Boomtown Rats singer Bob Geldof is bringing the band back to Cork, and feels their music deserves more respect, writes Marc O’Sullivan

CHOIR singing and the Boomtown Rats rarely go hand in hand, but the son of one of the band members is set to sing for the royal couple in Westminster Abbey today.

Bob Geldof's recordings of his classic hit songs have been saved from ruin - after his music collaborator rescued them from disintegrating in the studio cupboard.