vibrators / Ward Thomas / Weyward Chile / White Hot Flames / Witchdoktors / The Wonderyears / The Zone / NERVE / the spitfires Show all bands
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Stoke Park Guildford, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicate for Jul 18, 2014
May 30, 2014
The Boomtown Rats / Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel / Paul Young / The Straits / The Troggs

Concert at the Kings 2014

The King's Arms, All Cannings Devizes, UK
Nov 06, 2013
The Boomtown Rats
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O2 Academy Birmingham Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Oct 26, 2013
The Boomtown Rats / Patrik Fitzgerald
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Roundhouse London, 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
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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 [890-small]

Latitude Festival 2015
Jul 16 - 19, 2015
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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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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Let's Rock Wales 2024 on Jul 20, 2024 [822-small]

Let's Rock Wales 2024
Jul 20, 2024
 Swansea, Wales, 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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Rock
Punk
Pop Rock
Classic Rock
Punk Rock
Post-Punk
New Wave
Synthpop
Ska
Power Pop
New Wave Pop
New Romantic
Pub Rock
Classic UK Pop
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, Pub Rock, Classic UK Pop, 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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