The Blockheads

Starting out as the band behind Ian Dury, the Blockheads are a legendary outfit that has grown in stature from the early days of the Stiff Tour in 1977, right up to the present day.

Backing up Dury’s poetic lyrics, this is the band that brought you Hit Me with your Rhythm Stick, What a Waste, Reasons to be Cheerful (Part 3) and Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, among many others.

Now with Derek Hussey fronting the band, the Blockheads are still one of the most underrated British bands of all time, with a legion of fans of all ages. Their last studio album, Same Horse Different Jockey, was released in 2013, which was also the 35th anniversary of the release of Hit Me…, and continues to show both their diversity and supreme quality, as well as demonstrating their uniqueness.

Hussey’s lyrics in the band’s new songs keep the combination of poetry, word play, earthy humour and deadly-accurate observations of everyday, British working-class life, that Ian Dury had perfected, but with an added bite for the 21st century. Hussey is known to the band’s followers as Dury’s best friend and minder, memorably singing with Ian and the band at a televised concert in the late 90s.

Along with some new material, expect to hear favourites including Hit Me with your Rhythm Stick, Wake Up And Make Love With Me, Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 3), What a Waste, Clevor Trever, Sweet Gene Vincent and many more from the illustrious back catalogue.

The Blockheads are fronted by Derek ‘The Draw’ Hussey with Chaz Jankel, Norman Watt-Roy, John Turnbull and Mick Gallagher from the original band. Joining the line-up is John Roberts on drums plus a rolling line up of saxophonists that includes Gilad Atzmon, Terry Edwards and Dave Lewis.