2 new songs for the tour

Scottie · Loudmouth

2 new songs for the tour

Ian D · House on Fire

April fool.....oh no hold on a minute he he

Jules · The biggest Geldof fan in the world, bar none!

I'm not convinced about it. He sounded like he was joking but in this article it is written as though it is serious. Journalists aren't always known to report things correctly, so we'll have to wait and see . Sounds awful if true and I'm hoping it isn't.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

http://www.irishecho.com.au/2013/03/31/bob-geldof-versus-the-world/24458

Essentially well be doing the hits [in the forthcoming shows] and the ones we remember people shouting out for back in the day. But you also rediscover ones that you have completely forgotten about and that you thought were a bit naff if you thought about them at all.

This is a more worrying quote from the same interview. They will play the naff ones...

I'm not buying a ticket until I find out what the first set list is.

Ian D · House on Fire

Charmed Lives 2013 version!

Jules · The biggest Geldof fan in the world, bar none!

You don't have to buy a ticket ArrGee. See you in Devon

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Ian D wrote:
Charmed Lives 2013 version!

I fear it could happen....

noelindublin · Loudmouth

Jules wrote:
I'm not convinced about it. He sounded like he was joking but in this article it is written as though it is serious. Journalists aren't always known to report things correctly, so we'll have to wait and see . Sounds awful if true and I'm hoping it isn't.

So will they just play them live without anybody knowing these new songs? That tends not to work. Logically a really good single would have been released to get some kind of interest- showing what the band can still do. OK maybe it's not that easy to come with a really good song, but I'd rather hear something new than rehashing Mondays or Rat Trap, especially for pre tour tv appearances, if they get onto any of the big name shows.

I'd be very surprised if Geldof and the Rats did not write some new songs, but how many, and in what timeline is the question. I can see the point of not confusing audiences with new songs on the upcoming dates so almost all the stuff they perform will be tried and tested Rats classics. New songs take a bit of time to bed in and grow on us, but down the line a new album would be more than welcome.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Scottie wrote:
"Geldof says he still writes songs all the time and has written two new songs for the reunion tour one called Ratify and the other simply Boomtown Rats."

Interestingly the band walked on to something where Boomtown Rats was chanted over what could be loosely called some drum and bass.

Jules · The biggest Geldof fan in the world, bar none!

Surely if they were going to release any new material, they would have done so by now? Aside from the 'walk on' arrangement

. I'd have thought they'd have wanted us to buy and listen before the IoW? Or will they spring a surprise on us? If they do, they won't have time to play much else in their limited slot.

Just listening to Bon Jovi's new single what about now? Yes Rats that's a good question.