Citizens of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats

Citizens of Boomtown: The Story of The Boomtown Rats

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BBC Two - Citizens of Boomtown: The Story of The Boomtown Rats

The story of The Boomtown Rats, who with Bob Geldof’s Live Aid, revolutionised the world.

The story of The Boomtown Rats who fought a conservative Ireland, broke through the UK punk scene, scored global No 1 hits, and with Bob Geldof’s Live Aid, revolutionised the world.

With guests including Bono, Sinead O’Connor, Dave Stewart, Jools Holland, David Mallet and Sting, as well as music writers, photographers and historians, this film explores the musical and social legacy of Ireland’s first rock superstars The Boomtown Rats, who changed their own lives, helped to change Ireland and, with Bob Geldof’s Live Aid, changed the world.

In this entertaining, dramatic and absorbing film, director Billy McGrath digs deep into the band’s history and remarkable songbook and highlights the key moments of its huge success and subsequent fall in 1985. And after over 30 years, why did the band regroup in 2013?

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