A bit more on this yuletide tour;  they should do it this year. The Belfast date sounds very interesting...

http://www.u2theearlydayz.com/boomtown-rats.html

21/12/1977 Tivoli Theatre, Dublin with Sacre Bleu. These two concerts were moved to the Stella Cinema, as the Dublin City Council would not give the Tivoli Theatre a licence for the Boomtown Rats concert. Sarah Edwards oh yes being backstage with the rats at the Stella Cinema Rathmines, Paula Yates had a leopardskin top on and loads of moles on her back.

22/12/1977 Tivoli Theatre, Dublin with Sacre Bleu. Dave Moloney The Stella did not have any dressing rooms, the band had a room down the street, to change in, then walked to the Stella. Paula Yates was hanging with the band, she was not Bobs girlfriend at this time, Pete had pulled down her leopardskin top and commented on her boobs "nice".

24/12/1977 Moran's Hotel, Dublin The Rats, Radiators & Horselips have  a jam

28/12/1977 Student Union, Belfast with Pretty Boy Floyd.Review from Alternative Ulster Ratting All Over The World (or if in the future, everyones gonna be famous for 15 minutes, then Bob Geldof will get half an hour).
At last..... The Rats come to Belfast & A.U. was at Queens in force to bring ya the fax, & interview wiv all the Rats including, especially, some v. Intelligent, interesting, and many critical wurds from Bob Geldof himself. Well, to business. First, gig;
The Scene; large queues outside the Union building & losta bottles being hurled about 45% nurds (there were so many flares (sporting hippie types within) that you couldve lit up ½ of Belfast!) (geddit?)
Inside; and support band .......er.......Candy (hysterical laughter)............ now calling themselves the equally stupid name of Pretty Boy Floyd (uncontrollable mirth) were already on. Musicaly they were excellent, BUT!.................they plaid Led Zep. (Puke) an half the nurds were pogoing to it (jeez!)................high point was when singer bust his axe (yawn) very quaint!..............................nuff said!
Rats came on greeted by deafening cheers from the true punx at the front & indifference from the Dufflecoat Brigade huddled together on the right of the hall. The Rats played all the stuff off the Album but kept the classics Mary & No1 till the end. They did sum noo material which sounded v. Srong indeed dont believe wot you read (attacking the press) and Shes So 20th Century (or Modern Girl was it?) (scorning the poseurs & the people who are so hip & modern). They came back for 2 encores (totally deserved) did Born To Burn & Barefootin, Shes Gonna Do You In & another (forget what it was). Throughout, Geldof, in great showmanship style, kept up a lively rapport with the crowd who were luvin every minute of it (me included). He used this rap to lead up to/introduce each song; you all know Johnnie Fingers over there?, well on our way into Belfast today, we were stopped by the army & the soldier saw Johnnie in his pyjamas he asked him why he was wearing em was he just out of bed? No! Had he escaped from hospital? No! Then why? & Johnnie answered _ Because it feels..................So Strange!
It was really amazing the the power/control he had over the crowd at one stage he pointed over to the right side of the hall & singled out the hippies/poseurs & even got the spotlights turned onto them they were scoreved & jeered & really embarrassed & Geldof shouted we come here an play to you (speakin to the true fanz) & you play to us. But they play to no one! gt. Moment!
Geldof also did the old weve got representatives from the press here tonite bit & went on and the papers all have one thing in common THEY ALL........TELL....................LIES! They dont let you think for yourselves so dont believe what you read (another great intro for the next No) Then the other ritual, yknow; This is a song from our chart topping album theres only 1 thing wrong it aint topping the charts any more so that meanz that a lota you ****ers out there havent bought it yet! Now weve arranged wiv your local record shop for you to go down at 11 Oclock tomorrow morning an buy a copy of our album so that youll all make us rich boys, alright? The Rats dont make any secret of the fact that theyre in this lark for the money (the rest do! Hows Aston Martin running this weather mister Rotten sir? Is the fur coat to sirs liking, Mr McLaren? etc).  But the crowd dont care they luv it an shout back alrite! its humour, maaaaaaaaan, and fun thats ½ of what punks about, though strictly speakin The Rats aint Punk, but more of that later. Doin The Rat could become a national (worldwide?) cult, if Geldof has anything to do with it he had 5 fanz up on stage Ratting with him & generally making fools of themselves but they didnt mind. The Rats ended the nite amazingly with For Auld Lang Syne & Geldof shouting See You All Again In March!
It took me an Hugh quite a while to see the lads after the gig but eventually we got backstage & one by one The Rats emerged from the dressing room (broom cupboard?) & we had informal chats/interviews/arguments with all members of the band.

30/12/1977 City Hall, Cork

31/12/1977 Leisureland, Galway all full house of 2,500 attend this  concert

01/01/1978 St John's Hall, Limerick