James Taylor joins the Rats among the Cats

THE RATS will be among the Cats this summer as the countdown begins to what is being billed as one of the best open-air gigs of the holiday season.

Bob Geldof's Boomtown Rats will play as a support act to the legendary James Taylor, who headlines the fourth annual Smithwick's Source festival in Kilkenny on Sunday, July 18, at Nowlan Park.

Aiken Promotions said Taylor, who has sold 100 million records throughout his career, filled the Point Depot twice last year, along with the Odyssey, and will be a huge attraction.