Following the triumphant return to the Hammersmith Apollo/Odeon 50 years to the day since their first gig as a 6 piece band, the three remaining original members of The Boomtown Rats, Bob, Pete and Simon, along with Darren Beale and Alan Dunn here pictured, cut the amazing birthday cake as made by the wonderful Kay Barrow, her of the Rats' merchandise stall | The Boomtown Rats

Book your tickets now & become part of RAF history. Exactly 75 years to the day, History Hit's Dan Snow marks the ‘Great Escape’ anniversary on Sunday 24th March at the Eventim Apollo Hammersmith. The history & science behind the Second World War’s most famous prison-break, music from The D-Day Darlings plus on a 45ft screen in 4K the cult 1963 Steve McQueen film ‘The Great Escape’. | History Hit