The Boomtown Rats headlining The Paladium in New York City was kind of an odd event as they were not particularly popular or super well known when they did this show. The Boomtown Rats were more of an English phenomenon and never really broke big in America despite “I Don’t Like Mondays” being a pretty huge radio hit. If I recall correctly the tickets were sold really cheap for the time and I think I actually won a pair from some radio promotion or something. My friend Mike and his girlfriend at the time went to the show and we had a good time watching the pre-Live Aid Bob Geldof led band go through their punkish brand of music.

Update-

Queen’s Live Aid performance is a prominent center piece of the Bohemian Rhapsody movie.

We Are the Champions

Rock On!

GQ