Simon Crowe

Simon Crowe (born 1952 or 1953,^[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]

Simon Crowe
Background information
Birth name	Simon Crowe
Born	1952 or 1953 (age 72–73)[1] Dublin, Ireland
Genres	New wave punk pop rock
Occupation	Drummer
Years active	1975–present
Labels	Mulligan Ensign Mercury Columbia
Member of	The Boomtown Rats

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]