The Boomtown Rats (1975-1985) were a punk rock/ New Wave group led by Bob Geldof. All five members were originally from Dún Laoghaire, Ireland. The name Boomtown Rats comes from a gang in Woody Guthrie's autobiography, Bound for Glory. They became known as a notable band whose record is overshadowed by the charity work of their lead singer.
Their biggest hit was " I Don't Like Mondays" which stayed at No. 1 in the UK charts for 4 weeks. It was based on the January 1979 school shooting by 16-year-old Brenda Ann Spencer, who claimed she did it because she "[didn't] like Mondays." It followed their history of describing disaffected youth, "Joey's on the street again"" and "Rat Trap" being the best songs from their first two albums.