Recorded 14 June 2020
Sir Bob Geldof of the Boomtown Rats catches up with Jonathan Alley on Under the Sun
Thirty-six years since their last album, The Boomtown Rats reformed this year with a new LP and accompanying documentary of the same name; Citizens of Boomtown. The band’s frontman, Bob Geldof, believes the 'Rats reformation in 2020 couldn’t be more timely. “For me, the Rats seem to make sense in periods of confusion and chaos” he tells Jonathan Alley.