Simon Crowe

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Simon Crowe (born April 14, 1955, Dublin, Ireland) was the drummer for the Irish new wave band Boomtown Rats.

The original name of the Boomtown Rats was the "Nightlife Thugs".The name Boomtown Rats was taken from a novel entitled Bound for Glory by Woody Guthrie.

The Boomtown Rats had eighteen hit singles in the UK,including Rat Trap and I Don't Like Mondays" . Simon Crowe has also been part of The Velcro Flies (with ex-Boomtown Rat Garry Roberts) and Gung Ho (with ex-Boomtown Rat Johnny Fingers).

Boomtown Rats presently features Garry Roberts on Guitar and Simon Crowe on drums, with the addition of Peter Barton on bass, and Darren Beale on lead guitar.