Next week Strings Bar and Venue brings you a live show from ‘The Blockheads’.
The iconic band travelled down to the Isle of Wight back in 2022, where a sold-out and excited Strings Venue crowd awaited them. They played two hours of their legendary music and still left the packed audience wanting more.
Well, here’s more!
To keep the songs of Ian and Derek alive, the band have once again decided to perform a select number of special shows, where they’ll be performing a large selection of their songs spanning over five decades. And in the Island’s favour, they’ve decided that a return to Strings is a must.
Ian Dury and the Blockheads were one of the most popular groups of the New Wave era in the UK in the 70s and early 80s. Their eclectic sound was drawn from their many musical influences; these included funk, jazz, rock n roll, soul, and reggae.
Dury’s lyrics were a unique combination of lyrical poetry, word play, acute observation of British everyday life, and scatalogical humour.
As ‘The Blockheads’, the band continued to play after Dury’s untimely death in 2000.
Where and when
The Blockheads will be performing at Strings Bar and Venue on Friday 16th February 2024.
Doors open at 7.30pm.
“More legends, more sing-alongs, more heartwarming nostalgia, coming to your doorstep.”
As you can imagine, tickets for this gig are very limited, so don’t hesitate in getting yours now.
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