In The Long Grass: Bob Geldof and The Boomtown Rats

Welcome to my tribute page honoring one of my favorite bands of all time, The Boomtown Rats.

During the late 1970s and early 1980s, the Boomtown Rats, led by Bob Geldof a.k.a Mr. Loudmouth, were one of the most innovative and influential bands of the New Wave era. The Rats disbanded in the mid-80s but their music lives on in the hearts of their fans.


Finally!!! The entire catalog of The Boomtown Rats is now available on compact disc. These cds are available now from both Amazon.com in the U.S. and Amazon.co.uk in the U.K. Each of the reissued albums include a few extra bonus tracks making these a MUST HAVE for all fans of The Rats or Bob Geldof.

Jiggerypipery is a "Celtic Rock & Roll band" featuring Simon Crowe on drums and percussion, James Robertson on the great highland bagpipes, Tony Bayliss on guitar and vocals, Carl Allerfeldt on the fiddle, and Pete Bingham on bass guitar.

They've just released a new album entitled "The Drift". It can be purchased at Amazon.co.uk or more information can be found at their website (just click on the band name above to go to their website).

"The Drift"

The Listening Booth
Song Title		Format
I Don't Like Mondays		Midi
I Don't Like Mondays		Real Audio
Do They Know It's Christmas?		Midi
Say Hi To Mick		Real Audio
Play To Win - By Gung~Ho		Real Audio

In The News
DISCOGRAPHY
The History of The Boomtown Rats
An Interview with Johnnie Fingers
LYRICS
PICTURES
BoomtownRats.com Past Poll Results
A TONIC FOR THE TROOPS NEWSLETTER
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Boomtown Rats Related Projects
Greengate - Johnnie Fingers' latest project
Gung~Ho: A Crowe/Fingers Project

Join the Boomtown Rats Fan Club, which was founded by my brother, J.D. Sundstrom. Chat online with other members of the club, post messages, or even set up photo albums with your own images from Boomtown Rats history. We hope to hear from you soon.

Click here to go to The Boomtown Rats Club and Join!

Also, there has been some discussion from members of the fan club that VH1 should do a spotlight on The Boomtown Rats. How about sending VH1 some e-mail at the following address and requesting that they follow up on this fabulous idea. The e-mail address is mysay@vh1mail.com . You can go to vh1's web site at http://www.vh1.com . Thanks!!

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Site Last Updated: January 9th, 2005. Added info on the reissue of The Boomtown Rats' back catalog.

*Discography courtesy of "Jukes Productions" ,"PunkNet", plus the valuable help from other Boomtown Rats fans who have provided info that was missing..
*Special thanks to "Slave To Wave" for the "I Don't Like Mondays" RealAudio File.