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The Boomtown Rats

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. Originally, they used the moniker 'The Nightlife Thugs'. Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1I Don't Like Mondays
1301643
2Rat Trap
180954
3Banana Republic
78870
4She's So Modern
77323
5Someone's Looking At You
69355
6Lookin' After No. 1
63055
7Like Clockwork
62437
8Up All Night
61397
9Diamond Smiles
57110
10Mary of the 4th Form
34344

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