1977-06-30

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Sting goes to a Boomtown Rats concert
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Date:	1977-06-30
Location:	London, England, UK - Music Machine
Attendees:	Sting, Skrewdriver, 999, The Boomtown Rats

Sting watches a Boomtown Rats concert at the Music Machine in London, England, UK.

A fan of support act Skrewdriver got on stage and punched Bob Geldof in the face. The Rats continue their concert (which was filmed by an American TV crew).

Infamous support act Skrewdriver were also supporting The Police at the band's first ever headline gig on 1977-05-31.

See also

This section needs more information.

External links

• Every Chart Topper Tells a Story: The Seventies
• Punk77
• Bob Geldof - bleeding
• Someone's Looking at You: The Boomtown Rats on Film 1976-1986
• The White Nationalist Skinhead Movement: UK & USA, 1979 - 1993

References

sources: Sting interview in a 2020 Boomtown Rats documentary, internet

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