Boomtown Rats 'Looking After No. 1' Rebellion Blackpool 2008

[invisi3ill]

Mondays is vastly overrated. I could care less about the subject matter.

[invisi3ill]

sorry, folks. the boomtown rats always were totla over-rated. Quite shite, actually.

That's about all you need to know about these nobs on the stage.

[adeykins]

ur wrong, they were underrated especially in the US where "Mondays", one of the best songs of all time flopped miserably yet was a massive hit in the civilised world, so it just goes to show what bad test you Americans have

[bobbiesoxx]

i enjoyed the gig, they wasnt very punk but it was fun

[markboylepotb]

Well said JD Sundstrom, doing a 'tribute' act of their ex-band (they tried billing themselves as the Boomtown Rats, thankfully the other four's legal teams put a quick stop to that), Simon & Garry are a complete disgrace for trying to rip off their own fans.

No Bob, no Johnnie, no Pete, no Gerry...no ifs or buts...THEY ARE NO BOOMTOWN RATS.

Stick to Jiggerypipery & at least keep some shred of your dignity, boys.

[OMGlilyyy]

they NEVER tried billing themselves as the boomtown rats and they never actually wanted too, you dont have a clue.

[markboylepotb]

Yes they did, as THEIR OWN WEBSITE ADMITS :D

Simon Crowe & Garrick Roberts: two losers trying to earn a dishonest buck with a crap tribute act of their past glories. Stick to mending watches & boilers guys! :D :D :D

[PiersR]

Fuck you! What have you achieved in life? If they want to do this then whats wrong with it? Is it harming you in any way? Grow some balls.

[markboylepotb]

How sad. Here we have 14 year old Piers Roberts - son of Garry/Garrick/Whatever-He's- Calling-Himself-This-Week coming on to defend daddy trying to rip off Boomtown Rats fans with a lame tribute act of his old band.

Considering both sold s**tty stories to News International for a few quick bucks about their former bandmates, they've a cheek trying to pass themselves off as the 'real deal'.

And that sunbeam is what people object to about Simon & Garry - they are backstabbers & charletans.

[malcolmyoungscat]

@markboylepotb You're full of excrement old markyboy. Those guys created those songs - BG didn't write them on his own, so surely they have a right to play them. One of them (not both) did tell a grubby story to some paper, but he didn't say anything that wasn't already in Bob's autobiog. Get your facts right. I've seen them live and, while Roberts might be a bit fat now, they sound great. You're the one who comes across as a loser, mate.

[markboylepotb]

@malcolmyoungscat. Actually, the credit on the records show otherwise - only six of the Boomtown Rats songs failed to have Geldof accredited to them, 3 by Johnny Fingers and one by Crowe and Cott respectively, and one joint Briquette/Crowe. The remaining 70 or so were Geldof, with about 5 of those with one other co-writer. Crowe's story to the NOTW was NOT in 'Is That It' & you know it. Crowe and Roberts are a complete disgrace trying to fleece fans with a very bad 'tribute' act.

[malcolmyoungscat]

The credits on the records do not reflect the contributions made by the individuals. They might even be dishonest - see the Whiter Shade of Pale case. If Roberts and Crowe want to play the songs they helped to create they don't need permission from the likes of you. I've seen them and they were great. They never pretended to be The Boomtown Rats. Nor was there ever any injunction. Have had the courage to raise your objections with them face to face? I thought not.

[markboylepotb]

@malcolmyoungscat.

The 'credits' on the record state exactly the contribution insofar as each member of the band signed up and agreed to. No one put a gun to their heads over it. As for 'dishonest', come into the real world! Crowe and Roberts are a couple of chancers trying to fleece the old fans - the real deal, Bob Geldof & Pete Briquette have an album out in May. And spare us the 'keyboard warrior' stuff, you sad little virgin!

[malcolmyoungscat]

@markboylepotb I hear Roberts has been asked to play guitar on that album. Anyone reading your embittered hogwash can draw his or her own conclusions. You were kicked off the official Boomtown Rats forum for being abusive and I will not be responding to you again.

[markboylepotb]

@malcolmyoungscat . Still lying through your back teeth I see!

Actually I and several others walked in disgust because ArrGee was happy to be the poodle of a FAKE Boomtown Rats for old times sake whilst Tina was found out as not having a clue what was happening with Geldof, rendering her whole 'contact with Geldof's management' persona a joke.

Now he's left with a forum five other bingo-wingers at best attend - hope it was worth selling his soul for!

[arrgee2010]

@markboylepotb woof woof

[arrgee2010]

@malcolmyoungscat he wasn't kicked off for being abusive. In fact, rare anyone gets kicked off I normally piss them off long before. Not sure about the several others though. Not how I remember it.

[markboylepotb]

Actually they DID - hence why Bob & Pete took out the injuction, and will be doing another now they've been caught using the Boomtown Rats rat logo on the posters advertising their gigs.

Still, people are getting wise enough to the sting now that their concerts are getting cancelled through lack of sales, which will mean Pete Barton dumping them like he's done with every other dupe he's done this let's-do-a-tribute-act-of-your­-old-band routine with Coming up next, Pete Barton is Bucks Fizz!

[malcolmyoungscat]

You are a tiresome ignorant disgrace. For your information, Geldof went to see them at The Electric Ballroom last December. They are all old friends, which is how the BTRs came about in the first place. That is nonsense about "the other four's legal team". You don't know what you're talking about and probably never will.

[punkrock16forever]

bob geldofs shite anyway better line up now not missed.

[ironbru2]

It may be just the rats when you down the front and the music blasting they are still good. Shame Bob wisnae there, lloyd grossman was up on one of the stages

[jdsundstrom]

Not the Boomtown Rats. This is "The Rats" which has two of the original band members, Simon Crowe and Garry Roberts. Bob Geldof is sorely missed.

[ROBINCUSACK]

OOOH! Geldof is sore alright, totally tries to erase anything good said about the RATS.I am so worried Garry or Simon will end up as "SUICIDES" or "DRUG OVERDOSES".I hear anyone who humiliates SIR BOB regrets it.

[markboylepotb]

He's sore because Simon was the git that didn't want to do the Boomtown Rats anymore, as he wanted to seek complete oblivion in his own right with Gung Ho! If he had any decency, he'd apologise not just to Gerry for driving him out of the band in the first place, but for then stabbing Bob in the back with the News of The World. Enjoy life on the hasbeens circuit Simon & Garry, it's all you're fit for without Bob, Johnnie or Gerry!

[PiersR]

My dad won't overdose. He's too smart.