Simon Crowe | |
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Birth name | Simon Crowe |
Born | 1952or1953(age 71–72) [1] Dublin, Ireland |
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Occupation | Drummer |
Years active | 1975–present |
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Member of | The Boomtown Rats |
Simon Crowe (born 1952or1953, [1] Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish musician, best known as the drummer and backing vocalist of the Irish new wave band The Boomtown Rats. [2]
The Boomtown Rats, originally known as the "Nightlife Thugs", [3] was formed in 1975. [4] The band had eighteen hit singles in the UK in the 1970s and early 1980s. After the Boomtown Rats broke up, in 1986, Crowe lived in Devon for several years. [1] While in Devon, he played with the Exeter-based folk group Jiggerypipery. [5]
Crowe was also part of The Velcro Flies [6] (with ex-Boomtown Rat Garry Roberts) and Gung~Ho (with ex-Boomtown Rat Johnny Fingers). He subsequently formed a group, The Rats, with Roberts. [7] As of 2009, The Rats featured Roberts on guitar and Crowe on drums, with Pete Briquette on bass and Darren Beale on lead guitar.[ citation needed ] Bob Geldof did not (re)join the group as, according to Crowe, he was "doing his own thing". [7]
The Boomtown Rats reformed, with an original line-up that included Geldof, Briquette, Roberts and Crowe, in 2013. [8]