The Mirror — Fans walked ut of the Brentwood Festival in Essex when the Boomtown Rats singer started his rant more info

The Daily Mail — The Boomtown Rats frontman admitted that he was already going to propose to his long-term love and, although he worried it might seem 'inappropriate', the family needed 'air' to breathe. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin The Boomtown Rats @ T5, 9/26/2014 The Rats--led by Geldof's pointed, devilish, Dublin-accented vocals--were reunited and reignited, minus original members Johnnie Fingers and Gerry Cott. "I began singing those words ... more info

Stereogum — The Boomtown Rats reunited last year for a tour around Ireland and the United Kingdom, but the new wave band made their first appearance stateside in over twenty years at a show at New York City’s Terminal 5 on Friday night. The Bob Geldof-fronted ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Jonathan Dick 'I grabbed hold of it, and the rhetoric of change was rock and roll, the platform for change was rock and roll, the desirability, the inevitability of change was rock and roll.' Bob Geldof and The Boomtown... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Like Madness and the Jam, the Boomtown Rats generally matched considerable Anglo-European success with near-total American commercial obscurity. Despite a string of intelligent, irresistible pop singles and intricate, skillful, unpredictable albums f... more info

MTV.co.uk News — The Boomtown Rats musican has opened up about the tragic death of his daughter for the first time on television... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Ian Chainey Opeth at Music Hall of Williamsburg, 2013 (more by Caroline Harrison) The metal industry's push-back against The Boomtown Rats continues this week with a smorgasbord of new streams. And, jeeze, these are some biggies. First off, provid... more info

ContactMusic — Bob Geldof is getting married.The Boomtown Rats frontman is set to tie the knot with longterm girlfriend Jeanne Marine after 18 years together. The... more info

ContactMusic — Bob Geldof is getting married.The Boomtown Rats frontman has proposed to longterm girlfriend Jeanne Marine after 18 years together, and the couple... more info