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)

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.

We now currently reside in The Grand Social venue every second Sunday.

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