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18th Sep 2015

Iconic Irish Band Announce Dublin Date At Olympia Theatre

Tickets go on sale next Thursday.

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The Boomtown Rats have announced they will play a gig in Dublin’s Olympia Theatre.

Having recently played at Electric Picnic, the Dublin band will take to the stage in a pre-Christmas show on December 6th.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 26: Bob Geldof of The Boomtown Rats performs on stage at The Roundhouse on October 26, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Burak Cingi/Redferns via Getty Images)

Best known for their tracks ‘I Don’t Like Mondays’, ‘Someone Looking At You’ and ‘Banana Republic’, frontman Bob Geldof said his return to the stage at Stradbally made him realise how relevant his songs still remain in modern Ireland.

Video: TheBoomtownRatsVEVO

Formed in 1975 in Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, the band toured with the Ramones and Talking Heads.

Tickets for the gig go on sale next Thursday, September 24th at 9am from Ticketmaster.