The Blockheads were always more than Ian Dury’s backing band but they have struggled to get their due recognition since his sad demise nine years ago. They have toured with a number of guest vocalists ...

The hair may be greying on the Blockheads, and the famed British band lost iconic frontman Ian Dury to cancer in 2000, but a 30th anniversary tour should prove they can still rock 'n' roll. But the ...

Free Seed Films have launched a Kickstarter campaign to make a definitive documentary on the legendary backing band of Ian Dury; The Blockheads. The team are hoping to raise £50,000 in order to ...

THERE are 'Reasons to be Cheerful' as Ian Dury's Blockheads play Southampton's 1865 club on Friday. This legendary outfit has grown in stature from the early days of the Stiff tour in 1977, right up ...

What does post punk look like? Well, grey and old. But the Blockheads prove beyond doubt there is no adequate replacement for experience. Formed in the late 1970s to promote Ian Dury's 'New Boots And ...

The Blockheads are heading to East Lancashire on May 29 to headline the Darwen Live Festival. We spoke to founder member Chaz Jankel. IF you were asked to book the ideal band to headline an open air ...

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