The Blockheads live in concert.
ON TOUR

The Blockheads

14
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

84
%
Based on 
14
critic concert
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Last 12 Months Rating  
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Real Live Certified  

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Critic Consensus

The Blockheads is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers. Based on 14 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that The Blockheads is rated as an excellent live performer, with memorable shows that are worth seeing.

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Don’t Put It Off ’Til Tomorrow (2018)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Bio
The Blockheads are an English rock and roll band. Having played with Ian Dury for many years (as Ian Dury and the Blockheads), the Blockheads continued to play together following Dury's death (due to colorectal cancer) in 2000.
Has Performed With

Critic Concert Reviews

Manchester Evening News (UK)

September 12, 2016
80
%
But the Blockheads prove beyond doubt there is no adequate replacement for experience.

Music-News.com (UK)

September 17, 2012
80
%
It was therefore disappointing that a meagre crowd of only around 100 people were present at the curtain-raising event.

The Skinny (UK)

October 13, 2006
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Edinburgh Liquid Room, Edinburgh, Scotland

Louder Than War (UK)

July 17, 2024
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The Blockheads Live In Concert

Louder Than War (UK)

December 18, 2023
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The Blockheads – Social, Hull, UK

Louder Than War (UK)

March 28, 2023
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Ian Dury passed away in 2000 but his legacy lives on. Chaz Jankel, who co-wrote the bulk of the tracks on Ian’s first album, New Boots and Panties formed The Blockheads in 1978 to tour the album.

Louder Than War (UK)

August 10, 2022
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Ever since Ian Dury died more than 20 years ago, The Blockheads have featured a number of different singers in their line-up, including close friend of Dury, Derek The Draw, who sadly passed away in February this year.

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Steve Speight [CC BY 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons