The Ruts '50 Years of Ruts Music 1977-2027'

In 1977, The Ruts emerged from London with a sound unlike anybody else around them - the raw urgency of punk colliding with reggae, dub and rock, driven by formidable musicianship and a fierce sense of purpose.With Malcolm Owen, Paul Fox, Dave Ruffy and Segs Jennings, The Ruts created a body of music whose power has endured far beyond its original moment.The Singles: In A Rut.

Babylon’s Burning.

Something That I Said.

Jah War.

Staring At The Rude Boys.

West One (Shine On Me).The Album: The Crack: One of the defining British punk albums of its era: urgent, inventive, politically aware and musically fearless.

These songs became part of the fabric of British punk -- and a sound that refused to stay within punk’s boundaries.After losing Malcolm Owen in 1980, the remaining members chose integrity over nostalgia by re-inventing themselves as Ruts DC, eventually losing the legend that was Paul Fox in 2007But the story does not end there.Ruts DC remain a living, evolving band to this day.

But the time has come to celebrate the whole story...RUTS DC present: 50 YEARS OF RUTS MUSIC - 1977-2027These shows are about taking the music that exploded out of a movement and bringing it onto a stage in 2027 with all its urgency and relevance intact.Music made across five decades - from The Crack and Grin & Bear It, through Animal Now, Rhythm Collision, Music Must Destroy, and Counterculture?“This ain’t no nostalgia trip, it’s a celebration”The anniversary shows will embrace the entire history while putting Ruts music where it belongs: at the heart of it all.The songs.

The attitude.

The energy.

The Punk.

Performed by the people that were there, ably abetted by Ruts DC guitarist of 14 years - Leigh Heggarty.Honouring the legacy - while doing what Ruts DC have always done: bringing it into the now.Not a reunion.

Not a recreation.

Not a tribute band.A celebration of fifty years of music, friendship, resilience and creative evolution - played in the present tense.Presented by 229.This is an 18+ event