This was a BBC in concert show and captures the band on the 2nd of a 3 night stint at the Rainbow. This is The Rats at their best IMO....A Tonic For The Troops is one of my all-time favourite albums. I still remember my mother buying me it in 1978 in the popular department store, Goldberg's, in Edinburgh.
The Boomtown Rats
Rainbow Theatre
London UK
15th December 78
boomtown rats,the-1978,15Dec-london,rainbow theatre
[John Peel Intro]
mary of the 4th form
[I never loved] eva braun
close as you'll ever be
[banter]
late last night
me and howard hughes
like clockwork
joey's on the street again
kicks
rat trap
don't believe what you read
[banter]
so strange
she's so modern
looking after No.1
blind date
[John Peel Outro]
….sadly, never saw them live. If anybody has any Rats live in Scotland, i'd love to hear it [preferably 77-82].
Oi! Reliquary, this is a new link and will stay active for a very long time...feel free to download it but there's really NO need to put this up on your site...that Adf.ly hurdle you use is a bit dodgy.
The Boomtown Rats
Rainbow Theatre
London UK
15th December 78
boomtown rats,the-1978,15Dec-london,rainbow theatre
[John Peel Intro]
mary of the 4th form
[I never loved] eva braun
close as you'll ever be
[banter]
late last night
me and howard hughes
like clockwork
joey's on the street again
kicks
rat trap
don't believe what you read
[banter]
so strange
she's so modern
looking after No.1
blind date
[John Peel Outro]
….sadly, never saw them live. If anybody has any Rats live in Scotland, i'd love to hear it [preferably 77-82].
Oi! Reliquary, this is a new link and will stay active for a very long time...feel free to download it but there's really NO need to put this up on your site...that Adf.ly hurdle you use is a bit dodgy.