Boomtown Rats won't tour Down Under THE Boomtown Rats tour of Australia has been officially cancelled. Sir Bob Geldof recently made a visit to Australia to announce the band's reformation and announced the Aussie dates but it seems Australians just didn't care. Initially announced for five shows across the country the band had to cancel its Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane dates in April because they hadn't had enought interest. On Tuesday it was announced the remaining gigs in Perth and Sydney have now been axed with ticketholders urged to seek refunds. The next scheduled performance for Boomtown Rats is now June 16 at the Isle of Wight Festival, UK.