The Rats in concert at The Platform
Former members of the Boomtown Rats, Garry Roberts and Simon Crowe will be in concert at the Platform with their new band, The Rats, on Saturday January 31.
Former members of the Boomtown Rats, Garry Roberts and Simon Crowe will be in concert at the Platform with their new band, The Rats, on Saturday January 31.
The Boomtown Rats first crawled into the semi-darkness of founder member Garry Roberts` kitchen as a group of six friends in Dublin in 1975. Guitarist Garry and drummer Simon share a passion for raw R`n B and rock music and have been playing together since they formed a band at school. Now, some three decades later, these original Rats have returned to reclaim their lair as true pioneers of New Wave.
The Boomtown Rats` debut single `Looking After Number one` gnawed its way into the UK charts in 1977. This was the first of a succession of hits spanning the next decade, including `Mary of the Fourth Form`, `She`s So Modern`, `Like Clockwork`, and then in 1978, the band released `Rat Trap` which shot straight to Number One and remained in the charts for 15 weeks. 1979 saw the massive international number one `I Don`t Like Mondays` followed by more top five hits and the band continued having million selling albums and chart successes up to 1986 when singer Bob Geldof left to pursue a solo career.
Garry Roberts and Simon Crowe, the driving force behind the Rats sound, have put their powerful alliance together once again to re-ignite and develop the essence of their music as it should be heard. The new band, with Peter Barton on bass and Darren Beale on guitar, perform all the classic hits along with live favourites like `Joey`s On The Streets Again` and ``Neon Heart`.
The show will start at 8pm and tickets cost £14 adults, £13 concessions, available from the Box Office on 01524 582803.
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Date Updated: 19/03/09