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Based on 15 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that The Blockheads is rated as an excellent live performer, with memorable shows that are worth seeing. The Blockheads is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers.
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.
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Manchester Evening News (UK)
September 12, 2016
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But the Blockheads prove beyond doubt there is no adequate replacement for experience.
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.
