The Boomtown Rats ~ Similar Artists

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Bob Geldof - 100% match to The Boomtown Rats

Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof, 5 October 1951, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Eire. Geldof initially entered the music scene as a journalist on Canada's premier underground rock journal Georgia Straight. Further experience with the New Musical Express and Melody Maker... Read more

Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 81% match to The Boomtown Rats

The Alarm - 78% match to The Boomtown Rats

Formed in Rhyl, Wales, during 1981, this energetic pop outfit originally comprised Mike Peters (25 February 1959; vocals/guitar), David Sharp (b. 28 January 1959, Salford, Lancashire, England; vocals/guitar), Eddie MacDonald (b. 1 November 1959; bass), and Nigel Twist (b. 18... Read more

The Stranglers - 78% match to The Boomtown Rats

One of the longest-surviving acts from the British new wave explosion of the late 70s, the Stranglers first rehearsed in Guildford as early as 1974. Two years later, the full line-up emerged, comprising Hugh Cornwell (28 August 1949, London, England; vocals, guitar), Jean... Read more

Fine Young Cannibals - 77% match to The Boomtown Rats

This sophisticated English pop trio from the Midlands appeared after the demise of the Beat in 1983. Former members Andy Cox (25 January 1956, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; guitar) and David Steele (b. 8 September 1960, Cowes, Isle of Wight, England; bass/keyboards) invited... Read more

Joe Jackson - 71% match to The Boomtown Rats

11 August 1954, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England. Having learned violin and piano as a teenager in Portsmouth, Jackson gained a place to study piano, percussion, composition and orchestration at London's Royal Academy of Music. After leaving college in 1974 he joined... Read more

Stiff Little Fingers - 64% match to The Boomtown Rats

This Irish punk band was formed from the ashes of cover outfit Highway Star. Taking their new name from a track on the Vibrators' Pure Mania debut, Stiff Little Fingers soon attracted one of the most fervent fanbases of the era. Present at the Clash's Belfast gig in 1977, Jake... Read more

Cutting Crew - 61% match to The Boomtown Rats

Fronted by vocalist/guitarist Nick Van Eede (Nicholas Van Eede, 14 June 1958, East Grinstead, West Sussex, England), Cutting Crew was formed when he began working with Canadian guitarist Kevin Scott MacMichael (b. 7 November 1951, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, d. 31 December... Read more

Generation X - 59% match to The Boomtown Rats

This UK outfit emerged during the punk explosion of 1976. Billy Idol (William Michael Albert Broad, 30 November 1955, Stanmore, Middlesex, England; vocals) had previously worked with Tony James (bass, vocals) in the short-lived Chelsea. With Bob Andrews (guitar, vocals) and John... Read more

The The - 58% match to The Boomtown Rats

Formed in 1979, this UK band centres around the activities of singer-songwriter Matt Johnson (15 August 1961, London, England). Initially, the unit included keyboardist Keith Laws and cartoonist Tom Johnston, but the line-up was continually changing and often featured Johnson... Read more