Boomtown Rats cancel Australian tour because of lack of ticket sales Poor ticket sales have led to the official cancellation of the Boomtown Rats tour of Australia. THE Boomtown Rats don't like Mondays - and it seems like Australia doesn't really like them, either. The Rats' tour of Australia has been officially cancelled because of poor ticket sales. Sir Bob Geldof recently visited 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 enough interest. A note on Ticketek's website said the tour had been cancelled because of "unforeseen circumstances" The promoter apologises profoundly for any inconvenience. All tickets will be fully refunded.