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BOOMTOWN Rat Garry Roberts passed away this week after fulfilling a dream to reform the Irish group that once stormed the charts. The 72-year-old admitted he found it hardest to cope when the group… ...

Garry Roberts, a founding member and guitarist for The Boomtown Rats, has died at the age of 72.

The Boomtown Rats singer who fund-raised millions to help the Ethiopian famine says that rock 'n' roll has lost its romance ...

Boomtown Rats are celebrating 50 years of the band this year and Sir Bob Geldof has revealed the true inspiration behind the band name that people did not realise ...

Garry Roberts, the founding lead guitarist of the Irish rock band The Boomtown Rats, died this week at the age of 72, according to the BBC. The group informed fans of his death in a statement that ...

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Garry Roberts, lead guitarist and founding member of The Boomtown Rats, has died. The band’s singer Bob Geldof, bassist Pete Briquette, and drummer Simon Crowe announced the guitarist’s death ...

IRISH singer Imelda May led tributes to guitarist of the Boomtown Rats Garry Roberts after he sadly passed away. The band announced the death of the 72-year-old and they described Roberts as “… ...

The Boomtown Rats have announced a 50th anniversary tour of the UK to take place in October and November 2025.

Irish rock group The Boomtown Rats have announced the death of founding member Garry Roberts. A statement posted on their Facebook page this evening said: "It is with very great grief that the ...