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Legendary outfit still going strong

Where: Stroud Subscription Rooms

When: Friday, October 13

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 Ian 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.

Rarely off the road since the demise of Ian Dury in 2000, but 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 and continues to show both their diversity and supreme quality, as well as showcasing their uniqueness.

Derek 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.

As well as through their own new material, interest in Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, the recent biopic of their erstwhile front man Ian Dury, and the musical Reasons To be Cheerful, has seen a resurgence in the band's popularity over the past couple of years and they continue to go from strength to strength.

Along with some new material you can expect to hear the band's biggest hits.

Tickets are £15 in advance, £17 on the door. Call the box office on 01453 760900.

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