The Boomtown Rats
- post-punk
- rock
- punk rock
- power pop
- new romantic
- new wave pop
- pop rock
- new wave
- art punk
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The Boomtown Rats are an Irish rock band originally formed in Dublin in 1975. Between 1977 and 1985, they had a series of Irish and UK hits including "Like Clockwork", "Rat Trap", "I Don't Like Mondays" and "Banana Republic". The original line-up comprised six musicians; five from Dún Laoghaire in C