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, 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 2007. But 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 as the band have have now announced Ruts DC present: 50 Years of Ruts Music 1977-2027 UK tour
These 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? 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. A celebration of fifty years of music, friendship, resilience and creative evolution, played in the present tense. Tickets for the Ruts DC present: 50 Years of Ruts Music 1977-2027 go on sale here on September 25th at 10am.
“This ain’t no nostalgia trip, it’s a celebration.” Not a reunion. Not a recreation. Not a tribute band.
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