Outside of a Dooleys reunion, this must be the least-wanted return of the past 40 years.

In 1978 and 1979 The Boomtown Rats were one of the best live bands in the world. The reputation was built on the energy of their songs and of Geldof as a front man. After almost 40 years that high energy level will have gone but there will still be a lot of people who would be interested in seeing them. Same would apply to The Undertones and The Jam if they ever reformed in original line ups. Power Punk at it's finest from all three bands.

No, not all three bands. The Boomtown Rats were never taken that seriously by most fans of the time. A big hit gave them a brief period of broad popularity but let's no re-write history.

(Almost) nobody took the Boomtown Rats seriously as a PUNK band. They were a POP act with a string of good singles before "Monday" - and they were really god live (I saw them at the Marquee in the summer of 78).

I took them much more seriously as a pop group (my fave - She's So Modern) than as a charity act.

Qwerty wrote:
No, not all three bands. The Boomtown Rats were never taken that seriously by most fans of the time. A big hit gave them a brief period of broad popularity but let's no re-write history.

I am not rewriting history The Boomtown Rats were a top Power Pop/Punk band. They did have a couple of big hits (Rat Trap & I Don't Like Mondays) but if anyone doubts their credentials just listen to any of the following lesser known tracks

Like Clockwork
She's Gonna Do You In
She's So Modern
Me And Howard Hughes
Lookin' After No.1
Mary Of The 4th Form
(I Never Loved) Eva Braun
Don't Believe What You Read

Saw them live twice and they were brilliant. The second time was post Live Aid and was full of people saying "God Bless You Bob".

Funny The Dooleys should be mentioned. I saw their live show and they were also very good. A good deal heavier than their single hits would suggest.