Dave will be opening on the tour.

February Tour 2009:

Sun 1 Burgess Hill
Martlets Hall

Thu 5 Wellingborough
The Castle

Tue 10 Liverpool
Live Lounge @ Baby Blue

Thu 12 Croydon
Ashcroft Theatre

Fri 13 Southampton
The Brook

Sat 14 Harlow
The Playhouse

Sun 15 Bilston
Robin 2

More dates to follow.

Lily, you got me rather excited thinking that the Boomtown Rats had re-formed. They were the first band I ever got into (around 1978-79) but sadly I was too young to see them live till the back end of their career - but they were still great live and I got to see them in a smallish venue.

Anyway, looking at their website, it's "The Rats" featuring guitarist Garry Roberts and drummer Simon Crowe, not the full band.

However, the Burgess Hill gig on Sunday 1 February is appealing - maybe I'll finish off a big w/e of rock n roll after the Gathering with a Sunday night gig before flying on to Montreal on Monday??

They are the Boomtown Rats in all but name - it's just that Geldof won't let them use the name. Johnnie Fingers and Gerry Cott are joining the band at some gigs.

I've seen The Rats play at the 100 Club in London before Christmas and they were utterly brilliant. They are really full-on. The best gig I've seen in years!

Garry Roberts (guitar) and Simon Crowe (drums) were the the main driving force of the Boomtown Rats 'sound' for the 1st 3 albums - so they play songs from those 3 albums (The Boomtown Rats, Tonic For The Troops, and Fine Art of Surfacing).

Set list includes She So's Modern, Looking After No1, Mary of the 4th Form, Diamond Smiles, Someone's looking At You, Rat Trap, I Don't Like Mondays etc. etc.

Rat Trap and I Don't Like Mondays are done differently than on record and instead they sound more like The Alarm or Stiff Little Fingers. They really blew me away.

Check this out http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Xsee7RgACfo

The new lead singer also plays bass and is from The Animals. He is very good and sounds better than Geldof.

I can tell you they now sound like they did at their best. I'm going to see them again at Crewe on Friday night and tickets are quite cheap. Well worth travelling to the gig if you live anywhere in the North-West.

I would think that people into The Alarm would really like The (Boomtown) Rats live.

Surely not Eric Burdon of The Animals?

Great username by the way

Luke Warmwater.

Some newly added dates:

Thursday, April 23, 2009
DAVE SHARP (SOLO) @ ROTHES HALLS
GLENROTHES, FIFE
Rothes Halls
Rothes Square
Glenrothes
KY7 5NX
www.attfife.org.uk
Dave Sharp supports The Rats
Doors: 19.30

Saturday, April 25, 2009
DAVE SHARP (SOLO) @ CORNERSTONE ARTS CENTRE, DIDCOT
Cornerstone Arts Centre
25 Station Road
Didcot
OX11 7NE
www.cornerstone-arts.org
Dave Sharp supports The Rats
Doors 8 pm

I have just been browsing on ticketmaster and seen that Dave Sharp is playing in Glasgow (Captains Rest) on the 10th of April. Has anyone else heard this?

Yes he is. There is further info at:

http://collect.myspace.com/ind...7617235&n=Dave+Sharp

and

http://www.davesharp.org/tourinfo.asp

Cheers, will check it out

Hazel xx

Managed to get along to see Dave's show last night it was a great night. He sounded excellent. It is well worth going to if he is playing near you.
Hazel

great bit of news Dave told the audience last night, an Alarm reunion in September.

Bring it on

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Originally posted by millport:
great bit of news Dave told the audience last night, an Alarm reunion in September.

Bring it on

What's this all about then?

Dave did indeed mention that the old four were hoping to get together in September but they were still working out the details. He did not mention where... Really exciting

Hazel

god..

hope he didnt fall for my april's fools joke

They are going play gig in Sligo september ,,, oh no never,,, hope that is true something reunion