Boomtown Rats to reunite for summer

Bob Geldof is to be reunited with the Boomtown Rats for the first time in more than 25 years at a festival this summer.

The band, famous for the hit singles Rat Trap and I Don’t Like Mondays, have announced they are to play together for the first time since 1986 for an exclusive UK performance at the Isle of Wight Festival. They will play on the main stage on 16 June.