The Boomtown Rats Guitarist Garry Roberts Dead at 72: 'He Was The Legend' Garry Roberts was a founding member and crucial to the Irish Rock success "who summed up the sense of who The Rats are" By.

When the Blades first formed in 1977, Dublin and Ireland was on the cusp of a historic period for guitar music. Thin Lizzy were in their pomp; U2 and The Boomtown Rats were emerging – and the Blades, ...

The Boomtown Rats reunited again in 2013 and released their seventh album, Citizens of Boomtown, in 2020, their first release since In the Long Grass in 1984.

Garry Roberts, the founding member and lead guitarist of the Irish rock band The Boomtown Rats, has died. He was 72. The band's social media page posted a statement on Wednesday following the ...

The Boomtown Rats are an Irish rock band originally formed in Dublin in 1975.

Boomtown Rats guitarist Garry Roberts has died age 72, the band have confirmed. In the announcement, the band described Garry as "the guy who summed up the sense of who The Rats are".

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The Boomtown Rats itself scored several Top Ten hits in the UK charts during their commercial peak, from 1978 to 79, and their most famous songs, still to this day, are "Rat Trap" ...

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Steve May typed: "The Boomtown Rats were the first band I really loved as a kid & Garry's guitar was an essential part of that sound - RIP Garry Roberts." Related articles.