Agmp Presents The Blockheads

Agmp Presents The Blockheads

• Special Guests Formed In 1977 To Promote Ian Durys’ Album New Boots And Panties On The First Stiff Records Tour Of The U.k. – Chaz Jankel, Norman Watt-Roy, Charlie Charles, John Turnbull, And Mick Gallagher – Became Known As The Blockheads. As Ian Dury & The Blockheads They Went Back Out On Tour, And In 1978 Released What A Waste, A Single That Reached #5 In The U.k. Charts. They Were Then Joined By Saxophonist Davey Payne And Toured The U.s.a Supporting Lou Reed. In 1979, The Classic Single Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick Reached #1 In The Uk Charts And The Follow Up Reasons To Be Cheerful Part 3 Hit #3 In The Uk Charts. This Was Swiftly Followed By Arguably The Band's Masterpiece, The Do It Yourself Lp. Ian Dury & The Blockheads Disbanded In 1982 And Did Not Play Again Until The Early 1990’S When They Reformed To Perform At The ‘Madstock’ Festival In Finsbury Park Headlined By Madness.