The Bionic Rats were formed in Dublin, Ireland in 2006 by singer and songwriter Del Bionic after the break up of Dublin reggae outfit #kingsativa. A constantly moving and evolving project that has taken many twists & turns over the years. 

We have opened up for many of our musical influences,
including: 

Lee 'Scratch' Perry
Horace Andy 
Bad Manners
Imelda May 
Israel Vibration 
Jimmy Cliff   
Johnny Clarke
The Jolly Boys
The Selecter
Damien Dempsey
The Beat
(both Dave Wakeling's
& the late great Ranking Roger's*
versions)

The Hothouse Flowers

In July 2023 we were the backing band for the legendary
Roy Ellis of Symarip fame

*Ranking Roger, with his son Murphy, joined us in The Grand Social, Dublin for 'Ranking Full Stop'  & toasted over a dubbed out version of Eek-a-Mouse's 'Ganja Smuggling'  which sadly was to be his last performance on a Irish Stage. 
R.I.P. Roger

We have self released four studio albums and a live album. Shortly after forming we began  a Sunday night residency in Dublin bar The Foggy Dew, which lasted 18 years until Feb 2024, one of the longest running nights on the Dublin music scene.